Let me share my story with you
I started preparing for Step 1 in Feb 2008
I am IMG 5 years after graduation
I finished kaplan notes and DVDs twice
First Aid once at the end
Kaplan Q bank and UW bank
NBME forms 1 and 2
I took the exam in November 2008
My score was 245/99
Now about the daily schedule
I was full time step 1 student
I wake up at 8 AM
I read continuously until 12 Noon
then one hour break
then one stretch from 1 PM to 6 PM
so total study time was 9 hours
and that's it
yet that's it
I even did not read in weekends and holidays except perhaps one month before the exam
I started preparing for Step 1 in Feb 2008
I am IMG 5 years after graduation
I finished kaplan notes and DVDs twice
First Aid once at the end
Kaplan Q bank and UW bank
NBME forms 1 and 2
I took the exam in November 2008
My score was 245/99
Now about the daily schedule
I was full time step 1 student
I wake up at 8 AM
I read continuously until 12 Noon
then one hour break
then one stretch from 1 PM to 6 PM
so total study time was 9 hours
and that's it
yet that's it
I even did not read in weekends and holidays except perhaps one month before the exam