Repeat after me....

[DoctaJay]

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1) I am a good student

2) I am happy with my grades

3) I am still happy with my grades, even when my close friend did better than me

4) I must not, can not, and will not compare myself with my classmates

I find myself repeating this to myself at least once a weak 🙂.

 

[lilnoelle]

5) I have not forgotten EVERYTHING from the first two years of med school.

6) I am not screwed over for Step I.

7) Around 90% of American med students pass Step I on their first try, SURELY I'll be one of them.

8) I'll be perfectly happy in a noncompetitive residency.

These are my daily thoughts.

 

[drfunktacular]

5) I am happy with my Step 1 grade

6) I will do fine on Step 2

7) Someone will take me for residency

 

[Law2Doc]

1)

I find myself repeating this to myself at least once a weak 🙂.

Hooked on phonics worked for me.

Success in med school is predicated on an ability to keep your eyes on your own plate. You gain nothing worrying about how anyone in the class does besides yourself. And FWIW, the pre-clinical grades don't matter a heck of a lot besides. You are really learning it so it won't be new when you have to study for Step 1.

 

[cfdavid]

1) I am a good student

2) I am happy with my grades

3) I am still happy with my grades, even when my close friend did better than me

4) I must not, can not, and will not compare myself with my classmates

I find myself repeating this to myself at least once a weak 🙂.

I could not agree more. Especially with #4. Totally unnecessary.

 

[bellacnella]

Err, I dont think you got it, but he wrote weak instead of week on purpose :/

 

[njbmd]

1. I busted my rear end and learned as much course material as I could.
2. I forgot some of the details but I started to remember them as I did USMLE Step I questions.
3. I did as much review as I could given the time restraints that I had.
4. I stayed away from school so I wouldn't hear the panic in my classmates when I was reviewing.
5. I used two good resources and resisted the urge to look at anything else.
6. I walked into that test knowing that I had to have learned something because I passed all of my courses.
7. I felt like my brain had been emptied onto the computer after five hours.
8. I went out with my friends; said a little prayer and was glad it was done.
9. I had absolutely no idea of how well or how poorly I had performed as I knew some things; figured out some things and had no idea about some things.
10. After six weeks, I received my scores from the Dean when she called me into her office.
11. I walked into her office almost in tears because I though she was going to tell me I had failed (after all, she called me).
12. I not only passed, I did very well.

MORAL of the story: Yes, you will forget some of the details and with a solid review, you will recall them. No, the test isn't horrible and actually some of the scenarios are interesting. If you have passed your coursework, you are well on your way to doing well on this test. After I had come out of that test center, I didn't care what my score was as long as it was a pass. There was no way I wanted to have to retake that exam (or restudy that material).

If you are attending an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada, you are going to do fine with a solid review. Your school will give you plenty of time to get this accomplished.

 

[Dr Roboto]

Haha, nice Freudian slip there, DoctaJay.