Anyone else have this feeling they got in by dumb luck and don't really deserve it?

[Fumoffu]

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Maybe it's just the jitters but I have this feeling that I got in just by dumb luck. I did get in a few schools, but I can't help but have this sinking feeling that I'll be that ONE kid that fails every class.

I've been having nightmares for the past week about only getting "B"s in medical school, which doesn't make sense since medical schools do pass/fail.

Funny part is I'm not even really a gunner, in fact sort of the opposite...I'm lazy and do the minimum amount of work required.

This sinking feeling sucks. I'm starting to doubt that I have what it takes, right before class starts...

 

[!dr_nick!]

With that attitude you should find another profession.

 

[Luck]

Maybe it's just the jitters but I have this feeling that I got in just by dumb luck. I did get in a few schools, but I can't help but have this sinking feeling that I'll be that ONE kid that fails every class.

I've been having nightmares for the past week about only getting "B"s in medical school, which doesn't make sense since medical schools do pass/fail.

Funny part is I'm not even really a gunner, in fact sort of the opposite...I'm lazy and do the minimum amount of work required.

This sinking feeling sucks. I'm starting to doubt that I have what it takes, right before class starts...

No and I am the essence of luck.

 

[W222]

Very nervous myself. I really love learning and I have taken one medical school class before (I took one committee because my boss was teaching the section, I scored the mean on the exam, not bad for not studying much). I am just worried there will be a ton of gunner who will score 95s on all exams and I'll suck.

 

[captain hazel]

it's so normal to be anxious. you'll be fine.

and since when is getting a B a nightmare? is this supposed to be as bad as that "showed up to class naked" dream?

(personally, my recurring "academic failure" nightmare was that I discovered that I'd been enrolled in a class all semester on finals day and had to pass the exam & fool the prof into believing I'd been there all along. not too far from my actual orgo experience, actually.)

good luck, guys. have fun at med school. and stop eating hoagies late at night to prevent nightmares (a la Dr. Huxtable).

 

[LP1CW]

I know what I'm going to say will sound jerky, but I'm not worried at all. This is wrong, but I've met many doctors over the years. Some have amazed me and others have left me wondering how they got into medical school.

I have friends that are in medical school now, they're not brighter than any of us. They're doing fine. So, I draw a great deal of comfort from that. So, I'm sure I'll be fine, won't be first in my class, but I'll do okay.

 

[Heal&Teach]

I totally feel what you're saying Fumoffu, but LP1CW is right. Besides, graduate school taught me to appreciate Bs. Medical school will teach us all to appreciate those Bs even more since many of us (for the first time in our lives) will fall right in the middle of everything (i.e., beware of Cs falling like manna from heaven, sitting on top of the bell curve). Once you come to the realization that you may not be able to learn every single thing, you'll be all right.

Just remember: P=MD 😀

 

[ldona]

I'm right there with you in a way, I think that a majority of the people who are willing to go through the application process deserve at least some chance of going, and the fact that I am does cause me to go through periods of second-guessing my ability to do well... But, just remember that the adcoms do this all the time, they would not have accepted you if they didn't think you could cut it. I used to always second-guess and undercut most positive things people would say about me or things that I did, and I had to reteach myself how to be proud of the accomplishments that I have Earned and Deserve (it's easy to forget when you feel like you are always in competition with others and have to prove yourself). You will do Wonderful, which is Your Best, not anyone else's. Welcome to the beginning of a long but worthy journey! 🙂

 

[LTbulldogs]

Maybe it's just the jitters but I have this feeling that I got in just by dumb luck. I did get in a few schools, but I can't help but have this sinking feeling that I'll be that ONE kid that fails every class.

I've been having nightmares for the past week about only getting "B"s in medical school, which doesn't make sense since medical schools do pass/fail.

Funny part is I'm not even really a gunner, in fact sort of the opposite...I'm lazy and do the minimum amount of work required.

This sinking feeling sucks. I'm starting to doubt that I have what it takes, right before class starts...

Can you say Professional Closet Gunner!! This is just another ploy by another closet gunner to get you to hear that he was accepted to med school...Behind this artificial display of supposed worrisome and fright, there?s an extremely deceitful, attention seeking ***** of a mad man. Don't give in people!! look for the light!! 😱

 

[georgebush43]

Can you say Professional Closet Gunner!! This is just another ploy by another closet gunner to get you to hear that he was accepted to med school...Behind this artificial display of supposed worrisome and fright, there?s an extremely deceitful, attention seeking ***** of a mad man. Don't give in people!! look for the light!! 😱

dont agree here. ppl have genuine concerns about this

 

[CoverMe]

With that attitude you should find another profession.

WTF? this is a joke, right? I'd rather be in a class with normal students with normal insecurities than some know-it-all, A.H.

edit: Nevermind... apparently that's Nick's sense of ??humor??

 

[Medikit]

B's would be good if you were you going to a school that used letter grades.

 

[gizmoduck]

Sweet merciful crap! Every other post in this forum is some **** fishing for compliments.

 

[drakkan2001]

exactly, I feel that same way.

I wish I posted this tread long ago... 🙁

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

What a wuss. Get over it! 😀

 

[Heal&Teach]

Sweet merciful crap! Every other post in this forum is some **** fishing for compliments.

Umm... I know this "****", and the Op is definitely not fishing for compliments. He's a very genuine person. As other people have said, some students have genuine concerns about this.

And SanDiego .. you're too funny.

 

[!dr_nick!]

WTF? this is a joke, right? I'd rather be in a class with normal students with normal insecurities than some know-it-all, A.H.

edit: Nevermind... apparently that's Nick's sense of ??humor??

