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ErythroDoc said:
So first off i just got accepted🙂 I searched what to do post acceptance and almost everyone says just to RELAX. Does anyone else feel weird not doing anything academically for once? Do any current med students agree to relax during your almost a year off?
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Yes. Relax, for crying out loud!
 
The suggestions you have heard until now have been false. You need to completely mature the zanki deck (don’t know what that is? Guess you’re already behind). Next, memorize every blue box in Robbins. Every. One. Even the ones in the front of the book. After that, go to Best Buy and buy 3 of the biggest most expensive HD monitors available. Why? Because you need to be watching Sketchy, Pathoma, and Boards and Beyond simultaneously. One for each monitor. Only by completing these steps before orientation will you be prepared for the rigors or med school.
 
I'd Rather Be Camping said:
The suggestions you have heard until now have been false. You need to completely mature the zanki deck (don’t know what that is? Guess you’re already behind). Next, memorize every blue box in Robbins. Every. One. Even the ones in the front of the book. After that, go to Best Buy and buy 3 of the biggest most expensive HD monitors available. Why? Because you need to be watching Sketchy, Pathoma, and Boards and Beyond simultaneously. One for each monitor. Only by completing these steps before orientation will you be prepared for the rigors or med school.
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If only I had been able to do those things even in med school. I would applying Derm right now.
 
ErythroDoc said:
I'm fine with relaxing I just feel guilty for some reason
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Don’t feel guilty. I know you are excited to start, but that will fade and it will become a grind to boards I assure you. Get the rest now and focus on whatever it is that really makes your life awesome to live. That should give you the energy and confidence to come in swinging first semester. Trust me, you don’t want to burn out early on in the pre-clinical game.
 
I'd Rather Be Camping said:
The suggestions you have heard until now have been false. You need to completely mature the zanki deck (don’t know what that is? Guess you’re already behind). Next, memorize every blue box in Robbins. Every. One. Even the ones in the front of the book. After that, go to Best Buy and buy 3 of the biggest most expensive HD monitors available. Why? Because you need to be watching Sketchy, Pathoma, and Boards and Beyond simultaneously. One for each monitor. Only by completing these steps before orientation will you be prepared for the rigors or med school.
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This is the definition of high yield
 
I worked part time in a pain clinic and it helped me tremondously for standardized patients when I started school, while other students were tweaking.

I wouldn't study though.
Drink and hang out with girls (if you're a dude).

Right before school starts... get all boards material together (FA, B&B, Sketchy, Pathoma, and download Pepper/Dukes/AnKing).

Once you get there, try and enjoy hell for the next 2 years (they say it gets easier 3rd year... still an OMS2 so TBD)
 
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ErythroDoc said:
So first off i just got accepted🙂 I searched what to do post acceptance and almost everyone says just to RELAX. Does anyone else feel weird not doing anything academically for once? Do any current med students agree to relax during your almost a year off?
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It would be stupid to study for med school prior to med school, SO RELAX!!!!!

You're allowed to read this, though:
 
Unpopular opinion incoming
3rd year here.. honestly if you have the time/discipline, and you wanted to, I think that starting Zanki at a relaxed pace could be beneficial. If I could go back I would. By the time school starts you would hit the ground running. Med school is an incredibly stressful experience and taking some of the load off now using a proven strategy wouldn't be unwise.

People say you will forget stuff by the time you need it but if you're Anki'ing it, I disagree.
 
johnpablo85 said:
Unpopular opinion incoming
3rd year here.. honestly if you have the time/discipline, and you wanted to, I think that starting Zanki at a relaxed pace could be beneficial. If I could go back I would. By the time school starts you would hit the ground running. Med school is an incredibly stressful experience and taking some of the load off now using a proven strategy wouldn't be unwise.

People say you will forget stuff by the time you need it but if you're Anki'ing it, I disagree.
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I wouldn't start the deck, but I would definitely download the program and read a ton on reddit about how anki itself works. Start the actual deck day 1 and be ready to go
 
Relax! Go o
ErythroDoc said:
So first off i just got accepted🙂 I searched what to do post acceptance and almost everyone says just to RELAX. Does anyone else feel weird not doing anything academically for once? Do any current med students agree to relax during your almost a year off?
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Go on vacation, learn another language sleep any thing but study
 
Espressso said:
I wouldn't start the deck, but I would definitely download the program and read a ton on reddit about how anki itself works. Start the actual deck day 1 and be ready to go
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100% agree. One thing that I haven't really seen mentioned is the pressure that being in school puts on you. Like it's cool to run Zanki in a leisurely manner before med school or whatever (if you absolutely must), but that pressure to truly know/understand the material in order to at least pass exams does help. It's the intensity of the process.
 
