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I just came back from an exam and I am devastated to the point that I don't feel like studying for my next ones. I realize I am clearly not studying efficiently, but what do I do until I learn how to? Continue to do terrible in my classes? I see my high school at other universities thriving with normal grading policies. I worked my ass off in high school to go to a top 10 school to suffer? Not only does this school my parents so much money, it's hard as ****. I am resentful and don't see the point in continuing my education here anymore. I am also so annoyed at myself for letting it get this bad. I believe some upper Bio courses are curved to a B+ so if I never dug myself into this whole, I'd have a decent GPA and junior/senior year with little effort. Now it's A or bust.

I know that the amount of work and rigor only gets harder in medical school, but why is it necessary for certain universities to make it this hard? Is it seriously a negative thing for them to have a good chunk of students getting high grades when presented with university level (not, I'm gonna trick you so you get it wrong) material? I don't even understand this bell curve they keep talking about.

What would you do? Drop out, time out, or say "f it" to my GPA and do an SMP?
 
The questions are never meant to trick students. It is you who you let yourself feel tricked. I bet you the A students don't feel tricked at all because, to them, the "Tricky" questions are just questions. The ones who can't get past "tricky" questions fall below the A range while those that do tend to stay in the A range.
 
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I hope this is just a rant. I did discover my freshman year seemed like I was coasting until all of a sudden, it hit me like a brick wall. I decided to truly buckle down and after really focusing, I got it. It took a lot more effort than I ever imagined, but it clicked. I hope this happens for you too.
 
youmed said:
The questions are never meant to trick students. It is you who you let yourself feel tricked. I bet you the A students don't feel tricked at all because, to them, the "Tricky" questions are just questions. The ones who can't get past "tricky" questions fall below the A range while those that do tend to stay in the A range.
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But the thing is it varies from school to school. Do those questions exist in medical school? Do deflated curves exist in medical school?
 
youmed said:
The questions are never meant to trick students. It is you who you let yourself feel tricked. I bet you the A students don't feel tricked at all because, to them, the "Tricky" questions are just questions. The ones who can't get past "tricky" questions fall below the A range while those that do tend to stay in the A range.
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One of the best professors I have ever had went by this philosophy. She said the questions aren't 'tricky' the A students just know how to apply them.
She told us any student can be an A student, it just takes a heck of a lot of work.
 
ThisCouldBeYou said:
I hope this is just a rant. I did discover my freshman year seemed like I was coasting until all of a sudden, it hit me like a brick wall. I decided to truly buckle down and after really focusing, I got it. It took a lot more effort than I ever imagined, but it clicked. I hope this happens for you too.
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I'm not sure what I want more, an education from this school or medical school.
 
Perry6 said:
One of the best professors I have ever had went by this philosophy. She said the questions aren't 'tricky' the A students just know how to apply them.
She told us any student can be an A student, it just takes a heck of a lot of work.
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I pulled an all-nighter last night and will have to again tonight.
 
I understand that your top 10 school will more than likely have hard courses which come with hard tests. What I think is that if you were accepted to that school, then you have the potential to do well. The schools don't accept A, B, C students. They accept A students and then it's up to the students to either push themselves to retain that A spot or fall behind to B or even C spots. You can do it OP.
 
anon2014_2014 said:
does this smell familiar to anyone else?
@Kochanie
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Nope...
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Have you considered transferring to an easier school easy school = solid GPA :shrug:
 
Did you know you wanted to go to medical school when you chose your school? If so then why did you choose a competitive place? Just transfer to a cheaper school and save the money for med school.
 
Perry6 said:
You have to sleep!!!!!!
If I don't sleep I turn into a raging monster, haha
Coming off of a 24/36 hour shift at work, watch out... :punch:
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I can't unless I want to bomb my last exam.
 
Here's the thing OP. This isn't about a top 10 school. This is about College.

You really can't compare yourself to other people from HS anymore. College requires a VERY different studying skill set from HS to do well. Unfortunately you're reporting here that you're not sleeping, and probably not handling your overall mental health very well. To do well in premedical science courses you need to understand the core concepts. If you're struggling with that, then cramming won't help.

Saying you want to decide between your current education and medical school is missing the point. Test questions in medical school are going to be even harder. It's not uncommon to get insane 3rd order and 4th order questions on medical school.

You need to work out your academic issues first or you're going to bomb this exam either way. You certainly aren't going to pass on zero sleep. Medical students who don't end up on academic probation DO NOT pull all-nighters. Even if that test is tomorrow at 8 AM, if you want to survive, GO TO SLEEP! Then don't pick up a book until you've also gone for a 3 mile run or spent a half hour in the weight room/basketball/tennis court. First and foremost you need to take care of your basic mental health. That trumps any test you've got if you want medical school in your future. You could transfer from Amherst to UMass tomorrow. If you don't have basic study skills, you'll struggle there too.
 
WingedOx said:
Here's the thing OP. This isn't about a top 10 school. This is about College.

You really can't compare yourself to other people from HS anymore. College requires a VERY different studying skill set from HS to do well. Unfortunately you're reporting here that you're not sleeping, and probably not handling your overall mental health very well. To do well in premedical science courses you need to understand the core concepts. If you're struggling with that, then cramming won't help.

Saying you want to decide between your current education and medical school is missing the point. Test questions in medical school are going to be even harder. It's not uncommon to get insane 3rd order and 4th order questions on medical school.

You need to work out your academic issues first or you're going to bomb this exam either way. You certainly aren't going to pass on zero sleep. Medical students who don't end up on academic probation DO NOT pull all-nighters. Even if that test is tomorrow at 8 AM, if you want to survive, GO TO SLEEP! Then don't pick up a book until you've also gone for a 3 mile run or spent a half hour in the weight room/basketball/tennis court. First and foremost you need to take care of your basic mental health. That trumps any test you've got if you want medical school in your future. You could transfer from Amherst to UMass tomorrow. If you don't have basic study skills, you'll struggle there too.
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I don't think so. The work presented in other universities is simpler. Maybe that's what I need. I can't go from A to Z overnight like other people. I know I'll still need to study, but less.
 
youmed said:
I understand that your top 10 school will more than likely have hard courses which come with hard tests. What I think is that if you were accepted to that school, then you have the potential to do well. The schools don't accept A, B, C students. They accept A students and then it's up to the students to either push themselves to retain that A spot or fall behind to B or even C spots. You can do it OP.
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I don't think they should have accepted me.
 
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