Step I Pleas help. Need Live Prep.

[kotton]

Hi, I'm currently doing my MBBS in Saudi Arabia and I was planning on taking step 1 this summer with kaplan live prep, but they almost never answered my emails/phone calls and I could never get any real information out of them. I've also looked into falconreviews, but their dates and locations didn't really suit me.
I really have to take step 1 sometime soon. I finished all my basic medicine courses (pathology, pharmacology, anatomy, etc) this year and next year I'll be taking medicine, surgery, etc, so I want to take step 1 while the info is still somewhat 'fresh'.
I need a live prep course for next summer and it would really help if you could point me to some other than kaplan or falcon. Something in California or New York would be great, since I have friends and family there.

Thank you so much in advance. I've missed out on taking the exam this year, and I can't afford to miss out on it again.

 

[chaostheory]

Hi, I'm currently doing my MBBS in Saudi Arabia and I was planning on taking step 1 this summer with kaplan live prep, but they almost never answered my emails/phone calls and I could never get any real information out of them. I've also looked into falconreviews, but their dates and locations didn't really suit me.
I really have to take step 1 sometime soon. I finished all my basic medicine courses (pathology, pharmacology, anatomy, etc) this year and next year I'll be taking medicine, surgery, etc, so I want to take step 1 while the info is still somewhat 'fresh'.
I need a live prep course for next summer and it would really help if you could point me to some other than kaplan or falcon. Something in California or New York would be great, since I have friends and family there.

Thank you so much in advance. I've missed out on taking the exam this year, and I can't afford to miss out on it again.

Kaplan's the best one out there for IMG's... if you're having trouble getting in touch with the kaplan ppl and the live prep thing doesn't work out, maybe you should get the kaplan dvds and books and do a self study. i personally know a lot of ppl that are IMG's who passed the exam by doing those along with goljan, First Aid, and a good qbank like UW (usmle world).

 

[kotton]

I guess there's no other way other than self study. Although I really do a lot better when I'm being taught in a class.
Kaplan's great, but last year they wanted me to sign up for a 3 month center prep course in order to send me my f1 visa papers, which is ridiculous. My summer vacation plus all my other vacations don't add up to 3 months, so yea.

Thank you so much for the help chaostheory.