We took our final yesterday and I think it went well. I could hear James Brown singing, "I feel good" for the first 171 questions, but then there were a few questions that I thought were tough. I think doing a THOUSAND practice questions helped me keep my staminia throughout the exam. It can be exhausting to sit for four hours and do 200 questions. It was worse taking the MCAT (8 hours of exam) and the the USMLE Step 1 will be worse (U.S. Medical Liscening Exam--Step 1, which is taken after the second year of medical school). To become an MD, you take the USMLE step 1 after the second year of school and USMLE step 2 (two day exam) after the fourth year of school. The USMLE Step 3 is taken during your intern year (first year of the residency) and the third step is also a two day exam. Then after you finish your residency, you have to take exams to be board certified, which you retake every seven years. Yup, the rest of my life is going to be filled with exams!!!! In fact when I woke up this morning, I thought to myself, "I wonder what I should be studying."
I was so tired last night. I could barely enjoy a nice night at the wine bar, and I love a nice glass of wine so that tells you how tired I was. It is still almost 90 degress down here. Boy, am I going to have a shock when I get home next week! I keep thinking it is sill July or August. I like the heat, but I miss the four seasons---I'll probably be eating my words next week. I am getting a bit excited to come home, sit by the fire, knit, read about GI physiology and drink tea. Can't wait to see you all next week!!
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