So my roommate guns almost 24/7 and insists on doing question sets of UWorld in his sleep. To top it off he makes me feel horrible when I don't study by saying things like "Well I guess your gonna fail Step I then." or "You're a horrible friend for not wanting to study with me." (not exaggerating) It's really stressful being around him. I know I should maybe start studying for boards but going full time when I still have 2 months of learning and class still seems a little much. Does anyone have any advice for me on how to deal with this situation.
Roommate studies too much...help
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You need to have a serious discussion with your roommate. If he wants to study 24/7, that's his obsession, but he shouldn't inflict it on you. If he won't listen to you, try getting a mutual friend to mediate things for you. Otherwise, talk to student affairs/counseling services at your university--some schools offer mediation for friends/roommates (regardless of whether you live off campus) and it sounds like it might make sense for you to look into that.
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Your roommate has issues. It is perfectly ok to study 24/7, cause that is his preference. The fact that he is saying you will fail because you are not following him is total BS. You are in your second year of medical school. You have found what works for you and what does not. No one in your class has taken the boards, so they have no idea what works and what does not and therefore there is no way your immature roommate can know you will fail. My guess from my experiences is that he is not a gunner but rather is cut throat and is trying to eliminate "competition" by trying to instill fear in you. Do not listen to him and next time he says it, tell him to grow up and worry about himself. If the problem persist, I would bring it up with student affairs, because it is not fair to you to be subjected to such childish behavior, especially since second year of medical school can be very stressful. Focus on your school work and whatever additional time you have left use it towards boards prep and annotating goljan, or w.e else you choose to do for boards studying. I would not worry too much about placing more emphasis on boards until March, and from that point try to progressively increase the amount of time you allocate for boards prep.
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Ignore your roommate and trust that your own plan will work.
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username is strong in this one.
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Tell him that 😀
But for real, my roommate would kinda pull something similar back when we were studying for the MCAT. Just tell him to chill out and respect how you study and that y'all are different. If he can't be a reasonable friend, then he doesn't deserve to associate himself with you!
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haha some complain about roomate smoking weed, too unclean, makes too much noise, etc., but studying too much? I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Just tell him to mind his own business and that you got your own style.
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Or tell him about all the people who kill it by only studying for 4 weeks.
Seriously this guy sounds like the box tools are kept in.
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Tell him you're already prepared 🙄
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Never be in the apartment.
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Sounds like a real creep, why are you his roommate in the first place? I know some pathologic studiers but at least they are humble or even secretive about it. It takes a real jackass to try rubbing it in people's faces.
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Turn on the TV as loud as possible and do taebo exercises outside of his room.
O, and tell the ****er, hardly anyone fails step 1 and plenty of ppl are able to score pretty damn well with just putting in 9-5 hours or less.
O, and tell the ****er, hardly anyone fails step 1 and plenty of ppl are able to score pretty damn well with just putting in 9-5 hours or less.
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Tell him he can have his 270 and you'll just settle for a 250.
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It's your Step score, your study method, and when you get to it, your NBME diagnostic tests that tell you where you're sitting before you take the real thing and whether you need to step up your game. Tell him to go back to the sweet, sweet embrace of his UWorld Step 1 subscription and leave you alone.
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Premed smartassed-ness about Step scores! I like it.
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anyone else more worried about OP's inability to be able to set boundaries?
in b4 socially awkward gunner meme
in b4 socially awkward gunner meme
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Take home message: don't live with med students!
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Don't do this. You're an adult. You need to solve your own problems.
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your friend (roommate) wants you to be successful through studies, as many others in the world. as we know tht "successes always come not just by wishes but through hard working" so try to pay attention to your friend, although the body needs to rest too, so it is the matter of organizing the apropriate time to deal with those academic stuffs as to give the chance to the brain to rest and relax . if u still have enough time before the exam, it is not bad to start slowly revising your studies earlier, because this one will help u to make good summary, so when the exam get close, u won't loose a lot of time to master all stuffs. Good luck !
