Failing first year and depressed

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kpcrew said:
Please. You're doing everything you've complained about and attempting to mock someone's command of the English language is fatuous when you have trouble distinguishing between you're and your.
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simple typo...you are=you're....it happens. unlike your previous error, I do not think it's all that common.
 
DrWily said:
Grow some thicker skin. Getting offended by people on the internet? Nobody is asking you to apologize.

Give me a break.
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ok I will give you break. there its done!
 
DrWily said:
That sounds pretty much like the joke my six-year-old cousin told me. Are you six years old? Seems like it.
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I feel like you want to argue with me...because quite frankly I am tired of arguing but you insist on nitpicking with me. and it's clear as day to anyone who views this post.
 
kpcrew said:
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Here are some apostrophes since you seem to have dropped yours somewhere.
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thanks! i'll take them along with f**** I forgot to give. my simple grammar errors cannot supersede you spelling what as "wat". Try again!
 
Jovi13 said:
thanks! i'll take them along with f**** I forgot to give. my simple grammar errors cannot supersede you spelling what as "wat". Try again!
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You fail at the internet so you should probably just leave.
 
Jovi13 said:
thanks for the clarification...I don't really post on forums per se so I had no fricken clue what the hell that guy or girl (i have no clue) was talking about!
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Refer back to my post about failing at the internet.
 
wowwww....I'm studying in Aruba. Thank you to the ones that actually gave me advice and the encouragement. Thank you to the critics though, it's not like i was depressed and didn't need someone to kick me while i was down but i'm getting out of my rut little by little. Also, i failed the subjects by semesters, not years....so i've lost basically a year so far. My parents are in alot of debt but they're encouraging me to finish what i started because i believe i can accomplish this and overcome my trials if i work harder. The money that's been wasted runs like salt on wounds everyday for me, it's all i think about but i have to get over it and reach the top. I'm not going to give up. I KNOW I CAN DO IT! and yes this is my final chance because i've begged and begged for these chances. Thank you....and no trust me, this is not a troll post. i wish it was and i could just laugh but my tears tell me its all true 🙁
 
I've also been using Wheater's Histology because that's what the seniors adviced me to use and Lippincott for Biochemistry
 
md1scared said:
wowwww....I'm studying in Aruba. Thank you to the ones that actually gave me advice and the encouragement. Thank you to the critics though, it's not like i was depressed and didn't need someone to kick me while i was down but i'm getting out of my rut little by little. Also, i failed the subjects by semesters, not years....so i've lost basically a year so far. My parents are in alot of debt but they're encouraging me to finish what i started because i believe i can accomplish this and overcome my trials if i work harder. The money that's been wasted runs like salt on wounds everyday for me, it's all i think about but i have to get over it and reach the top. I'm not going to give up. I KNOW I CAN DO IT! and yes this is my final chance because i've begged and begged for these chances. Thank you....and no trust me, this is not a troll post. i wish it was and i could just laugh but my tears tell me its all true 🙁
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Assuming this is true, that means you've been failing histo and biochem multiple times but passing everything else? How is that even possible? You have to realize that if this is true your story sounds so ridiculous that it's hard for anyone to believe it.
 
md1scared said:
I've also been using Wheater's Histology because that's what the seniors adviced me to use and Lippincott for Biochemistry
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If wheaters doesn't work out, try the histo and cell bio book by Abraham kierszenbaum...he was my professor for histo and I managed to do well within the 5 week span. And lippincotts for biochem is standard and should be useful. Good luck!
 
Of believe me, its all true. If i wanted to troll, I wouldn't waste it on such a dumb story. I really came here for some help and i understand your skeptism. If i wasn't in this position, i wouldn't believe this if i heard it somewhere but this ''joke'' has been my med school experience so far. Afer failing Histo the 2nd time, they aren't allowing me to take Pathology 1&2 so i'm stuck repeating a semester. I think the only reason I've been getting so many chances is because the deans are money hungry dogs. But I'm determined to get out of this **** hole and soar because it sucks to be looked at as the idiot. You can't begin to imagine what it feels like. If i wanted to troll, i wouldn't waste it on such a stupid story
 
You're going to be an IMG with multiple failed classes? Hope you kill Step 1 and your rotations otherwise enjoy practicing not in the US.
 
md1scared said:
wowwww....I'm studying in Aruba. Thank you to the ones that actually gave me advice and the encouragement. Thank you to the critics though, it's not like i was depressed and didn't need someone to kick me while i was down but i'm getting out of my rut little by little. Also, i failed the subjects by semesters, not years....so i've lost basically a year so far. My parents are in alot of debt but they're encouraging me to finish what i started because i believe i can accomplish this and overcome my trials if i work harder. The money that's been wasted runs like salt on wounds everyday for me, it's all i think about but i have to get over it and reach the top. I'm not going to give up. I KNOW I CAN DO IT! and yes this is my final chance because i've begged and begged for these chances. Thank you....and no trust me, this is not a troll post. i wish it was and i could just laugh but my tears tell me its all true 🙁
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If I was your dad I'd immediately tell you to get your a§§ back home and enroll you in a PA program. In fact, after failing more than 1 course I'd stop paying your tuition. Don't you feel any empathy for the people that brought you into this world, took care of you and helped raise you all these years? Stop being selfish. The road to becoming a physician is long and hard. If you are failing now I can't imagine what you'll be doing further in your training. You need to get your ego in line with your abilities.
 
