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Hey Guys, new poster here... not one to post on forums usually, but I really need some help.
I'm still a first year medical student, just finished first semester and have exams coming up soon. Getting into this course was everything up to a couple of months ago - this time last year, it was everything I was aiming for - I was thrilled when the results came in (I can faintly recall that ecstatic feeling *sigh*)
It's shocking how everything's changed since then - I am feeling completely de-motivated, have no confidence whatsoever, feel so stupid next to my peers - some of which already talk like doctors, they're absolute geniuses I swear. I feel so ignorant during lectures/anatomy lab/CTSes (tutorials our Uni has, where we discuss cases etc) - most of the things I study I don't remember, some things I don't even understand! The bulk of work we have to study is just too much really, I saw this coming, and truthfully speaking, I enjoy what I'm studying - but how on Earth do they expect us to recall all of this on the spot, after 3-4 months? Of course, 20% of the class seems to have a photographic memory (Just my luck)
I feel on the verge of giving up, and am currently looking into other courses (none of which appeal to me). Looking through some forum posts on here, I feel slightly reassured, MD1 seems to be tough to adjust and I get it. I just really don't know whether it's worth hanging on to. I'm not going to lie, I was a straight A student, even in pre-med, I went to second best pre-med college (we call them sixth forms here haha) - with my grades, not with my parents' money, I felt like I deserved my spot in the course, but now, I'm not so sure
I need your thoughts on this guys
I'm still a first year medical student, just finished first semester and have exams coming up soon. Getting into this course was everything up to a couple of months ago - this time last year, it was everything I was aiming for - I was thrilled when the results came in (I can faintly recall that ecstatic feeling *sigh*)
It's shocking how everything's changed since then - I am feeling completely de-motivated, have no confidence whatsoever, feel so stupid next to my peers - some of which already talk like doctors, they're absolute geniuses I swear. I feel so ignorant during lectures/anatomy lab/CTSes (tutorials our Uni has, where we discuss cases etc) - most of the things I study I don't remember, some things I don't even understand! The bulk of work we have to study is just too much really, I saw this coming, and truthfully speaking, I enjoy what I'm studying - but how on Earth do they expect us to recall all of this on the spot, after 3-4 months? Of course, 20% of the class seems to have a photographic memory (Just my luck)
I feel on the verge of giving up, and am currently looking into other courses (none of which appeal to me). Looking through some forum posts on here, I feel slightly reassured, MD1 seems to be tough to adjust and I get it. I just really don't know whether it's worth hanging on to. I'm not going to lie, I was a straight A student, even in pre-med, I went to second best pre-med college (we call them sixth forms here haha) - with my grades, not with my parents' money, I felt like I deserved my spot in the course, but now, I'm not so sure
I need your thoughts on this guys