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I am hearing alot from people about how bad and how miserable medical school is. Anybody out there not hating it?
Originally posted by sacrament
I don't hate it and I don't love it. It's something to do.
Originally posted by seaworthc
maybe its because I've worked, but I feel like a lot of med students keep trying to relive their freshman year in college. I partied my ass off at times after graduating, but I managed to move away from the high school drinking games and I wish others could do so too.
Originally posted by kaos
I'm starting to hate it. I work my @$$ off nonstop, and still don't do as well as I should. It's really frustrating. Can't wait for 3rd yr to come around.
Originally posted by ckent
I wish that I could be a professional fourth year medical student. In terms of order of enjoyment, I would say that 4th yr>>>2ndyr > 1st yr>3rd yr.
Originally posted by Panda Bear
Hold on, there is no such thing as "practically failing" or "almost failing."
You either pass or you don't. In my book, there is no difference between a 70% and a 79.999%, both go in the books as a "C." (and both are passing grades.)
and working their butt off for it. you can usually tell the difference between those that get a 71 because they choose that grade and those who that is the best they can do.Originally posted by DrMom
Very true, but there are some people who are always barely hanging on to that 70.0.
Originally posted by seaworthc
and working their butt off for it. you can usually tell the difference between those that get a 71 because they choose that grade and those who that is the best they can do.
I'm interested to see what you think of your clinical experience, I've heard some interesting stuff about what it is like at your school (first hand.)Originally posted by praying4MD
sorry to be the lone pessimist, but this is how i feel at this moment. wrote this in a hurry--sorry if it is incoherent.
Originally posted by seaworthc
and working their butt off for it. you can usually tell the difference between those that get a 71 because they choose that grade and those who that is the best they can do.
Exactly. I mostly fall into the latter category. And one of the reasons I am a little disgusted with some of my peers is their disdain [as evidenced by other messages on this thread as well,] for those who 'merely pass.' Not all of us can 'honor' and not all that 'merely pass' are slackers. Some of the people I have the most respect for are those that did NOT breeze through medical school, but that found it a real struggle and found it as grueling as I do. But this is too complicated an issue to broach on this thread right now-- fragile egos rear their ugly heads again [as referenced earlier.]Originally posted by seaworthc
and working their butt off for it. you can usually tell the difference between those that get a 71 because they choose that grade and those who that is the best they can do.
Originally posted by Panda Bear
Hold on, there is no such thing as "practically failing" or "almost failing."
Originally posted by KyGrlDr2B
By "practically failing", I meant the person who has notoriously barely passed EVERY class and only gets his/her ass in gear at the final. The person who makes 50s-70's and then when it comes time for the final has to have someone sit down and teach the entire course to him/her. This is also the same person who goes out ALL THE TIME. I don't mean someone who makes 70's willingly. Chill.
Originally posted by Buck Strong
what if you have a bad day, bad luck and fail by a point?
Originally posted by mongoose
oh yeah...i overheard a fellow student here saying how they had a 3.4 gpa and were still in the bottom quartile as far as class rank. is that for real? i find that very difficult to believe, although i don't care enough to confirm this through the proper channels. just wondered what other students here would have to say in response.
Originally posted by Street Philosopher
Originally posted by jwin
do med schools use gpa's? do you mean????
honor=A=4
hp=B=3
p=C=2
3.4 gpa would be mathmatically impossible in the bottom quartile unless your school does not give out honors, hp, etc by percentile in a class (ie. top 10% get honors)
in a traditional med school curve, getting roughly half honors and half high pass, i would think would be in the top quartile of the class.
Originally posted by Street Philosopher
i was unprepared for how completely boring and intellectually dulling the medical school curriculum would be.
sadly, i don't think this could be more true... i think i will ultimately like medicine but i found the curriculum first semester to be absurdly boring... unless you really, really like the basic sciences, make sure you find some friends that like to talk about things other than medicine... i like a lot of my classmates, but a lot of them also seem awfully uninteresting and/or completely neurotic (i.e., you won't hear a word from them not related to classes, medicine, lack of sleep, supposed procrastination, "i can't wait until after exams", blah blah blah)... i'm sure that statement is being a little unfair to them, but that's how it feels when you have to listen to that **** all the time...
Originally posted by Joe Joe on da Radio
med school is not about learning...it's about enduring. =)
Um, my school is one of those that suck and use an actual grade (i.e. A, B, C, D, E) as opposed to high pass, pass, etc.Originally posted by jwin
do med schools use gpa's? do you mean????
But isn't this someone who chooses to makes 70's?Originally posted by KyGrlDr2B
This is also the same person who goes out ALL THE TIME. I don't mean someone who makes 70's willingly. Chill.
Originally posted by mongoose
oh yeah...i overheard a fellow student here saying how they had a 3.4 gpa and were still in the bottom quartile as far as class rank. is that for real? i find that very difficult to believe, although i don't care enough to confirm this through the proper channels. just wondered what other students here would have to say in response.