Shnurek said:
If I was your dad I'd immediately tell you to get your a§§ back home and enroll you in a PA program. In fact, after failing more than 1 course I'd stop paying your tuition. Don't you feel any empathy for the people that brought you into this world, took care of you and helped raise you all these years? Stop being selfish. The road to becoming a physician is long and hard. If you are failing now I can't imagine what you'll be doing further in your training. You need to get your ego in line with your abilities.
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Thank you for the reality check....i didn't realise how much it was already hurting my parents and myself. I'm so lucky that I'm rich and spoilt that I can throw away their money. Thankfully ur not my dad because he has been supportive all this way through. I've been thinking of dropping out of school but my parents are the ones encouraging me to stick through it because it's a road i've always wanted to take. did u stop to think that the reason i might be failing is because i have a tougher life than most of u..geez
 
i feel like the time that most of u have taken in ridiculing me and judging me, could have been better spent by giving me some advice and study tips. this is one of the reasons why i want to become a doctor, so that patients won't have to deal with only arrogant fools like most of u
 
md1scared said:
i feel like the time that most of u have taken in ridiculing me and judging me, could have been better spent by giving me some advice and study tips. this is one of the reasons why i want to become a doctor, so that patients won't have to deal with only arrogant fools like most of u
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I'm arrogant but if you want honest advice then I am one of your best sources. I got my ego in line with my abilities. I won't be becoming an M.D.

I haven't failed any courses in my school and I am only paying $19k in tuition while living at home in a bad neighborhood, again to save money. I'm not living in "tougher life than most of u" Aruba but if you want advice, I'd say enjoy the beach and go snorkeling before you get pulled back to reality.
 
the way i feel inside, i can't even enjoy myself. I've cut off all my friends, i barely eat a proper meal per day. its eating me up inside like u wouldn't believe. I appreciate ur honest advice but I'm not quitting. I feel it for my parents so that's why i can't disappoint them and return home after all they've gone through. I'll become a great doctor and the money will come back.
 
Dude what do you want in terms of study tips? This post should've come years ago.

If you really want study tips, all I can say is memorize everything if you can't make the connections required to understand it.

I don't know what resources you get down in Aruba, but I would completely lock down in my apartment and focus on food, studying, and sleep until these classes are passed.
 
i'm trying bro. I've been memorizing but i guess i just blank at exam time. i'm going to start reading page by page of BRS and stuff and ace these classes. I'm not a stupid person, i guess i let stress get the better of me and i just needed some advice or something cuz these deans don't waste any time in trying to help u. If i can get great scores in USMLE and start aceing my classes, do u think i can get into a cardio residency even though i'm not even a us citizen? honest answer
 
Just in case you are not a troll, you need a reality check.

You need to drop out of school, you have failed the exact same course 3 times, you are not going to improve to the point that you can pass the boards without failing multiple times, and you will not be able to get a residency in the US. Stop wasting your time and money and do something else with your life, it is not the end of the world.
 
Rendar5 said:
Just in case you are not a troll, you need a reality check.

You need to drop out of school, you have failed the exact same course 3 times, you are not going to improve to the point that you can pass the boards without failing multiple times, and you will not be able to get a residency in the US. Stop wasting your time and money and do something else with your life, it is not the end of the world.
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u still don't get the point do u? i'm not giving up on my dream..and i AM going to ace USMLE. the past is the past, i'm going to begin a fresh start and do it right this time!
 
md1scared said:
u still don't get the point do u? i'm not giving up on my dream..and i AM going to ace USMLE. the past is the past, i'm going to begin a fresh start and do it right this time!
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right, you're going to suddenly go from failing 3 times to acing the 4th time...
 
You need Chuck Norris to roundhouse kick some sense into ya.done playing this game. By the way if you take this troll for the long game, I will be impressed by your dedication to it.
 
Make fun and ridicule as much as u like.....it says ur an attending. I hope we run into each other one day and you can eat your words
 
What happens come 3rd year and you are having the same problems? You will be in even more debt and will have no way to pay it off. If you are struggling this much now, I'd say it's a gamble going through the rest of it.
There are plenty of other medically related fields you can look into.
 
RadicalRadialis said:
What happens come 3rd year and you are having the same problems? You will be in even more debt and will have no way to pay it off. If you are struggling this much now, I'd say it's a gamble going through the rest of it.
There are plenty of other medically related fields you can look into.
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i owe it to myself and my family to give it a proper try. i think i'll let my usmle step 1 score decide my future. good idea or not?
 
