People with 'Class of 2009' signatures

[getunconcsious]

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Just curious, where do you get the confidence that you'll graduate from? I wish I had it! I won't put it in my sig because I feel like there's a chance that I'll be the dropout of 2007 🙄

Do you guys worry like me too? Or do you really have that much confidence in your abilities?

 

[drsungoddess]

we've made it this far w/o any trouble so why do you think we would drop out. I hear that there is a very low percentage of people who do not finish medical school, and usually it is people who choose a diff career path, not ones that fail out. Besides, medical schools do everything in their power to make sure you succeed, tutors, practice tests, big sib programs. If you made it this far, i am sure you will graduate with the rest of us class of 2009ers! Good luck and stop worrying so much, it will all b ok.

 

[drguy22]

Just curious, where do you get the confidence that you'll graduate from? I wish I had it! I won't put it in my sig because I feel like there's a chance that I'll be the dropout of 2007 🙄

Do you guys worry like me too? Or do you really have that much confidence in your abilities?

ya dude u need to chill....we have been selected cuz med schools know we will succeed...u gots nothing to worry bout...enjoy wat time u got left... 😎

 

[Iwy Em Hotep]

I'm not a big fan of the "c/o 2009" thing either. Not because I think students drop out, but because a lot of students take more than four years to graduate for whatever reason.

I much prefer "E-05."

 

[Termwean]

Hey ******s..........if you started med school this semester than you are in the class of 2009. MD/whatevers(phd, mph) will take longer, but for the time being they are also in the c/o 2009. Technically...until the day you get your butt booted out of school, or recycled....you are class of 2009. Have some confidence in yourself, flaunt it, be proud! It's not like you are running around calling yourself a Doctor or something.

Just in spite of this thread...I am going to bold the hell out of my c/o 2009.

 

[domukin]

Hey ******s..........if you started med school this semester than you are in the class of 2009. MD/whatevers(phd, mph) will take longer, but for the time being they are also in the c/o 2009. Technically...until the day you get your butt booted out of school, or recycled....you are class of 2009. Have some confidence in yourself, flaunt it, be proud! It's not like you are running around calling yourself a Doctor or something.

Just in spite of this thread...I am going to bold the hell out of my c/o 2009.

I love your IN-YOUR-FACE attitude and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. 😀

 

[DieselPetrolGrl]

i need a new signature hrmp

 

[TheMightyAngus]

ya dude u need to chill....we have been selected cuz med schools know we will succeed...u gots nothing to worry bout...enjoy wat time u got left... 😎

Failing med school is actually more common than people think. I know someone who is on faculty at a top med school and one of his responsibilities is to meet with students who are struggling. He says that in any given year he'll meet with a dozen or so students, and 1/4 don't make it through because of:
a) can't handle the academics
b) can't handle the hours
c) can't handle being around sick people all the time

Yeah, schools will talk about how almost everybody passes. But for those that are having trouble, there is very little support and many get depressed, cynical, withdrawn and ultimately dropout.

 

[MWillie]

Failing med school is actually more common than people think. I know someone who is on faculty at a top med school and one of his responsibilities is to meet with students who are struggling. He says that in any given year he'll meet with a dozen or so students, and 1/4 don't make it through because of:
a) can't handle the academics
b) can't handle the hours
c) can't handle being around sick people all the time

Yeah, schools will talk about how almost everybody passes. But for those that are having trouble, there is very little support and many get depressed, cynical, withdrawn and ultimately dropout.

How about we get some real numbers instead of anecdotes from some random faculty.

 

[VincentAdultman]

The effort you need to put forth to flunk out of med school is as great as the effort needed to excel.

Don't worry you'll be fine.

 

[Dr_rOrO]

Failing in med school is very common...mostly in the 1st year!...i repeated 1st year...with many other students...but after that year...everything goes better...coz u get to know how to study...what to study..
i still get afraid of failling..when ever the finals come..i become so worried...but i think it's ok...coz it makes me study harder...

good luck for every one 😉

 

[chameleonknight]

Here is a number: over 10% (not sure exactly how many) of our class either quit altogether or had to repeat a year (for various reasons, not all academic).

 

[Syranope2]

Here is a number: over 10% (not sure exactly how many) of our class either quit altogether or had to repeat a year (for various reasons, not all academic).

well here's another number - 2 out of 125 in our class are repeating next year because of non-academic reasons. everyone else passed. everyone. it is hard to fail out of med school. you gotta want it bad.

 

[noncestvrai]

There was one person from last year that repeated the year with us, then a few who had other projects going on and put medschool on a hiatus, one of them signed a record contract, he's in a band.

I think the old saying is true that it is much harder to get in than to be kicked out/drop out/fail out.

noncestvrai

 

[VincentAdultman]

Here is a number: over 10% (not sure exactly how many) of our class either quit altogether or had to repeat a year (for various reasons, not all academic).

If you flunk out of med school, it's probably because you find out you never wanted to be there in the first place. It is much more common to have to repeat first year, which is obviously not the same as flunking out. You just have to wait that extra year for the MD. That doesn't mean it doesn't suck huge donkey balls of course.

Anyway, I'd like to knnow the %age of people who fail altogether. It's proably much smaller than that 10%.

 

[getunconcsious]

Very insightful replies everyone. I guess I should clarify something--I am not that worried about failing academically. It sounds uppity but I am a pretty smart guy and more importantly I am kind of a depressed homebody so I study a LOT. I have the stamina for all-nighters and I have a very good memory so I'm sure that I can pass everything, at least in the pre-clinical years.

