Reminder

I just received a 'reminder' e-mail from pometric. Whew. For a minute there I almost forgot that I was taking the step on thursday! It just, like, totally slipped my mind. Without that e-mail I'd have just gone on happily with my life being all, you know, happy and oblivious. I've not even been _thinking_ about my test. Psh, step 1? What's that? Just a little road bump. *rolls eyes* Instead of "Reminder! - Your Computer-based test" the subject line should have read "Reminder! - Your DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS AT HAND" followed by insane maniacal laughter.

What? You want a residency? You think you've studied enough? You think you have what it TAKES? HAH!

This is now how I imagine the creators of the USMLE.

And on a different note. I have a rhetorical question for all the people who lecture and/or create review courses. Why do they ALL claim, usually with much conviction, in one form or another that the oh-so-wonderful knowledge they are imparting to you is totally unique to THEIR super special review program and go on about how OTHER poor saps who were stupid enough not to purchase/take their review program won't have this valuable knowledge that is theirs alone to impart...

Um. Guys? I hate to break this to you but, er, these things you're imparting? Not secrets. They are in every review book and question bank and review course. Also, we're not stupid. We know you are just trying to reassure us we made the right choice by giving YOU money instead of some other hackneyed review program. I'm not going to be foolishly comforted if you tell me that 'all the other people' who didn't take your review course have NO CLUE what will be on the test. Right. That's why the average on the step is 222. Because of the lack of aforementioned clue.

Yeah. Not buying it.

My advice? Well, I'll write an actual entry on that post-test/score but for now pick up Robbins. All the 'secrets' are within.

-52 hours away from my test.

Listening too: varying youtube clips of maniacal laughter (surprisingly therapeutic!)