study 8-11 hrs / day ??

2nd years at my school are talking a lot about boards now - i hear people study 8 hrs a day and then do 3 hrs of questions, and that this lasts 6-ish weeks! say what??? did you all study this much? i don't know that i could effectively take in 11 hrs/day of info, let alone keep my sanity in the process

11 hours a day! That's nuts!

8 hours a day for 4 weeks worked for me. I treated it like it was my job.

everybody is different. You must do what YOU need to do to get your score. Some may need 10 to 12 hours per day for 6 weeks.

everybody is different. You must do what YOU need to do to get your score. Some may need 10 to 12 hours per day for 6 weeks.

More power to those that can manage 12hrs q day for 6 weeks.

I averaged about 8 hours/day 6 days a week for 6 weeks, but everybody has different schedules that worked for them. I spent about 10hr/day for the first 3 weeks on review books and some questions, 6hrs a day for 2 weeks of first aid review and some questions, and then about 12hr/day my last week with first aid review and lots of questions. Hope that helps.

I definitely agree with the above, you have to do what is appropriate for you. I think the best way to acheive this is make a schedule for what books/materials you want to cover before the exam. Plan and stick to it. I remember times when I wanted to kill myself while studying, but you only get one chance at this, so just keep telling yourself that!