So I'm a new MS1 in the middle of exams from our second module. Problem is our module guides are over 400 pages long and our tests are less than 200 questions (maybe ca. 50 questions per subject); this means on average we get around one question from every other page of our already condensed notes. I've never been a big memorizer and it's been really tough trying to keep up--if I just stick to the big picture concepts etc. I miss the detail questions med school is so fond of, and if I try to cram all the details in I invariably remember the wrong ones. How do you overcome this? Do I just need to study more/harder?
Effective studying?
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Took me a while to figure out my own personal way of studying. In the beginning of M1 I ignored text books and concentrated solely on our course syllabi. That was a mistake that I did not realize until the end of the year.
Since then I've started skipping lecture, I read textbooks for a good overview, I use the syllabi just to focus on the lecture objectives, and then I use review books to pound it all home. But this may not work for you, so you just have to experiment to find what works for you.
Since then I've started skipping lecture, I read textbooks for a good overview, I use the syllabi just to focus on the lecture objectives, and then I use review books to pound it all home. But this may not work for you, so you just have to experiment to find what works for you.
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I'm actually reading a book on how to improve your memory and how it works: http://www.amazon.com/Your-Memory-How-Works-Improve/dp/1569246297
Belive me when I say I am a sceptic when it comes to these "self improvement books", but the author of this book has a Ph.D and over 35 years of experience of teaching on the subject. In the book there are over 50 😱 pages of referances to studies that have been made on the subject which he have used to write the book.
He writes about how the memory works best, different kinde of mnemonics, what is the most efficient ways to memorize material (with sientific backup that shows the improvment results)...
I highly recomend this book. I know you won't have time to read it now, but maybe over Christmas or later. It will for sure help you and make you more aware of what you are doing right and wrong while studying!
Belive me when I say I am a sceptic when it comes to these "self improvement books", but the author of this book has a Ph.D and over 35 years of experience of teaching on the subject. In the book there are over 50 😱 pages of referances to studies that have been made on the subject which he have used to write the book.
He writes about how the memory works best, different kinde of mnemonics, what is the most efficient ways to memorize material (with sientific backup that shows the improvment results)...
I highly recomend this book. I know you won't have time to read it now, but maybe over Christmas or later. It will for sure help you and make you more aware of what you are doing right and wrong while studying!
