Coke or Pepsi?
What do you do when you have free time?
I actually only drink water or beer, but used to prefer coke products.
I hang out with my significant other and dog, i watch sports, go to the gym, go out with friends. Our entire school tries to go out together as much as possible, there is probably a medical school party at someones place once a month. etc. 3rd years never make it out to anything, ha.
How much of your own time (non-class time) do you spend studying? Do you still find time to spend doing things you like?
I get home from lunch everyday and try to get started by around 2:00pm, when I am not volunteering or doing clinical skills all day. I am kind of a study for 20-30 minutes look at something non-school related for 5 or 10 minutes guy. I do that until dinner, eat dinner, then keep on going until 11:00pm or so. I try to take Saturdays off, and then start again Sunday after church/lunch. The time is about the same, but everything is a lot more focused and planned during exam weeks- really try to cut out the breaks etc. That's just me, of course. And, with a bit of planning, I work my school around date nights and sports games etc. when I can.
I go to a P/F school, which has obviously shaped my experience. Some people can't let go of scores, so they try to get that P+ (doesn't exist, but it's fine to shoot for). Some people are very set on not studying all the time and gladly make lower grades. I kind of wish I could do that, because embracing P/F is healthier, but it can be hard to turn off wanting to do as well as possible.
On a side note: I am pretty sure every class has someone who is an over the top genius. They study by reading things one time and never forget anything. It's incredible. Ha they probably have plenty of free time, but spend it reading stuff way beyond what we need to know.