Wow!
All I can say is just, wow. What an experience the program has been thus far.
It may seem like drinking from a firehouse at times, but if you stay focused, and study diligengtly, anyone can do it!
Passed my instrument checkride this morning, exactly 6 weeks and 3 days into the program. If anyone had told me before starting the program that this was possible, I would have told them they were full of sh*t!
Luckily for me, I was assigned a great instructor who flys his students as much as possible for maximum return on investment. Not only am I about a week ahead of everyone else that started with me, but I am about 5 weeks ahead of the overall schedule at this point.
The checkride was not as bad as I had imagined it would be, and I believe that is entirely due to being prepared. I felt prepared and confident going into it, and that seemed to show to the DPE.
Now onto Crew XC prep next week, followed by a much needed long weekend home (mental health break 
) next weekend, and then on to Crew the following week.
Looking forward to the next Chapter, and I wish everyone else going through the program great success!