How far is too far?

[j4premed]

---

Members don't see this ad.

What's the farthest one should live from their med school?

I understand that there's no right or wrong answer here. However, I'm curious because my 2nd choice school is just under an hour and a half from where I live. Would three hours just be wayy too much time wasted while transporting to and from school?

Any thoughts? 🙂

 

[MB333999]

10 minutes walking or car/bus for me

 

[BBender716]

are we talking space-time, here?

 

[Bacchus]

I would say that's too far. You will learn soon enough that those three hours each day are much needed, even if they only contribute to sleep.

 

[MB333999]

are we talking space-time, here?

I thought we were talking by the marshmellow.
If its anymore than 20 marshmellows lengths away, you have failed and should proceed to jump off the ship of life.

 

[phoenixsuns]

i did that commute (around 3 hours round trip) for work for a couple years. it's draining. when you get home at night, you're just so tired that you can't do anything but watch tv and go to sleep. i would definitely say no

 

[j4premed]

I would say that's too far. You will learn soon enough that those three hours each day are much needed, even if they only contribute to sleep.

I suppose I already knew this... just pointless wishful thinking.🙄

...Maybe if they make more textbooks on audio !? Speaking of, has anyone ever purchased textbooks to listen to in the car & whatnot? I've been wanting to look into something such as this for classes... even if it only takes 15 minutes to get to school, that would be an extra half hour of studying!...




Thank you all for your replies 👍.. I still have a year or so to figure it all out

 

[j4premed]

I thought we were talking by the marshmellow.
If its anymore than 20 marshmellows lengths away, you have failed and should proceed to jump off the ship of life.

Mmmm, marshmellows.

 

[Bacchus]

Professors in medical school often assign texts sporadically and as reference material, not teaching material.

 

[j4premed]

Professors in medical school often assign texts sporadically and as reference material, not teaching material.

Perfect comment.
I've been wondering this ever since I found out. I've heard some med students don't attend class because they feel lectures are a waste of time. If so, I figured this was because learning from the text sufficed... Do you guys learn primarily from lectures then? Rather than text?

 

[Bacchus]

Most schools have some form of lecture capturing software. My school has a scribe service you pay for and it gets you scribed notes and *.mp3 files of the lecture. The school however provides free of charge the Tegrity service. Tegrity records and syncs audio with the powerpoint on screen. It allows livecapture meaning if the professor draws on the slide, etc. it will be shown. Tegrity also lets you download the lectures or sync them to various Apple devices for on the go listening.

 

[FloatOn]

I'm the type of person that snoozes until the last possible minute and then I scurry out the door, so 1.5 hr drive one way would be ridiculous. A 15 min walk, tops, is more I like it. Also, 3rd year for your surgery rotations, don't you have to be at the hospital by like 6am? You don't want to be leaving your place at 4:30.

 

[Sammich117]

Yeah, I think that's too far away. 15 hours a week seems a bit too precious to spend commuting.

 

[j4premed]

I'm the type of person that snoozes until the last possible minute and then I scurry out the door, so 1.5 hr drive one way would be ridiculous. A 15 min walk, tops, is more I like it. Also, 3rd year for your surgery rotations, don't you have to be at the hospital by like 6am? You don't want to be leaving your place at 4:30.

Ugh, I'm the same way (snoozing as long as possible)... OTOH, I'm 15 min away (driving) from my 1st choice

 

[Bacchus]

I'm the type of person that snoozes until the last possible minute and then I scurry out the door, so 1.5 hr drive one way would be ridiculous. A 15 min walk, tops, is more I like it. Also, 3rd year for your surgery rotations, don't you have to be at the hospital by like 6am? You don't want to be leaving your place at 4:30.

Sometimes it is earlier...just depends on where you do the rotation.

 

[Narmerguy]

What's the farthest one should live from their med school?

I understand that there's no right or wrong answer here. However, I'm curious because my 2nd choice school is just under an hour and a half from where I live. Would three hours just be wayy too much time wasted while transporting to and from school?

Any thoughts? 🙂

Yeah 3 hours is definitely excessive.

 

[Geekchick921]

Personally, I wouldn't want to live more than a 30 minute drive, but I'd much rather live closer, like walking distance or a short car ride.

 

[schrizto]

Sounds too far.

 

[smq123]

Also, 3rd year for your surgery rotations, don't you have to be at the hospital by like 6am? You don't want to be leaving your place at 4:30.

A lot of times, you'll need to be at the hospital by 6 AM for OB/gyn. Some IM and peds rotations will want you to be there by 6 or 6:30, too.

For surgery, we had to be there by 5 AM. 🙁 And, for one really awful week, by 3:45 AM.

...Maybe if they make more textbooks on audio !? Speaking of, has anyone ever purchased textbooks to listen to in the car & whatnot? I've been wanting to look into something such as this for classes... even if it only takes 15 minutes to get to school, that would be an extra half hour of studying!...

Thank you all for your replies 👍.. I still have a year or so to figure it all out

- They don't make a lot of medical textbooks on tape.

- Most medical textbooks rely heavily on illustrations. Trying to study, say, anatomy from an audio textbook would be really hard.

- If you haven't even gotten in yet, why are you worrying about this now? 😕 Get in FIRST, work out the logistics LATER.

 

[dw2158]

i am living as close as humanly possible to wherever i go to med school. i was so spoiled after college-- smushed NYC campus = never more than a 5 minute walk from any class. plus, for schools that provide housing the prices are usually pretty awesome compared to the regular rental market.

 

[circulus vitios]

I drive an hour each way to college five times a week and it sucks horribly. I can't imagine 1.5 hours while taking med school classes.

 

[ChiDO]

Live within 2-3 miles of the school. Most schools have some sort of apartment complex either on campus or around the campus (live there).

The 1.5 hour drive home would be nice for the weekends to get away from school.

 

[MiniMoo]

My commute to grad school was 1.5-2 hours each way in bumper to bumper traffic and my commute to work was 2 hours in traffic as well. Did it for 4 years and never again! It's absolutely exhausting both physically and mentally. Wherever I go to school, I plan on living no more than a 15-20 minute drive away. With NO freeways.