Step I Shaving for Step I

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When am I supposed to shave and how often? Do you guys listen to Goljan while you shave or do you study from all the post-it notes of pharm drugs on the bathroom mirror?
 
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Medikit said:
When am I supposed to shave and how often? Do you guys listen to Goljan while you shave or do you study from all the post-it notes of pharm drugs on the bathroom mirror?
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What I did was scribble out the entire bacterial identification flowchart on my bathroom mirror using one of those whiteout pens so that I could study it while I shaved or brushed my teeth. However, since I only do either one of those things every other week, I'm really not benefiting.
 
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Shaving? Haven't you ever heard of a playoff beard? Everyone knows the amount of hair on your face when you take step 1 will be proportional to your score.
 
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Yeah, I totally recommend NOT shaving for at leat two months before Step 🙂 I had this ritual for both the MCAT and Step 1, and I rocked both--so it must work!
 
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i have rigged an adapter for my ipod, electric toothbrush, electric shaver and a primitive speaker made of a refrigerator magnet and pages of the RR path so that i can do it all at once through a USB connection while hitting up UWorld questions...and i filled my NCAA bracket out with rate-limiting enzymes just to be safe 🙂
 
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SDN does not legally condone shaving while listening to Goljan. This is not the proper forum for discussing grooming and hearing high yield contraband simultaneously.
 
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I would suggest to shave once/week as there is definitely something calming about stroking your beard while you are stressed and studying. Also, it is a must to listen to Goljan while you shave as that extra 5 minutes/week will make or break your score.
 
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goodies said:
what about for girls? should i not shave? 😀
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Forget the girls and rock step1 first. During your third year, you have all the time in the world to bang-the-mucous out of nursing and PA students in your rotations. If you don't have a girl friend now, i suggest jacking-off with porn to ease the tension or you can go get somethin from the streets-though it'll probably burn while you pee after that.😀
 
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Teejay said:
Forget the girls and rock step1 first. During your third year, you have all the time in the world to bang-the-mucous out of nursing and PA students in your rotations. If you don't have a girl friend now, i suggest jacking-off with porn to ease the tension or you can go get somethin from the streets-though it'll probably burn while you pee after that.😀
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nono!! i am a girl... im wondering if i should not shave too!!
 
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goodies said:
nono!! i am a girl... im wondering if i should not shave too!!
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Since we all know guys and girls are opposites, girls need to shave as much as they can. I would suggest twice a day, but that is just to be safe. I heard that listening to Goljan while doing it is an efficient way to manage your shaving time.
 
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you kno, i don't think i have time to shave either though. im just gonna let it all grow out and braid it if it gets in the way...:laugh: i'll listen to goljan while braiding my armpit hair... much safer than listening while shaving!
 
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