The most high yield thing you can do for the next 6 months is establish a 5-6am morning workout routine. Trust me. Doing this will help with your grades, mental health, physical health, tinder profile, and overall well being.
 
AnatomyGrey12 said:
I agree. I can't stress this enough.
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Highly recommend this as well. Form as many good habits as you can going into it. Develop a good diet and exercise routine now and then maintain as much of it as you can when you hit school.


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johnpablo85 said:
Unpopular opinion incoming
3rd year here.. honestly if you have the time/discipline, and you wanted to, I think that starting Zanki at a relaxed pace could be beneficial. If I could go back I would. By the time school starts you would hit the ground running. Med school is an incredibly stressful experience and taking some of the load off now using a proven strategy wouldn't be unwise.

People say you will forget stuff by the time you need it but if you're Anki'ing it, I disagree.
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Yup. Can't fault you there, that is definitely a terrible opinion.
 
Why do these threads pop up every 2 days. There's a trillino threads with the same advice. The mods should really be on the ball and close all these threads the MINUTE they pop up. OR, just pin one thread about "just got accepted, what should I do".
 
One thing I regret the most is NOT LEARNING HOW TO ANKI. You don't have to start learning the material per say, just learn how to use anki and make cards. Add image occlusion add on = savior
 
DNC127 said:
The most high yield thing you can do for the next 6 months is establish a 5-6am morning workout routine. Trust me. Doing this will help with your grades, mental health, physical health, tinder profile, and overall well being.
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This may be a dumb question, but is working out in the early morning like that better than working out at 7pm?
 
OutOfLuckAsACanuck said:
I would, but looking at the number of new schools opening and the absolute sh*tshow that the 2024 match will be, I'd rather stress now than cry tears of regret in 4 years
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Do whatever you want, kid. I can't make you help yourself.
 
DNC127 said:
The most high yield thing you can do for the next 6 months is establish a 5-6am morning workout routine. Trust me. Doing this will help with your grades, mental health, physical health, tinder profile, and overall well being.
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Is there a reason to work out this early in the day? (In addition to, 'it is the only free time you have in med school').
 
Sheeshtopher said:
Can anyone link me to some good zanki threads?
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ErythroDoc said:
Same!
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I watched this guys channel to learn about Anki and use the Anking overhaul deck (zanki with some other stuff), everything is explained on his channel
www.youtube.com

The AnKing

We are medical students and found Anki was an amazing tool, but it's not the most user-friendly and its taken us 6 months just to get the basics. We decided ...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
 
Kevin0424 said:
Is there a reason to work out this early in the day? (In addition to, 'it is the only free time you have in med school').
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I mean... If you start at 7 you wont be done till 8, and if you start at 6 you wont be done till 7 and will still need to shower.... so mostly just cause its the only time that makes sense if you have 8am lectures or things to be to
 
DNC127 said:
I mean... If you start at 7 you wont be done till 8, and if you start at 6 you wont be done till 7 and will still need to shower.... so mostly just cause its the only time that makes sense if you have 8am lectures or things to be to
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That make total sense to me.

I'm just curious how many hours do medical students usually sleep. For me, I could't fall asleep until midnight. Therefore, 5 a.m. work out is a really tough one.
 
Kevin0424 said:
That make total sense to me.

I'm just curious how many hours do medical students usually sleep. For me, I could't fall asleep until midnight. Therefore, 5 a.m. work out is a really tough one.
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Same bro. I went to sleep at midnight, and woke up at 7. Because I am week and broke my workout routine. Don't be like me.
 
Schwifty said:
I watched this guys channel to learn about Anki and use the Anking overhaul deck (zanki with some other stuff), everything is explained on his channel
www.youtube.com

The AnKing

We are medical students and found Anki was an amazing tool, but it's not the most user-friendly and its taken us 6 months just to get the basics. We decided ...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
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Really appreciate your link. Probably off topic, but is there a way to make handwritten anki cards? I found writing will reinforce my memory.
 
Kevin0424 said:
Really appreciate your link. Probably off topic, but is there a way to make handwritten anki cards? I found writing will reinforce my memory.
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I'm not aware of any way to do that (other than maybe some sort of image occlusion card), but there is so much you can do with Anki, especially with add ons that you might be able to find some way to do it. It can be an intimidating program at first (that drives a lot of people away from it) but once you get the hang of things its a really great tool.
 
Yes. RELAX. Enjoy your free time. Work on strengthening your physical and mental health. Build a strong support network.

Be ready for the challenge. Med school really sucks sometimes, it breaks even the healthiest people.
 
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