nervous about starting med school

[rospat]

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Hi everyone,

Just got accepted into medical school a few weeks ago off the wait list after not getting in for the last two years 🙂. Really excited but nervous about starting. In undergrad, I got off to a rough start and this really made it much harder for me to get into medical school.

I definitely want to start strong as a new student, and was wondering if there are any books I should read before the year begins. Thanks.

 

[VisionaryTics]

Hi everyone,

Just got accepted into medical school a few weeks ago off the wait list after not getting in for the last two years 🙂. Really excited but nervous about starting. In undergrad, I got off to a rough start and this really made it much harder for me to get into medical school.

I definitely want to start strong as a new student, and was wondering if there are any books I should read before the year begins. Thanks.

Congrats!

To answer your question, no. Don't do anything. Relax. There are dozens of threads like this every year. Everyone starts on pretty equal footing and then gets the **** knocked out of them for the first couple months/years/decades.

 

[Dr Love]

Anatomy will be the hardest class in medical school. You can read an anatomy book if you are bored, or you can focus on areas where you might have a focused defect (biochemistry, for example).

 

[bigloley]

Enjoy the time off then hit the ground running once you start school. Don't wait to study until after first week, start studying on day one.

But right now, enjoy your summer

 

[surftheiop]

Enjoy the time off then hit the ground running once you start school. Don't wait to study until after first week, start studying on day one.

But right now, enjoy your summer

this is good advice, any benefit you could gain from studying now is much smaller than the benefit you get if you start studying day 1 instead of bumming around for a couple week like most of us did 😀

Also, during first year, seriously just listen to what your professors tell you to learn and learn it. No sense in using 2000 different resources, the notes they give you will probably be enough, and if you pay attention they are probably going to give you a pretty good guess of what you will be tested on.

 

[Alvarez13]

Anatomy will be the hardest class in medical school. You can read an anatomy book if you are bored, or you can focus on areas where you might have a focused defect (biochemistry, for example).

Anatomy will be the hardest class in medical school? With all do respect, are you high?

OP, relax and enjoy your time off. That first semester is rough with all the adjusting, but you'll get into your routine, figure out how you learn, and do great.

 

[SMCmedicine]

I have to agree with the above post. The first year of medical school is really about just learning how to study in med school and getting your pattern/daily schedule down.

I made the mistake of trying to study before I started med school. COMPLETE waste of time since I didn't have the same desire to study as I do when in the academic season and I wasn't studying high yield material.

The only book I'm glad I read is called, "How to study in medical school." I got it off amazon. It's written by an MD, really short book. Not expensive. Check it out on amazon and I'd recommend getting it. I developed my med school study techniques from reading it.

 

[notbobtrustme]

just masturbate a lot.

 

[patel2]

I have to agree with the above post. The first year of medical school is really about just learning how to masturbate in med school and getting your masturbation daily schedule down.

I made the mistake of trying to masturbate before I started med school. COMPLETE waste of time since I didn't have the same desire to masturbate as I do when in the academic season and I wasn't studying high yield masturbation material.

The only book I'm glad I read is called, "How to masturbate in medical school." I got it off amazon. It's written by an MD, really short book. Not expensive. Check it out on amazon and I'd recommend getting it. I developed my best techniques from reading it.

 

[Lexicon0]

I have to agree with the above post. The first year of medical school is really about just learning how to masturbate in med school and getting your masturbation daily schedule down.

I made the mistake of trying to masturbate before I started med school. COMPLETE waste of time since I didn't have the same desire to masturbate as I do when in the academic season and I wasn't studying high yield masturbation material.

The only book I'm glad I read is called, "How to masturbate in medical school." I got it off amazon. It's written by an MD, really short book. Not expensive. Check it out on amazon and I'd recommend getting it. I developed my best techniques from reading it.

LOL 🤣

 

[Magillicutty]

Anatomy will be the hardest class in medical school. You can read an anatomy book if you are bored, or you can focus on areas where you might have a focused defect (biochemistry, for example).

This totally depends on the curriculum of whatever school OP is headed to...my advice is to relax, get your living situation under control before school starts, start studying from the first week, and find a great group of med school friends (go to the activities and social events).

 

[FSUseminoleEM1]

I would say relax but don't form any lazy habits. No need to be nervous. The first week was intimidating and hazy trying to adjust, but after that you find your groove.

