Is possible to not have internet for medical school?

[millepora]

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I already plan on to not getting cable. I am contemplating the internet distraction too, but I don't really know if this is very feasible, since I assume you may need to keep up with school related work online - like blackboard. I will be living about a mile from my medical school, and I will probably have WIFI there. Anyone tried this?

 

[kl323]

I can't imagine being without internet. Yes, it can be and will be a distraction, but its a matter of will power to keep yourself away from it when you need to focus and study.

You will work hard, but there are times for reward. The internet is one of those things that allows us to unwind with our spare time, keep in touch with people, etc etc.

Is it possible to be without internet at home? Definitely. But I think it'll make things more inconvenient down the line.

And btw, a large part of med school is time management. If you can manage your time and priorities, it would be hard hinder your efforts to do well.

 

[DrYoda]

I know two people who don't have internet at home. You really only need blackboard/school email access during the day time, so you can get away with not having it at home.

 

[xanthomondo]

I already plan on to not getting cable. I contemplating the internet distraction too, but I don't really know if this is very feasible, since I assume you may need to keep up with school related work online - like blackboard. I will be living about a mile from my medical school, and I will probably have WIFI there. Anyone tried this?

Do you really plan on studying every waking hour while in medical school?

 

[millepora]

No, I hope to have time for research too. But seriously, having distractions that tempting is like a porker stocking their refrigerator with chocolate cake.

I still have books, friends, and exercise beyond that.

 

[boaz]

I'm also contemplating not having internet. I'm thinking that the little free time I have is probably better spent doing things like meeting friends, working out, and other constructive things. I find that most of the time I spend online is a waste.

 

[theVster]

The internet is a pretty useful resource for looking up information in your classes so I don't think you should go completely without it. Yes it can be distracting though, you're absolutely right... which is why you should place personal limits on it instead of just going without it

I do fine without TV, I generally just stream everything off the internet anyway.

 

[ThaliaNox]

Do you see no educational value in having the internet at home? I listen to lectures and use the internet as a source for information constantly for studying. Computer labs on campus have their own distractions, including having tons of classmates around, being noisy at times and all of the same temptations you're worrying about at home. Looking around my school computer labs I would say that only around half of people are doing something school related. The rest are goofing off.

Granted, though, that I cannot imagine being on campus at 10 or 11 at night the day before a test following the six emails sent out by the instructor about big mistakes or contraditions which were pointed out by my classmates and which he's only just admitting to. I follow these exchanges from the comfort of my apartment. If being on campus all the time is your cup of tea, you might get away without internet.

 

[Mr hawkings]

ONe of my classmates tried this for m1. He only lasted till thanksgiving and had to get cable for the internet.
His main complaint was not being able to download lectures off blackboard and missing important emails from teachers and classmates.
Plus he realized that winter was coming and he had no way to know if school was open or not for incelment weather.
I dont have TV but i couldnt do without internet.

 

[DrDrToBe]

Do you see no educational value in having the internet at home? I listen to lectures and use the internet as a source for information constantly for studying. Computer labs on campus have their own distractions, including having tons of classmates around, being noisy at times and all of the same temptations you're worrying about at home. Looking around my school computer labs I would say that only around half of people are doing something school related. The rest are goofing off.

Granted, though, that I cannot imagine being on campus at 10 or 11 at night the day before a test following the six emails sent out by the instructor about big mistakes or contraditions which were pointed out by my classmates and which he's only just admitting to. I follow these exchanges from the comfort of my apartment. If being on campus all the time is your cup of tea, you might get away without internet.

👍My sentiments exactly.

Also keep in mind that many of your textbooks will have online supplements, so if you plan to use any of these at home you would need internet.

 

[avatarftw]

Great job on not having cable!

I suppose its possible, but if you are buying things online or paying online bills you definitely don't want to use your computer on a public network. The advantages are the money saved (300 bucks a year for some people) and the time not wasted on the internet. In your case, I would say that it's a 50-50 proposition...I'm on the fence.

I already plan on to not getting cable. I am contemplating the internet distraction too, but I don't really know if this is very feasible, since I assume you may need to keep up with school related work online - like blackboard. I will be living about a mile from my medical school, and I will probably have WIFI there. Anyone tried this?

