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You don't buy it? Then don't, because some of us do study that long (or even longer than that especially before exams.) You just need to train yourself and give yourself incentives after every study "block" (whether it lasts for 45 min. or an hour.) In order to pass, I'm sure 4-5 hrs would suffice.
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Yes. You'll figure out how much you need to study to pass. May even be less than this if things click quickly for you.
Step 1, however, (the thing that really matters) is a whole different ballgame... or so I hear.
2-4 hours a day is basically what I did throughout the quarter. I didn't attend class, I didn't study during the weekends except: When midterms/finals rolled around I started studying two fridays beforehand hardcore all day long. I ended up doing really well in my classes so it's definitely doable. When I study I don't look at facebook or sdn or anything. If you focus and make the most of your time you don't need to study all the time. This is M1 though which I didn't seem too bad. I am planning to step it up M2 year
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I don't think most people study close to 12 hours a day, even if you include lecture attendance. The time required can vary tremendously from person to person, so you might want to try overstudying for the first few weeks and then cutting down a bit.
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i've read a lot of interesting articles on StudyHacks and there's one in particular i remember well. i guess some study shows that your productiveness/effectiveness/quality in studying drops off sharply after the first two hours. i also read somewhere (sorry that i don't know where, it was a long time ago) but that after you learn something, it takes an hour for your brain to process it and commit it to memory. so my general approach to studying is to do it in maximum 2 hour bursts, and then do something else for a while. so this might be an hour in the AM, maybe an hour at lunch, 2 hours in the evening. If I am studying for something major, like a big test, maybe 2 hours before dinner and 2-3 after. while i believe that some people can and do study 14 hours a day, it seems like doing 2-4 hours of productive studying EVERY day beats 14-hour days in the week leading up to a test.
of course i don't always practice what i preach (i i procrastinate then end up cramming) but i intend to try really hard when i am in school 🙂
of course i don't always practice what i preach (i i procrastinate then end up cramming) but i intend to try really hard when i am in school 🙂
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My gf (now an M3), claims that study schedule is like this:
Year 1: study 3-5 hrs a day and you're ok (assuming good memory).
Year 2: suddenly realize 3-5 hrs no longer cuts it (regardless of memory). So start studying 6-8 hrs a day.
Close to Step 1: Realizes that she should have studied more than 3-5 hrs a day during year 1 and now is studying 10-12 hrs to compensate.
Year 3 (so far): Now on surgery rotation and reminisces about ONLY doing work for 10-12 hrs a day. On top of rotation that is easily 12 hrs, she also needs to study for Step 2.
And it only gets worse...!
Year 1: study 3-5 hrs a day and you're ok (assuming good memory).
Year 2: suddenly realize 3-5 hrs no longer cuts it (regardless of memory). So start studying 6-8 hrs a day.
Close to Step 1: Realizes that she should have studied more than 3-5 hrs a day during year 1 and now is studying 10-12 hrs to compensate.
Year 3 (so far): Now on surgery rotation and reminisces about ONLY doing work for 10-12 hrs a day. On top of rotation that is easily 12 hrs, she also needs to study for Step 2.
And it only gets worse...!
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She can fit 3-5 YEARS into a single day?! 😱 HOLY CRAP. YOU'RE DATING SOMEONE TO WHOM THE LAWS OF PHYSICS DO NOT APPLY.
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Clearly you haven't seen Inception yet.
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Phenomenal movie, I just got back from seeing it.
Also, kudos on the physics-defying chick. I hear they're awesome in bed.
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well you will figure it out after your first test and based on what your expectations are gradewise. then simply apply the following formula.
for those who think that you will get by on 2-3 hrs of studying a day, you are in for a rude awakening (i used to think that)
Study time in year 1 (baseline)
M2 = Study time in year 1 * 2
Step 1 study = study time in year 1 * 3
for those who think that you will get by on 2-3 hrs of studying a day, you are in for a rude awakening (i used to think that)
Study time in year 1 (baseline)
M2 = Study time in year 1 * 2
Step 1 study = study time in year 1 * 3
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I guess it just depends on the person and the school, I talked to a bunch of soon to be MS2's and several of them said they only spent about 2 hours a day studying during MS1, except for the couple days leading up to a test where they did a lot more.
