Slightly Freaking Out…
30. August 2010 geschrieben von USAmedSo here’s the update- after the ECFMG declared paper war on me, I won an important battle (yes!) Unfortunately, my application is still being “processed”, which means I can’t schedule an exam date yet! Ahhhhh! I thought I could take the stupid thing by now. I figured I want to take it mid-September, latest (and avoid my birthday if at all possible, because no amount of chocolate could make up for that kind of misery). The stupid website says it could take up to 3 weeks to process- which would be Sept 10th, the exact day my UW subscription runs out… and cash is running low… The only good news is that with all of these stupid paperwork-related delays, my eligibility period is automatically extended to november. Neat. How many times did I write the word “stupid” above?
Anyway, as I still don’t know when my oral exam date is, I can’t schedule the USMLE 2 for after the written HEX. I really don’t want to do that anyway, I think it would feel really nice to have all of the written stuff over with. However, if I’m not sure if I even can take it before the HEX, it’s not worth me spending $45 to take another NMBE to see where I stand!?
This is really frustrating. I think I will take a practice HEX tomorrow- then I will know what topics are weak that I will then try to review with internal medicine in the next few weeks. Hopefully I will be able to schedule soon- as soon as I find out I’ll take the NMBE practice test to see if I would probably surely pass- then I will just schedule it as soon as possible!
I am slowly become more emotionally labile, sugar- and coffee-addicted and ridiculous in general (the other day the phone rang while I was doing practice questions and I stared at the receiver for a good 20 seconds trying to figure out what I was supposed to do… press the “ON” button, duh!)
<sigh>
