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Hello,
So, there have been a lot of threads lately where people are trying to decide whether to drop out. I'm afraid this is another one. I'm an MS1, and I failed the anatomy block. I'm doing well in the biochemistry block, and I'm actually somewhat enjoying it because the material is interesting. The main reasons I'm considering dropping out are that 1.) I was extremely stressed out and depressed during the anatomy block, and I never want to feel that way again. Basically I felt like no matter how hard I worked, I couldn't keep up with the material. 2.) I'm not sure that I'm truly interested enough in medicine for it to be worth the amount of stress and misery that I felt during anatomy. I think that I would like being a doctor, but I think that I would maybe be happier having a less interesting, less fulfilling career, but actually having time to hang out with friends and do other things that I enjoy. I have some free time now, but I worked my butt off and basically did nothing but study during the anatomy block, and still failed.
I know that I have to decide for myself what to do, but it would help me decide if you'd answer these questions:
1. Did anyone else bomb anatomy (despite working really hard), and then go on to do well in the rest of medical school?
2. Are second year and third year even more stressful than first year? I suspect that they are.
3. Are there any other classes in medical school where a lack of ability to visualize objects in three dimensional space will hurt me as much as it did in anatomy?
Thanks for your patience in reading all of this. I'd appreciate any feedback that you can give me.
So, there have been a lot of threads lately where people are trying to decide whether to drop out. I'm afraid this is another one. I'm an MS1, and I failed the anatomy block. I'm doing well in the biochemistry block, and I'm actually somewhat enjoying it because the material is interesting. The main reasons I'm considering dropping out are that 1.) I was extremely stressed out and depressed during the anatomy block, and I never want to feel that way again. Basically I felt like no matter how hard I worked, I couldn't keep up with the material. 2.) I'm not sure that I'm truly interested enough in medicine for it to be worth the amount of stress and misery that I felt during anatomy. I think that I would like being a doctor, but I think that I would maybe be happier having a less interesting, less fulfilling career, but actually having time to hang out with friends and do other things that I enjoy. I have some free time now, but I worked my butt off and basically did nothing but study during the anatomy block, and still failed.
I know that I have to decide for myself what to do, but it would help me decide if you'd answer these questions:
1. Did anyone else bomb anatomy (despite working really hard), and then go on to do well in the rest of medical school?
2. Are second year and third year even more stressful than first year? I suspect that they are.
3. Are there any other classes in medical school where a lack of ability to visualize objects in three dimensional space will hurt me as much as it did in anatomy?
Thanks for your patience in reading all of this. I'd appreciate any feedback that you can give me.