Keeping up with my cards gave me 2.5 months off
Thanks to Anking, which I've been keeping up with all my cards religiously from M1 onwards, I was able to take Step 1 in early March. If I really wanted to I could have done it earlier as well, all thanks to Anki. For the videos I watched, I did BnB and Pathoma cards, along with sketchy and pixorize whenever relevant. Keeping up with cards gave me a massive advantage before dedicated began, and it stopped me from having to do a massive content review phase. I did my cards everyday, with a few exceptions and day offs. Rarely suspended cards and did not bother with high yield vs low yield tags. I also did not use FSRS which might be controversial, and didn't feel a deficit by not using it compared to my peers. Clinical start late may, so I have gotten these last 1.5 months to relax and I still have a month left. ✌️