I PAAAAAAAAASSED!!!!!!

Yup, I passed my Step 1 board exam. My original goal was to get the average or above, then, after I wrote the exam, I lowered my standards to just pass the stupid thing. Well, I was so close to getting average, I only needed a couple more points, but I didn't get it. I was so darn close :(

At first I was ecstatic that I had passed the exam and then I was kind of sad because I didn't meet my original goal. Actually, I was more mad than sad since I missed my goal in the didactic portion of school just slightly too. Don't get me wrong, I didn't do horribly, and was still around the average.

I didn't bomb it by any stretch of the imagination, but it would have been nice for my board score to help me into certain specialties and it probably won't do that, but it certainly doesn't limit me into the specialities in which I have some interest.

All in all I am thrilled that I have the Step 1 out of my life forever. Now, I can focus on healing up, reading up, and preparing for the next phase of medical school: CLERKSHIP

:)