Enjoying your senior year?

[IrishOarsman]

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I understand that people come to SDN (at least the pre-med forum) when they're on a bit of a stress kick, but, nonetheless, reading through these forums really can make a person worry about his peers.

So... my question is, despite all this application craziness, the stress of adding traveling to an already full schedule, and having our lives hanging in a terribly precarious balance (aren't I making you feel better already?) are people still enjoying their senior year?

Talented ladies and gents of the community, I had my first chance to meet some of you all this past Friday at my first interview. To my slight surprise, most people were decently normal and very interesting to talk to. However, I did notice that I was assuming that most SDNers would be a little more high strung than I consider myself to be. This post is to encourage any of you to debunk me of this belief.

People, senior year is our last year of limited responsibility. Some of you may look at what?s going on and believe that you have more responsibility than most right now, but it is never going to get better. Now, some of those among us may look back in ten years with no regrets? ?I?m glad I was psycho alpha during my late college career because it gave me the edge I needed to maintain to get this sweet derm practice? or whatever. For those people I feel deeply sorry. Yet, for the rest of us, I believe that we will look back with regret. I *know* that one day I?m going to look back and wonder why I worried so much, stressed so much, even though I know I do less of that than most of my premed classmates.

I don?t really know how to end this rant with something that will really get people posting. I do hope that it gets read before it falls off the front page and somebody is inspired to say yes the next time their friends try to drag them out for drinks or to ask that somebody out for a date ?just because? despite the fact that a few more minutes with bchem would really help.

So cheers to moderate irresponsibility people. Maybe I?ll take my own advice and try to rewrite this sometime under the influence? it?d probably sound better (well at least funnier). And good luck with everything else.

 

[Amy B]

Hi,

I got a horrible case of Senioritis in my senior year.

Senioritis by definition is as follows:

not wanting to study ever, feeling burned out, not wanting to go to class, feeling stuck at school and feeling like your never going to get your degree......

 

[Tezzie]

I try to look at the positive side of things. This experience is gonna make me see half of the major metropolitan areas of the country 🙂 and connect with various other students. It is so exciting and i can't wait 🙂.

The past semesters i tried taking at least 15 CH per semester (18 some times) and i did a few summer courses. I only have 9 CH this semester which helps me A LOT. I don't have to study as much as i used to.

I still do the things i used to do. I still go out with my friends, i still go to the gym, i still do things around town. Only difference is that i have became obsessed with my email and snail mailbox. I think i check them about 40 times a day. Or i check behind the mailbox or around it just in case "the mailman dropped the letter". LOL

I think that almost all of my peers/friends are going to head for professional schools, so it makes the process easier to have people around me that understand.

So just relax and have a bit of fun. Everything will go well in the end.

 

[GibbsDuhem]

I am really enjoying my senior year alot. I definetly am not suffering from senioritis. I am like a week ahead in all my studying.