time off to study for step 1?

[Cantal]

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Do medical schools give students time off to study for their Step 1 board exams if they are going to take it at the end of their second year? I?ve been to a few places to interview like Baylor that promise you can schedule time off for things like that, but is it standard to give 1-2 months off for people to take their Step 1 at the end of second year?

-Cantal

 

[BamaFlip]

Here at UAB, we end our second year in the middle of May and have until the end of June to take Step I. That leaves around 6 weeks to cram.

Of course, however, most people take less time than that (generally 5 weeks of studying and 1 week off).