How often did you take a break during step1.

[Teejay]

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First of all, congratulations to those of us who have taken step 1 so far already. I think its a big accomplishement. I also thank everyone who has contributed to these threads to give us invaluable information on lots of things about this exam. But i have an important question as to the real 7-block, 350 question test.
How often did you take your breaks during the real exam?: Every block, 2 blocks, 3 blocks etc. and how long were the breaks: 5mins, 10mins etc?

 

[lord_jeebus]

every block

 

[godschosenone]

every block

okay i was going to be sarcastic but then when i read your post (OP) i noticed you were very cordial, so i will refrain.

i took a short break after 3 blocks, went outside, threw up a few times, ran to the bathroom for a few rounds of diarrhea, then...

no really i took a break for about 10 minutes after 3 blocks, then again after each one thereafter because i drank too much coffee and had to take a leak every hour or so. man, coffee is good to get you going, but then it keeps you going. if you know what i mean.

take practice exams to get a feel for how long you can go w/o stopping and still thinking logically. would you run a marathon w/o having done the full 26.2? some would, but i certainly wouldn't

 

[mountainman123]

I took a bread after every 2 blocks. I took about 5-10 minutes to use the restroom and grab a powerbar and drink and stretch. You have a total of an hour to use as you want, but due to the added time at the end of the block I actually had an hour and 10 minutes left at the end of the test.