What I am worried about is just having a nervous breakdown. While intellectual ability is great, I am very lacking in emotional stability compared to the average medical student. Honestly, I think this came through in interviews and that's why I didn't get into more places. I hear some stories about what goes on in rotations and I don't know if I could get through it without just melting down or killing myself or something.

I dunno...maybe I just think too much about it.

 

[Blade28]

I much prefer "E-05."

Error by the third baseman? 😉

Seriously, it's good (and almost necessary) to exude confidence in this field. Sure you may have lots of doubts (who doesn't?), but be assertive, enjoy yourself, and you'll make your patients feel at ease.

 

[Lemont]

At my friends med school for 1st year out of class of roughly 150 or so...

11 dropped out for various reasons and never returned
7 had to repeat the year
2 expelled (one expelled because he was repeating 1st year and failed a class again)
2 suicides

The biggest myth about med school = The hardest part is getting in!

 

[UCSBMed1]

At my friends med school for 1st year out of class of roughly 150 or so...

11 dropped out for various reasons and never returned
7 had to repeat the year
2 expelled (one expelled because he was repeating 1st year and failed a class again)
2 suicides

The biggest myth about med school = The hardest part is getting in!

Don't let posts like these fool you. Depending on the school, graduation rates are over 90%--nationally. So despite hearing anecdotes about people "failing," "dropping out," "being expelled," and the like, these sort of things are exceedingly in the minority.

The fact is that most students who matriculate to a US medical school (again >90%) pass and become doctors. So the hardest part about med school is definately not "getting in" (after studying and taking Step I, I can confidently say that honor lies with the boards) but you WILL pass if you put the time in, and the truth lies with the numbers.

First years, don't be discouraged, you will make it, and you will graduate! 😀

Good luck!

 

[Blade28]

Of my class of 62, I believe we lost around 6-7 by the time we graduated.

 

[getunconcsious]

Don't let posts like these fool you. Depending on the school, graduation rates are over 90%--nationally. So despite hearing anecdotes about people "failing," "dropping out," "being expelled," and the like, these sort of things are exceedingly in the minority.

The fact is that most students who matriculate to a US medical school (again >90%) pass and become doctors. So the hardest part about med school is definately not "getting in" (after studying and taking Step I, I can confidently say that honor lies with the boards) but you WILL pass if you put the time in, and the truth lies with the numbers.

First years, don't be discouraged, you will make it, and you will graduate! 😀

Good luck!

Thank you for the encouragement, UCSBMed 🙂 What made me start thinking along these lines is that a really bad thing happened to me in my personal life and it couldn't come at a worse time. And every day I wake up feeling horrible and wanting to do stupid things like I used to (Acting out in very self-destructive ways like cutting, binge drinking, etc) and the whole situation has made me realize how emotionally volatile of a person I really am. Right now I feel like if one more thing pushed me over the edge I would just cave in. I am trying to deal, but I think that if it doesn't get any better in a couple of weeks I will just talk to a shrink or something.

Anyways, sorry for all the rambling, you guys are very encouraging and I really appreciate it right now 🙂

 

[Iwy Em Hotep]

Thank you for the encouragement, UCSBMed 🙂 What made me start thinking along these lines is that a really bad thing happened to me in my personal life and it couldn't come at a worse time. And every day I wake up feeling horrible and wanting to do stupid things like I used to (Acting out in very self-destructive ways like cutting, binge drinking, etc) and the whole situation has made me realize how emotionally volatile of a person I really am. Right now I feel like if one more thing pushed me over the edge I would just cave in. I am trying to deal, but I think that if it doesn't get any better in a couple of weeks I will just talk to a shrink or something.

Anyways, sorry for all the rambling, you guys are very encouraging and I really appreciate it right now 🙂

If this is true, then I would suggest seeing your school's counselor now and talking through things. Don't wait, and don't "tough it out." Ther'e's no shame in getting some help to get your life back on track.

 

[getunconcsious]

If this is true, then I would suggest seeing your school's counselor now and talking through things. Don't wait, and don't "tough it out." Ther'e's no shame in getting some help to get your life back on track.

Thanks Iwy. I really do think things will get better next week when orientation and classes start. I'm trying to put this past me and think of it as a new beginning but it's just so hard.

I would love to know how many med students quit because of going nuts...hopefully I won't be the first. 🙄

 

[TheMightyAngus]

Thank you for the encouragement, UCSBMed 🙂 What made me start thinking along these lines is that a really bad thing happened to me in my personal life and it couldn't come at a worse time. And every day I wake up feeling horrible and wanting to do stupid things like I used to (Acting out in very self-destructive ways like cutting, binge drinking, etc) and the whole situation has made me realize how emotionally volatile of a person I really am. Right now I feel like if one more thing pushed me over the edge I would just cave in. I am trying to deal, but I think that if it doesn't get any better in a couple of weeks I will just talk to a shrink or something.

Anyways, sorry for all the rambling, you guys are very encouraging and I really appreciate it right now 🙂

I suggest trying to set up some sort of support network early on. From what I hear, med school can be a very lonely experience. But, a lot of people have gone through some pretty disturbing/depressing/upsetting situations and have come out a lot happier on the other end, though it may not seem likely. I know I have! Just make sure you involve yourself in activities/friends to keep you grounded and happy.