 

[TreeOfSouls]

"porker"... is that generally how you refer to your overweight patients? 😕

No, I hope to have time for research too. But seriously, having distractions that tempting is like a porker stocking their refrigerator with chocolate cake.

I still have books, friends, and exercise beyond that.

 

[IMGUSMLEStep1]

I can live without TV, but I can't live without internet.

 

[da8s0859q]

"porker"... is that generally how you refer to your overweight patients? 😕

At what point was anything said about patients, or were you just looking to throw the unprofessional flag?

 

[Ischiowhat]

I don't do anything online that is school related from home. So, I suppose it's possible, sure....assuming you can deal with not having access to facebook, email, pr0n...

 

[Ischiowhat]

"porker"... is that generally how you refer to your overweight patients? 😕

not to their face

 

[abmd]

wikipedia was really helpful for me through M1 but that could just be me

 

[willen101383]

Wow! Props if you are that disciplined that you can do the no cable no internet thing. I wouldnt last a minute. I have a 55 inch samsung LED ultra slim wall mounted on my wall being fed tons of HD/blue ray. Wouldnt give that up for the world lol.

 

[The Poet Sings]

Wow! Props if you are that disciplined that you can do the no cable no internet thing. I wouldnt last a minute. I have a 55 inch samsung LED ultra slim wall mounted on my wall being fed tons of HD/blue ray. Wouldnt give that up for the world lol.

nice 👍. sometimes i wish i had worked (or had rich parents) so i could have all these nice things. 🙁. oh well... eventually...

 

[45408]

nice 👍. sometimes i wish i had worked (or had rich parents) so i could have all these nice things. 🙁. oh well... eventually...

All in good time. I bought used TVs off Craigslist until I became a resident, at which time I decided it was time to reward myself with a 46" LCD. It makes you appreciate it more. 😉



Internet at home was a must for me. The internet is how I unwind after a long day (or on a day off). I always studied at school (and didn't use a laptop), so it wasn't a distraction issue.

 

[Bojangles85]

Good luck going through med school without posting on SDN.

 

[The Poet Sings]

All in good time. I bought used TVs off Craigslist until I became a resident, at which time I decided it was time to reward myself with a 46" LCD. It makes you appreciate it more. 😉



Internet at home was a must for me. The internet is how I unwind after a long day (or on a day off). I always studied at school (and didn't use a laptop), so it wasn't a distraction issue.

that's what i keep telling myself. although honestly someone else will have to do the purchasing of expensive things for me. i don't like to let go of money. i imagine my husband (when i get one) will have to buy these things for us with our money because i am such a cheapskate, uh, i mean, frugal person.
as i type this on my 4 year old laptop that desperately needs massive work done or to be sent to laptop heaven... i got talked into replacing it by practically everyone, but i just dread having to let go of that kind of money (for a macbook pro, so you know it's not cheap). my only consolation is that i'm giving this laptop to my aunt, who won't care/notice that it's slow and won't need it for much. i would hate for such a faithful machine to go to waste.
wow, what a tangent. i need to be stopped.
and lol@bojangles!

 

[BigRedder]

I did it for a month. Did fantastic in school. Hated life. If you really want to "avoid distraction", just do all your studying at school and all your play at home.

 

[da8s0859q]

I did it for a month. Did fantastic in school. Hated life. If you really want to "avoid distraction", just do all your studying at school and all your play at home.

Yup, there's this. Or if it's a distraction issue, do your studying on paper. Yes, it can be done -- I have classmates who do it.

It's a lot of printing, but... hey, sometimes you just wanna feel that sensual looseleaf with a hot, steamy narrative describing the effects of tetracyclines on the bad, bad 16S part of the 30S ribosomal subunit.

... yeah.

 

[DrReo]

Fight the distracting forces with discipline. I'd get it in the beginning.

 

[theVster]

I did it for a month. Did fantastic in school. Hated life. If you really want to "avoid distraction", just do all your studying at school and all your play at home.