LOL, yes usually when i appear to be a jerk, im really joking.
Usually. In this case I was definitely joking. 😀

 

[gizmoduck]

Bah! You know what they call the valedictorian in med school? Doctor. You know what they call they guy who came in last in his class? Doctor.

It's all about the negative reinforcement.

PS. This emoticon rocks!

 

[!dr_nick!]

Bah! You know what they call the valedictorian in med school? Doctor. You know what they call they guy who came in last in his class? Doctor.

It's all about the negative reinforcement.

PS. This emoticon rocks!

Yeah, and even if they fail, they'll be called dentist. 🙄

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

Yeah, and even if they fail, they'll be called dentist. 🙄

Or "Waiter! Can you get me a fresh diet coke? This ones a little flat..."

 

[gizmoduck]

There's always optometry to fall back on. 🙁

 

[Fumoffu]

Thanks for the good word Heal&Teach. 🙂

The thing is, even though I always wanted to be a physician, and worked with doctors, for the first time it has struck me that I will eventually be responsible for the health and well-being of another human being, possibly even their life and it has me DEATHLY scared.

It didn't really hit me when I knew I was going to school, but now that I have time to think, I'm really nervous that I will screw up down the line and cause someone else harm. I know part of being a physician, part of being human, is learning to accept failure (which I have done in the past believe me), but the difference is, when I failed in the past, it only hurt ME. If I end up hurting someone else (be it family or a future patient), I have/will have this huge guilt trip and beat myself over it for a long time.

I didn't think I was the only one that felt this way so was just curious if anyone else had this nervous feeling before school started.

 

[!dr_nick!]

You should feed off the adrenaline rush of the power over life and DEATH!!!! You will soon be a MINIGOD!!! 🙄

j/k im as nervous as you

 

[velo]

Thanks for the good word Heal&Teach. 🙂

The thing is, even though I always wanted to be a physician, and worked with doctors, for the first time it has struck me that I will eventually be responsible for the health and well-being of another human being, possibly even their life and it has me DEATHLY scared.

It didn't really hit me when I knew I was going to school, but now that I have time to think, I'm really nervous that I will screw up down the line and cause someone else harm. I know part of being a physician, part of being human, is learning to accept failure (which I have done in the past believe me), but the difference is, when I failed in the past, it only hurt ME. If I end up hurting someone else (be it family or a future patient), I have/will have this huge guilt trip and beat myself over it for a long time.

I didn't think I was the only one that felt this way so was just curious if anyone else had this nervous feeling before school started.

Oh no don't worry, it will hurt you too...even if you don't really screw up. If you guys really want to start feeling anxious and nervous read the malpractice reform (or lack thereof) thread "malpractice premiums to rise 82%"

 

[mosoriire]

Dude, I dont know why you have yourself worried...You will be part of a medical team..emphasis team...so unless you are really planning on setting up a one man shop in Hoboken, you're unnecessarily sweating yourself.

If you look into the issues that lead to malpractice suits, you will know that you dont really have much to worry about...A lot of the mistakes are common sense mistakes...wrong charts attached to patients, operating on the wrong knee/arm/lung, refusing to give a CS to a person in distress, having test results in front of you and not bothering to check them up, leaving gauze or needles or other instruments in someone's incisions...

Please...If you are this worried about succeeding, chances are that you will be fine.

Thanks for the good word Heal&Teach. 🙂

The thing is, even though I always wanted to be a physician, and worked with doctors, for the first time it has struck me that I will eventually be responsible for the health and well-being of another human being, possibly even their life and it has me DEATHLY scared.

It didn't really hit me when I knew I was going to school, but now that I have time to think, I'm really nervous that I will screw up down the line and cause someone else harm. I know part of being a physician, part of being human, is learning to accept failure (which I have done in the past believe me), but the difference is, when I failed in the past, it only hurt ME. If I end up hurting someone else (be it family or a future patient), I have/will have this huge guilt trip and beat myself over it for a long time.

I didn't think I was the only one that felt this way so was just curious if anyone else had this nervous feeling before school started.

 

[RachMD2B]

I think everyone going into medicine has some of the same feelings (the anxiety, fear of failure, etc) -- well maybe with the exception of the few people who have posted in this thread! I just try to remember that everyone starting medical school is in the same position. We are all starting something new, and no one knows exactly what to expect, which can definitely produce anxiety. To the OP, I think you are going to be a wonderful doctor 😀

 

[jlee9531]

dude you made it cause you were qualified.
once you are in, its pretty tough to fail out of med school since it %wish rarely happens.

chill and relax and enjoy the remaining free time you have. 😉

 

[Acc333]

You had a dream about getting Bs? I wish I had a dream about Bs. I had a dream that I only got 2 right answers on every test I took my first 2 blocks. I have good dreams too but those bad dreams are hard to shake.

 

[jdc5]

(personally, my recurring "academic failure" nightmare was that I discovered that I'd been enrolled in a class all semester on finals day and had to pass the exam & fool the prof into believing I'd been there all along. not too far from my actual orgo experience, actually.)

😱 Holy crap! That is EXACTLY the dream I had last night. Nearly the end of the semester and I see on my finals schedule a class I had completely forgotten about..some mickey mouse bio course. Of course I woke up before taking the final but it was some scary s#!t. Not that I haven't bombed my fair share of tests and even though I've been out of school for a year, I was momentarily worried when I awoke that they'd revoke my acceptance.

Guess I got the pre-M1 jitters too...but it's gonna be so much fun too!