Not completing (doing) the exam and cancelling it

[Shunnar]

I am an IMG who is studying for the step 1 these days and doing it most probably in mid-october....I had concerns about the abulity to cancel my exam or not doing it if any stressful circumstances happen, and basicy my concerns about the following 3 things:

1- if I schedule it for example on 15 october on prometric, and then 3 days before that I realize I am not ready, can I reschedule the exam easily, and delay it for one month for example? And is that reported in my ECFMG certification?

2- what if I schedule it and ready for it, but then a major stressul event happens (e.g. death of a member of the family), and I don't go to the exam. Can I reschedule it then or not?

3- most important question: if I enter the exam and start solving questions, and then I find out I am doing horrible, can I just leave the exam without completing or submitting the exam? And is it considered as a 1st attempt? Or I can just schedule it again as a 1st attempt? And is that reported in my certification?

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[Shunnar]

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[Brain Bucket]

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You should email them. Misinformation can be dangerous.

Afterward, cut and paste the response here please.

 

[Lydian]

You should email them. Misinformation can be dangerous.

Afterward, cut and paste the response here please.

 

[Ronin786]

All these answers are in the scheduling permit and ECFMG website. All it takes is Google.

 

[Lydian]

All these answers are in the scheduling permit and ECFMG website. All it takes is Google.

 

[Shunnar]

All these answers are in the scheduling permit and ECFMG website. All it takes is Google.

I tried finding them but could not....I am not that good in searching for information on websites.....can you please link me the answers on their websites?

 

[Doctosanthewan]

Do a few NBME's. If you're nowhere close to where you want to be, then pay the fee, postpone and prepare more seriously.

 

[Modeselektor]

Yeah you can call them (prometric) and delay it but you'll have to pay a fee. You may also have some difficulty finding a proper slot if its a busy month.

 

[dermpathdoc]

3 is NOT an option....go and do...start and not finish is worse than a fail