Me too!
I booked my stage 1 with just two weeks to prepare, and my preparation was:
- Reading everything in this thread, most posts are about stage 1 anyway!
- Using the 'search' function after reading this thread to find similar threads, (which I did find!)
- Using my initiative further by PMing a few members here
- Using the details I found on here I made my own practice tests which helped enormously in my stage 1.
Oh and here's the best bit, guess what.....I passed stage 1!
My advice (to all new applicants!) is to complete the checklist above, or at least part of it, before asking questions, as it gets very tiresome having the same questions over and over again, there have been changes to the selection process however these are also explained and documented in this thread so there's no excuses.
A bit of initiative goes a long way, and surely shows your motivation/enthusiasm?