no pref for male / female as long as you r willing to put in the time on a routinely basis to stay on track and progress. If you are in ATL area and can meet up on a daily basis, awesome. If not, skype will do. I am planning to take ck in a mth and start prep for step 3 soon after. I def need to get uworld scores at least 10% higher consistently. email [email protected]. skype suraiya108 if interested.