Yea thanks man, I appreciate the advice. The only "C" I got was in my first semester physics lab section, but received a "B" in lecture. And honestly, I find the second half of physics to be way more interesting, but still tough never the less. As far as Ochem, I'm struggling to keep my "B" but will continue to kill it in order to maintain or get a better grade "by any means necessary" lol. On a side note, what year are in medical school? And if you don't mind what like a typical day in the med school your at, if you don't mind just giving some info. PEACE.
Sure thing. Keep the B. (raised fist) If you can get B's in those and A's in bio classes. Then to me you look ready. What do I know though? Except that we don't do that type of work in med school. It's mostly organizing and studying and memorizing information. Like General Bio. I don't recall the criteria of the various phyla. I think I can't even remember when I forgot it. It's gone. Way gone.
That's actually one of the cool things about medical studies. I was studying in a room waiting for a PBL class to start and the first years were studying cardiology. So was I. I'm a 3rd year. It keeps twisting around human physiology and pathology until they cut you loose. And then you just keep studying around what you need to know to treat your patients. On and on. But thematically contiguous.
So there's less terminal culdesacs of knowledge that you have to master.
Although it starts out a massive mountain. You keep at it. You just study every day and try to keep up. And you kind of figure out what kind of price you will pay for a certain level of performance and kind of look around for what interests you vs what's possible given the bargain you strike. And go from there.
If you're young dumb and full of cum. Then go ferocious. And get research. And take over the world. Make your defense impregnable. Take the heart of your enemies and eat their children. Like Tyson.
But there's ways through it. That can be handled with slickness. And with more serenity. Depends on what you need out of it to get to where you want to be.
So my gospel is figure out what you want to be when you grow up quickly. Join groups. Shadow. all that. Start now. Because that can guide your efforts more parsimoniously. And by that I mean maintaining your health, love life, etc.
As far as a daily life. First 2 years is tons of sedentary studying. It can be depressing. You have to work out and eat right. 3 year is really like an 18 month marathon to get to promise land--the 2nd half of 4th year where you just veg out like lizard on a hot rock.
The marathon is better quality of life than the sedentary study crunch to me. But people's opinion varies. It's highly variable. Sometimes you work close to 80 hours a week, more if you're a killer and interested in running with killers. Other rotations 30 hours of cush. If you maintain a decent study regimen throughout then shelf exams are doable. But there not easy to honor. So again. If depends on what you need out of your education. #rd year would be really hard if you needed all honors. I'm not sure I could do it even in my prime. I'm not that great at standardized exams.
I think I just bored myself to tears talking about daily life.
In short it's a lot of work and a lot of studying. And not at all interesting to talk about. You're only interested because it lies behind the veil of what you seek. And it's tough to get it in, so I understand. But when you get here, you'll see. It's just workin a job like everyone else.
PM me if you want to know anything specific.