Jovi13 said:
im sorry let me clarify for you since english may not be your first language ( since you spell what as "wat") ....i want you to shut up and leave me alone and never be in my presence in my med ed life both physically and on these posts. Thanks.
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:corny::corny::corny::corny::corny:

Currently watching:

Newb Gets Offended and Does Not Know When To Just Stop Posting

Best entertainment I've had all week... (it was a Pharm week...)
 
md1scared said:
u still don't get the point do u? i'm not giving up on my dream..and i AM going to ace USMLE. the past is the past, i'm going to begin a fresh start and do it right this time!
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In all seriousness, how did you do it "wrong" the first three times? Or, with a more positive spin, how do you plan on doing it "right" during this fresh go around? I am not doubting that you can, I am honestly just curious. In order to get into med school, you have to have some intelligence and work ethic. Now, I know med school is a much harder endeavor than undergrad, but failing basic science courses MORE than one time? And histo is straight up visual learning, pattern recognition, and practice. So, what did you do (or not do) the first three go arounds?
 
md1scared said:
wowwww....I'm studying in Aruba.
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Couldn't get into med school in the US, multiple failed courses abroad--very low chances you will get past Step 1 without issues. There's a reason half of Caribbean med students never graduate, and it is largely by design--the schools want to make their stats look better by only allowing those likely to match to start clinics.

Sorry to be a downer, but your past results make it very unlikely you will succeed in med school in the future. Time to cut your losses and move on.
 
Jesus. I've had my share of struggles and have made it to 4th year without repeating but you have to draw the line somewhere. Mine was bailing if I had to repeat a year of preclinical. Yours should be giving it one last push, but if you fail any of those courses again you need to leave before any more debt accumulates. There's a line between practicality and pursuing your goals. And despite this forums amazing group of Step scores, in reality your scores will most likely fall in line with your preclinical performance, as it has with my class.

I realize there are people that are ridiculously harsh on here but it's more in line with reality than when I was a premed reading SDN. Back then the forums made med school sound like chocolate rivers and gum drop forests. And then I matriculated and found out how demanding it was and how often people failed and were held back, or dismissed altogether. Trust me, it only gets harder, even for the ones who consistently get through each hoop. You DO NOT want to be that person with a two year island education and multiple Step 1 attempts, or an island MD and no residency. You may as well move to another country under an alias at that point Bottom line, draw a line in the sand and make one last push. If it works, great, if you fail again BAIL before you get into more debt.
 
md1scared said:
Of believe me, its all true. If i wanted to troll, I wouldn't waste it on such a dumb story. I really came here for some help and i understand your skeptism. If i wasn't in this position, i wouldn't believe this if i heard it somewhere but this ''joke'' has been my med school experience so far. Afer failing Histo the 2nd time, they aren't allowing me to take Pathology 1&2 so i'm stuck repeating a semester. I think the only reason I've been getting so many chances is because the deans are money hungry dogs. But I'm determined to get out of this **** hole and soar because it sucks to be looked at as the idiot. You can't begin to imagine what it feels like. If i wanted to troll, i wouldn't waste it on such a stupid story
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Nobody believes it because biochem for instance is one of the easiest classes in med school to brute force. You just sit your ass in a chair for hours and memorize pathways. Seriously man if you cant get it together enough to pass biochem I don't know how you think you're gonna discipline yourself enough to get a decent step score.

Histo is a little harder because some people just don't get the pictures but if you're having this much trouble with these classes I shudder to think of what path will do to you.
 
md1scared said:
u still don't get the point do u? i'm not giving up on my dream..and i AM going to ace USMLE. the past is the past, i'm going to begin a fresh start and do it right this time!
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I love it when people act like willpower is the missing ingredient :laugh:
 
Jovi13 said:
I don't see whats so funny....If this how you treat your peers then I would hate to see how you treat your patients(and this goes for all the negative posters)
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Burnett's law! More reliable than rule 34!
 
md1scared said:
If i can get great scores in USMLE and start aceing my classes, do u think i can get into a cardio residency even though i'm not even a us citizen? honest answer
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Are you really asking if you can go into cardio, possibly the most competitive IM subspecialty? No US cardio fellowship will be available to you under any circumstances ever. Sorry. If you happen to find a US FM residency that will take you, that would be one of the best possible outcomes for you. For the record, I still think changing career paths is the smart option, and it's what I would do for myself in your shoes.

SpecterGT260 said:
Can they enforce debt across international lines?
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I doubt it, but I bet you Carribean schools are smart enough to bill from offices in the US.
 
When fail x4 comes along just remember that it's down the road, not across the street.
 
DrWily said:
Newb is an acceptable alternative to Noob. It's probably more acceptable since New person = Newbie = Newb.

Newb.
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Id like to welcome both you and dochawk to the internet 🙄

I do find it a little interesting that you think your explanation is at all warranted :laugh:

Nüb
 
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