not making honors

[hb2998]

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I really wish I did better than just pass, but:

A) I have hardworking friends that didn't even pass
B) Worked my butt off just to pass.

so, I'm content 😀 👍

I was reading a book today at B&N (its my spring break), it said that 20% of physicians are dissatisfied with their career choice, and oddly most of the 20% are in the highly competitive specialties. It argued that these competitive fields they no longer provide the benefits they used to ($/prestige/high status etc.) It said that physicians in primary care/noncompetitive specialties are the most satisfied. Some of the unsatisfied physicians might have just been qualified for a high end specialty so never even considered one they regarded as being "below them."

My goal has never been to be the best for the sake of being the best. I understand the attraction and (unfortunately) the pressure to do well, but don't understand why people can't look at what they've accomplished and let go of what they having been unable to attain.

 

[Law2Doc]

but don't understand why people can't look at what they've accomplished and let go of what they having been unable to attain.

The people who have the drive to get into and through med school are often those with great ambition and a need to excel. The folks who would be satisfied just being a doctor often are the folks who don't get into med school in the first place. So it is a self selecting neurosis.

 

[bwells46]

i am pretty pissed that i didn't make honors in two classes by less than half a percent. and the thing that sucks is that the standardized patients and subjective comments screwed me up. i talked with the faculty and they are adamant that my grade will remain the same. this seems crazy to me since one of the exams is a complete outlier and defnitely the patient screwed me up. how to suck it up and remain neutral. i feel that putting hard work does not translate into good grades in medical school. also, faculty evaluations are so subjective and you have to basically suck up to them to get honors.

Just try harder next semester. It's not like you're getting kicked out of med school... 🙄

 

[Mariah246]

Just try harder next semester. It's not like you're getting kicked out of med school... 🙄

No but missing out on honors in key rotations (say, medicine/surgery) is akin to being kicked out of some of the most competitive specialties out there. (i.e. Good luck getting that integrated plastics spot with a pass on your surgery rotation)