Memory Skills

[dWiz]

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I'm surprised at times how some people have such great memory of detail. I was talking to a senior at my school and he knew every detail about the stuff i'm studying right now, and i'm 2 yrs his junior. I hardly even remember anything from last semester; its like a drunken blur to me..and then these peeps remember everything from yrs ago...am i evolutionarily inferior 👎

 

[pmantz]

I think the reason this D4? remembers so much is because he has had time to digest the information crammed into his skull during his first two years. He has had the opportunity to apply what he has learned and so your impression is that he has this great memory. I am sure when he/she was in your position they felt equally as brain dead.

I remember fealing overwhelmed with freshmen chemistry, and when I was a senior chem major I would help underclassmen with their homework. Although I did not do the exact same work for 3 years I still new most of it because the principals you learn at the beginning were used through all my course work. I think the same applies to dental school. I am sure some of the students I helped must feel the same way you do.

 

[dWiz]

You admitted not too long ago you 'SETTLED' for dentistry. That is your problem. The senior at your school probably enjoys dentistry versus you who regrets going to dental school. If you don't have a passion for what you do, it makes it a lot easier to just do what you have to do to make it by. Either go where your heart is and drop out of d-school or suck it up and hit the books harder. You can make out of the situation what you want to. It is not too late to drop out and go to med school if you so desire. I dropped out of d-school a decade ago for various reasons and decided to go back. I don't regret my decision to drop out one bit. I have a greater appreciation for dentistry now.

im sure i was being sarcastic....maybe you lack a sense of humor? maybe your mother didn't love you as a child? have you ever thought of that

and no thanx, i dont want to drop out of d-school now and come back ten years later with a greater appreciation....but thx for that input 👍

 

[dWiz]

I think the reason this D4? remembers so much is because he has had time to digest the information crammed into his skull during his first two years. He has had the opportunity to apply what he has learned and so your impression is that he has this great memory. I am sure when he/she was in your position they felt equally as brain dead.

I remember fealing overwhelmed with freshmen chemistry, and when I was a senior chem major I would help underclassmen with their homework. Although I did not do the exact same work for 3 years I still new most of it because the principals you learn at the beginning were used through all my course work. I think the same applies to dental school. I am sure some of the students I helped must feel the same way you do.

nice.

i tend to remember the big picture, but details fly by pretty quick....i was impressed by this guy's memory of the kniitty gritty details that i'm sure don't apply all that much with dentistry .

 

[pmantz]

nice.

i tend to remember the big picture, but details fly by pretty quick....i was impressed by this guy's memory of the kniitty gritty details that i'm sure don't apply all that much with dentistry .

Maybe he is a mutant. 😛

 

[hockeydentist]

You admitted not too long ago you 'SETTLED' for dentistry. That is your problem. The senior at your school probably enjoys dentistry versus you who regrets going to dental school. If you don't have a passion for what you do, it makes it a lot easier to just do what you have to do to make it by. Either go where your heart is and drop out of d-school or suck it up and hit the books harder. You can make out of the situation what you want to. It is not too late to drop out and go to med school if you so desire. I dropped out of d-school a decade ago for various reasons and decided to go back. I don't regret my decision to drop out one bit. I have a greater appreciation for dentistry now.

how can you make such a hasty generalization...

 

[Taxi Driver]

You have to relearn it all a second time when you study for the NBDE I & II. The second time around it should stick a little better.

 

[crazy_sherm]

You have to relearn it all a second time when you study for the NBDE I & II. The second time around it should stick a little better.

Also, some of that stuff they make us learn before heading down to clinic might actually apply and the context of experiencing it with a real patient really helps commit certain things to memory. Either that, or you made a mistake in front of some faculty member who proceeded to chew you out so you will always remember not to make that same mistake again.

 

[tinman831]

You have to relearn it all a second time when you study for the NBDE I & II. The second time around it should stick a little better.

*phew* I hope so. I was looking through some of the question posts in the NBDE forum and realized how little I retained from year 1. 😱