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[Pablo94]

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So I just started med school this summer and am taking anatomy. I've been busting my ass for both exams, like studying ten hours a day doing practice questions, more than I have ever studied for anything in my life and I still just barely pass my exams. These exams are hard as hell, is it a big deal if I am not scoring 90% or 80%, I still want to leave some doors open for myself and be competitive enough for specialties in the future. My school ranks students in quartiles, does my class rank really matter that much? Any tips on studying would be much appreciated as well.

THanks!

 

[ortnakas]

Anatomy is hard. It gets better. Worry about surviving anatomy for now. You can worry about your class rank later.

 

[bananafish94]

Your class rank does matter but schools vary a lot in how they calculate class rank. Your pre-clinical grades might only make up a relatively small percentage of your class rank, or they might be really important. I think it's a good idea to do as well as you possibly can, but anatomy is very hard (especially at first) so don't beat yourself up if you are low-passing the exams.

 

[Pablo94]

So anatomy is hard in comparison to the rest of the courses you would say?

 

[Lya]

So anatomy is hard in comparison to the rest of the courses you would say?

Anatomy feels harder for many incoming students, probably not because the course itself is harder than other courses, but more because people haven't found their grooves yet.

 

[wdoc]

So anatomy is hard in comparison to the rest of the courses you would say?

You'll find that there are some classes that require more rote memorization, while others (like physiology for example) that require a thorough understanding of the subject. Anatomy was tough for me because I had it before I really figured out how to study best. Now is the time that you should be experimenting with different study methods to try to find which works best for you.

 

[Goro]

Anatomy is hard. It gets better. Worry about surviving anatomy for now. You can worry about your class rank later.

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[Pablo94]

I got a 95 on the lecture portion of the exam, but a 66 on the lab portion (where we have to identify anatomical parts). Mostly because I wasn't specific enough and didn't say whether it was on the right or left side of the body.

 

[Pablo94]

damn it