Hi I have been seeing alot about having to save up money to stay on the island while studying for step 1 .... Can we take step 1 in our home state or does it have to be taken at AUC? I was hoping to be able to go home while studying to save money so any info would be helpfull!!

I am not sure where you got that information but there is absolutely no truth to it. Everyone at AUC usually goes home to study for step one and then takes the exam at a testing center in their home state.
There are some students that stay on the island to study for step one but that is entirely their choice. These guys usually go to Puerto Rico or back to their home state to take the exam.
Hope this sets your mind at ease

I think what you are referring to are comments towards those who don't have family to mooch :P off of...so they need to be aware to save up the cash.

" those who don't have family to mooch off of"

guess i've been out of my parents house so long i had forgotten what it was like...ahhh the days of no bills. so i guess if you can go back to mommie and daddy's place, and none of your sibblings have taken down your brittney spears and justin posters taking over your room you can live there for a few months. i guess it applies to us old people with responsabilities and mortgage payements.... man i'm old

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Hey I have no parents to mooch off of but I do own a house and property etc that I would like to keep while I am gone so I do have something to come home to! So I am glad I can come home and take Step 1 here!!

Thanks bunches!!

COOL!!! We get to mooch off you then!!! Thanks buddy!

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You never know I may just let you if you can stand my husband two kids 3 cats and a dog not to mention the awful winters here in west Michigan!!!!

You never know I may just let you if you can stand my husband two kids 3 cats and a dog not to mention the awful winters here in west Michigan!!!!

We are looking at MI as a possible clinical site for us...exactly what do you mean by awful winters? We're from Hawaii, are we going to see the sun at all? Will we freeze to death? And, most importantly, will we see the sun at all?

Well clinical sites are in the east side of the state where the weather isn't as harsh as it is here! You will see more sun than we do here but don't expect much!! My parents moved home from Hawaii to care for my kids while I went back to school and they can't wait to go back and I am considering a move that way myself. On this side of the state we typicaly get about 120 inches of snow between anytime after Sept until occasionaly in late April or early May. We don't see much sum here .... they say we are second in cloudiness only behind Seattle. Now the summers on this side of the state are beautiful somewhat Hawaii like weather but on the east side typically hot and humid. And the easy side of the state can get spring and summer tornados depending on where you are. Winter weather temps are generally on the low 20's during the day and around 0 at night not including wind chills. Inthe summer temps tend to be inthe 80-90 range and 60-70ish at night again depending.
To give you a weather example in the last 10 days we have had temps close to 70 and as low as 28 during the day and as warm as 40 and cold as 20 at night.

If you want more info feel free to PM me