👍

 

[45408]

that's what i keep telling myself. although honestly someone else will have to do the purchasing of expensive things for me. i don't like to let go of money. i imagine my husband (when i get one) will have to buy these things for us with our money because i am such a cheapskate, uh, i mean, frugal person.
as i type this on my 4 year old laptop that desperately needs massive work done or to be sent to laptop heaven... i got talked into replacing it by practically everyone, but i just dread having to let go of that kind of money (for a macbook pro, so you know it's not cheap). my only consolation is that i'm giving this laptop to my aunt, who won't care/notice that it's slow and won't need it for much. i would hate for such a faithful machine to go to waste.
wow, what a tangent. i need to be stopped.
and lol@bojangles!

lol, a four-year old laptop is nothing. we kept my wife's laptop going for 8 years, and then I sold it on Craigslist for $125 to some lady with zero bargaining abilities. My desktop is 4.5 years old, and I would like to replace it. I just have so many better ways to spend my money (pay off debt, put it in savings, save up for a cruise in November), that it's hard to justify it. Maybe in spring.

 

[The Poet Sings]

lol, a four-year old laptop is nothing. we kept my wife's laptop going for 8 years, and then I sold it on Craigslist for $125 to some lady with zero bargaining abilities. My desktop is 4.5 years old, and I would like to replace it. I just have so many better ways to spend my money (pay off debt, put it in savings, save up for a cruise in November), that it's hard to justify it. Maybe in spring.

just as i'm content with my decision to let this one go, you come in here with that . it'll get a few good years with my aunt. the slowness is just too much for me.

 

[w00tz]

I can't study at home regardless of having internet or not. There's also the TV, the bed, the couch, and the worst for me is the fridge. Seems like whenever I finish reading a page at home, I'll go open the fridge. Pretty sure I like to eat when I'm bored. So instead of not having a fridge, I just don't study at home.

 

[yaparqa]

internet is dark dark matter into which time and all useful resources and faculties of the human brain are sucked into - resources which have a regeneration time of n^(1/5) recharging time to the rate that the resources are sucked from internet participant therein.

 

[SAvoodoo]

It depends where you live. I lived in a large apartment complex first year and "didn't need" internet so I never got it...when I moved into a house a little bit farther away and had less neighbors that plan no longer worked and had to get it. It's one of those things that is worth the price just for the one time you really need to send an email/check an update/find some piece of information immediately. My opinion is it's better to have it as a safety net just in case, and if it's too big of a distraction just turn off your computer's wireless or study somewhere without it.

 

[willen101383]

nice 👍. sometimes i wish i had worked (or had rich parents) so i could have all these nice things. 🙁. oh well... eventually...

Thats what you get when you work your ass off for 5 years post college before starting med school haha.

I just bought my house a few months ago and I had this "dream" for the living room I had to fulfill. The room isnt huge and I loved the idea of the TV only sticking off the wall 2 inches (literally).

As far as samsungs LEDs....wait a while there are some significant black level issues when the room is really dark...but other than that the actual picture is niceee.

 

[ArcGurren]

lmao good luck going anywhere without some sort of internet connection. you can do without a TV though, provided you know where to find your shows on the internet or if you have friends with TV if you really really can't resist

 

[unsung]

I already plan on to not getting cable. I am contemplating the internet distraction too, but I don't really know if this is very feasible, since I assume you may need to keep up with school related work online - like blackboard. I will be living about a mile from my medical school, and I will probably have WIFI there. Anyone tried this?

I would not be able to live like this.

Yes, schools have "wifi", so theoretically, you could get everything you need done there. But ime, the connection is shoddy and unreliable at best. (At least, my school.) So it's really not something you want to be struggling with if you have a test the next day and want to look at something online.

The other thing you'll want to consider is online components of your classes. I basically watched all the class lectures online, and those are big files... again, you don't want to be struggling with trying to do that on a slow and unreliable connection.

And that's just the school stuff. Seriously, I depend on the internet so much for daily life- even my recipes are all bookmarked online... so that would definitely be a no go.

I *heart* internet.

 

[Guyton Killah]

It's impossible to be successful in a medical school without INTERNET. period. the thing about med-school is that you tend to teach yourself most of the staff alone, on your own. so without internet how are you gonna do that. national geographic channel? ohh please. give me a break 🙁

 

[da8s0859q]

It's impossible to be successful in a medical school without INTERNET. period. the thing about med-school is that you tend to teach yourself most of the staff alone, on your own. so without internet how are you gonna do that. national geographic channel? ohh please. give me a break 🙁

Books. Lectures. Lots of non-internet ways about it... you know, like how medical students did things for decades.