 

[Frank Nutter]

I suggest peppering your angus

 

[Law2Doc]

I have to agree with the above post. The first year of medical school is really about just learning how to masturbate in med school and getting your masturbation daily schedule down.

I made the mistake of trying to masturbate before I started med school. COMPLETE waste of time since I didn't have the same desire to masturbate as I do when in the academic season and I wasn't studying high yield masturbation material.

The only book I'm glad I read is called, "How to masturbate in medical school." I got it off amazon. It's written by an MD, really short book. Not expensive. Check it out on amazon and I'd recommend getting it. I developed my best techniques from reading it.

Just make sure you don't try to save money buying a used copy.

 

[kpcrew]

Just make sure you don't try to save money buying a used copy.

Nah man, it's "like new".

 

[Medstudent1968]

1. Don't pre-study. Really, just don't. Enjoy your summer.

2. Being slightly nervous is probably a good thing. Be ready to swing for the fences for those first 3 months or so until you get adjusted.

 

[rodlops]

Med School Confidential book has a good overview of medical school. I found it useful when I was applying but it also goes into the med school years.

I'm also reading Success in Medical School - Insider Advice for the Preclinical Years which has a lot of details about preclinical courses, USMLE, research, mentors, choosing a specialty, and what makes a student successful.

Other than that, I'm trying to relax and have some fun.

 

[479260]

I have to agree with the above post. The first year of medical school is really about just learning how to masturbate in med school and getting your masturbation daily schedule down.

I made the mistake of trying to masturbate before I started med school. COMPLETE waste of time since I didn't have the same desire to masturbate as I do when in the academic season and I wasn't studying high yield masturbation material.

The only book I'm glad I read is called, "How to masturbate in medical school." I got it off amazon. It's written by an MD, really short book. Not expensive. Check it out on amazon and I'd recommend getting it. I developed my best techniques from reading it.

hahahahaha👍

 

[SMCmedicine]

First year is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Totally doable. I did well and I'm an average student. Simply put in the hours and THINK. You will be fine. Here is a video I made to prove it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3tbRTriupM

 

[EBTrailRunner]

First year is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Totally doable. I did well and I'm an average student. Simply put in the hours and THINK. You will be fine. Here is a video I made to prove it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3tbRTriupM

Actually quite a helpful video. Thanks.

 

[479260]

Some good advice in this thread.

 

[VenusinFurs]

Don't worry, it's just like Scrubs

 

[Kevin Baker]

I have to agree with the above post. The first year of medical school is really about just learning how to study in med school and getting your pattern/daily schedule down.

I made the mistake of trying to study before I started med school. COMPLETE waste of time since I didn't have the same desire to study as I do when in the academic season and I wasn't studying high yield material.

The only book I'm glad I read is called, "How to study in medical school." I got it off amazon. It's written by an MD, really short book. Not expensive. Check it out on amazon and I'd recommend getting it. I developed my med school study techniques from reading it.

Hardest is going to be subjective but what it so hard about anatomy is you're thrown into the fire and expected to quickly learn how to study efficiently. Looking back, the material wasn't so bad but for those of us who didn't have anatomy experience, the class definitely required the most effort of all others. Granted, I've only finished first year but anatomy is the class where people did the worst in at my school. I'd say things like neuro were harder material wise but almost everyone managed to pass that. Anatomy... we had a good amount of failures.

But yeah, start studying first day, focus on learning HOW to study and not what to study. If there is a way to desensitize yourself to cutting into a cadaver, do it, and if you have free time, both BRS anatomy and the Univ of Michigan website might be worth skimming, just to familiarize yourself with the layout.

Also, getting your living situation down would help and finding a good place to study works.

 

[SoonerFromTexas]

I have to agree with the above post. The first year of medical school is really about just learning how to masturbate in med school and getting your masturbation daily schedule down.

I made the mistake of trying to masturbate before I started med school. COMPLETE waste of time since I didn't have the same desire to masturbate as I do when in the academic season and I wasn't studying high yield masturbation material.

The only book I'm glad I read is called, "How to masturbate in medical school." I got it off amazon. It's written by an MD, really short book. Not expensive. Check it out on amazon and I'd recommend getting it. I developed my best techniques from reading it.

Funniest post on SDN by far.

 

[Lunasly]

Funniest post on SDN by far.

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