How to find the right medical school that matches your learning style?

[futureDr.T]

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I am just wondering if some medical schools might be harder. Like if schools don't leave enough study time or have all mediatory classes.

 

[mehc012]

Yah probably. Different places are different. Some places have frequent exams, others don't. Some places have lots of free time, others don't. Some places have all NBME style exams, others don't even use multiple choice. Some do a crash course of Anatomy, others spread it out.

Does it matter?

 

[futureDr.T]

Yah probably. Different places are different. Some places have frequent exams, others don't. Some places have lots of free time, others don't. Some places have all NBME style exams, others don't even use multiple choice. Some do a crash course of Anatomy, others spread it out.

Does it matter?

If you are better at learning on your own then you might be more successful at a school that doesn't have mandatory attendance.

 

[mehc012]

If you are better at learning on your own then you might be more successful at a school that doesn't have mandatory attendance. And yes that matters.

Picking a school that's a good fit for you and your learning style has ALWAYS mattered, everyone agrees on that.

That's not the same thing as labelling medical schools as easier or harder than each other overall.

 

[futureDr.T]

Picking a school that's a good fit for you and your learning style has ALWAYS mattered, everyone agrees on that.

That's not the same thing as labelling medical schools as easier or harder than each other overall.

Maybe I could have worded the question better. I did say underneath about classes being mandatory and time for study. How would you go about finding out how they structure their curriculum?

 

[mehc012]

Maybe I could have worded the question better. I did say underneath about classes being mandatory and time for study. How would you go about finding out how they structure their curriculum?

Interviews are for BOTH parties!

 

[LizzyM]

This might matter when you are making your list of schools to which you will apply.
This matters if you have more than one offer. If you don't (most applicants don't), then it doesn't matter at all.

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

I am just wondering if some medical schools might be harder. Like if schools don't leave enough study time or have all mediatory classes.

At least my experience was it was clear during the interview if their “style” matched mine.

There’s no real way to know what learning style you’ll do best in. But when the students, deans, etc, start talking about how they do it, you just can get a feel for if you’d like that or not.

Does their attitude towards learning mesh with yours? Do you find yourself nodding along as they give you the rundown of the curriculum? Or do you feel confused about how it all works?