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1. I feel my transition was very smooth. Feinberg has one week of "intro to professions" week that lets you get used to the class schedules, connect you to resources you can use throughout your time here, and social time to get to know classmates. The first 3 blocks are definitely made out to be "easier", as in, include things you've covered in undergrad. Of course, more in-depth, but I found it comforting to encounter stuff I already have seen when I was less used to the pacing of med school. I think that was definitely helpful. I actually felt the transition was easier compared to transitioning to undergrad.Thank you for your time!
1. This is a bit of a more general question but how did you feel your transition was to medical school at Feinberg? Does the school do anything special to smooth the transition? Did you ever feel overwhelmed in the beginning or was it somewhat like your undergraduate experience?
2. I was wondering if you could talk a bit about the exams. I'm honestly not too fluent in the vocabulary but it's to my understanding that some schools have "soft" in-house exams versus other schools have NBME-style exams? Also what are the pass cutoffs around usually? Do you know if it's common to have to remediate?
Thank you in advance!
2. FSM has in-house exams for the preclinical years. Pass (as of now) is either 70% OR 2 standard deviations from the mean (so if you are stats savy, you can deduce that if the exam score distribution is a bell curve every time, 97% of the class pass). Failing is rare and as long as you remediate (pass the exam in the re-take), you will not get a failing mark on your transcript. The admin is not there to trip you up --- they definitely really want you to pass.