I recently got accepted for next fall and am currently working full time. I was thinking of getting "first aid for the basic sciences" to review. Do you guys think this would help me out for next year?
I recently got accepted for next fall and am currently working full time. I was thinking of getting "first aid for the basic sciences" to review. Do you guys think this would help me out for next year?
Everyone asks this question. The answers are always the same: learn to cook, study auto repair, take a financial class, learn a new language, and study the inside of your eyelids. Any school type stuff will be a waste of time before you actually start med school.
I recently got accepted for next fall and am currently working full time. I was thinking of getting "first aid for the basic sciences" to review. Do you guys think this would help me out for next year?
I'd go with study the female anatomy in as much intricate detail as possible under high levels of EtOH.
👍I'd go with study the female anatomy in as much intricate detail as possible under high levels of EtOH.
".... Looking back, I can think of at least 5 suggestions that I wish people had given me."
1) First and foremost, move in to your apartment.
The only way I can describe it is like one of those bullet roller coasters where you go 0-80 mph in 3 seconds and once you get up to speed it isn't that bad but the ride is over before you expect it. I look back on this semester and there are so many black spots of things outside of school that I don't remember it aint funny and it all passed in a blink of an eye.
Any good ideas of how nontraditional students might prepare how to study? Everyone says, "learn how you learn best"- any ideas of how to do that, besides re-enrolling in school and learning what works?
Also, Tekar, what are your 5 suggestions?
To "prepare" I plan on trying to make my way through a list of top 100 movies and books before fall. And sleeping, a lot,I'm gonna miss naps 🙁
Tekar,
Please do share. I'm sure that I would benefit from a suggested reading list, just like I'm sure that I'm going to benefit from the biochemistry that I just took.
Regardless, I do have a few solid months before matriculation and I'm already well-versed with the female anatomy. I would like to at least establish a false sense of academic security. What are your recommendations please?
To "prepare" I plan on trying to make my way through a list of top 100 movies and books before fall. And sleeping, a lot,I'm gonna miss naps 🙁
I was like you not so long ago. So excited to start med school. I believed the world was my oyster and if I only got a head start that I'd excel beyond all belief. Man was I ignorant.
I have a shelf full of books that I've wanted to read for pleasure that I'm just now getting to. I'm a fourth year with a "month off" for interviews (I have five interviews in the next eight days in four different states, so it's hard to consider it time off) so I'm reading them while I'm traveling. You really have absolutely no idea how life-consuming medical school is. Hobbies you loved will go by the wayside and cooking will consist of what can be shoved in the microwave and heated in four minutes.
If there was ever something you wanted to do that will in no way be productive for your medical education but sounds like a damn good time, for the love of all that is holy please do it. You won't have a chance to in the next four years and you'll be sitting there thinking to yourself, "man I really wish I would have taken the time to go white-water-rafting/feng-shui-ing my room/watching every Kevin Bacon movie/learn the difference between pinot grigio and pinot gris."
So essentially, enjoy your last bit of freedom. There is really no amount of effort you can put in between now and start of school that will make any bit of difference in your medical school performance.
I recently got accepted for next fall and am currently working full time. I was thinking of getting "first aid for the basic sciences" to review. Do you guys think this would help me out for next year?
Quoted for emphasis. If you've never seen the material before, the First Aid books are so high yield that it won't make any sense to you. If you want to do something, like others have said, ask a first year what's up first on your schedule and dig into that--not a review book. I second the do nothing ideas though--you'll totally regret not making the most of your free time when you don't have any next year...Dude, you haven't taken any of the med school basic sciences. What exactly are you planning to "review"?
👍👍👍👍Y'all really should learn how to cook with a crock-pot. Home-cooked meals that cook themselves while you're at school.
Read up about the various specialties in medicine while you still have the "free" time to do so. Med school flies fast when you're studying 24/7 for the upcoming biweekly exam and then pre-rounding like a madman during 3rd year clerkships.I recently got accepted for next fall and am currently working full time. I was thinking of getting "first aid for the basic sciences" to review. Do you guys think this would help me out for next year?
You can make a LOT of stuff in a crock pot. Lasagnas, chicken marsala, chili, stews, soups, veggies, baked potatoes even. There is a really awesome potato cheese bacon soup that is just to die for you can make in a crock pot.
The other REALLY great piece that should be in your kitchen? A rice cooker. Preferably a Zojirushi. You can program it to be DONE at a certain time. And it will do all kinds of rice dishes, casseroles, even bake a cake. VERY handy.
Can you reccomend a really good crock pot. I'm sick of these cheap black friday specials. My last one is 5 quarts, but it's really loud and gets water all over the counter. The steam makes it bounce and it's loud and annoying and the knob broke (i use a screw driver to turn the "new" knob). It broke when I dropped it (on accident) and then I kicked it (on purpose).
I have a Hamilton Beach one that's programmable. I love it! I time it to cook anywhere from 4-8 hours, depending on what I'm cooking and when the time runs out, it keeps it on warm until I get home and turn it off. Your food will never spoil if you're late getting home. It also came with a meat thermometer that you can stick in through a hole in the lid and check the temp of your chicken or whatever. I use slow cooker liners to keep the clean up to a minimum.
I have a Hamilton Beach one that's programmable. I love it! I time it to cook anywhere from 4-8 hours, depending on what I'm cooking and when the time runs out, it keeps it on warm until I get home and turn it off. Your food will never spoil if you're late getting home. It also came with a meat thermometer that you can stick in through a hole in the lid and check the temp of your chicken or whatever. I use slow cooker liners to keep the clean up to a minimum.
Second on the Hamilton Beach! Programmable to 4, 6, or 8 hours of cooking and it came with 2, 4, and 6 quart pots so you can make different amounts of food.
I tell you, I will preach the beauty of the crock-pot to anyone who will listen...
Would you two mind posting an Amazon link to your crock pot of choice? Have seen a few Hamilton Beach programmables over there.
This is the one I have. You won't regret it!
http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beac...2PXK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293584408&sr=8-1
Somebody butter my biscuit because that crock pot looks dope. Does it last a while? If I buy it now it'll still be good next Fall? How long have you had yours and any wear and tear?
ps. I'm a first year, so I don't know how rotations schedules go, but I cook dinner for myself and my bf every night, so there's time for it. A good stir fry (homemade) and rice meal can be whipped up in like 10 minutes.
I'd go with study the female anatomy in as much intricate detail as possible under high levels of EtOH.
Enjoy, flame, or whatever. I care not.
And lastly, and this one everyone should do who goes to a DO school..read The D.O.'s. Being aware of how not friendly the MD world is will keep things in perspective and allow you to understand what is going on when they look down at you. They will.
Having said that, what you need to prepare for is how to tell what IS important to know once classes start because they'll make it seem like it's all important...it's not....
The best advice I've seen given around here is: --- Get the latest copy of First Aid for Step 1 that you can find. Make sure you have memorized the section of First Aid that applies to the particular class you are currently taking....backwards and forwards, question cards, whatever works to get it into your head cold, no warm up. That will get you a pass and a pass on boards...everything else is gravy. This is about surviving; excelling is another matter.....
I recently got accepted for next fall and am currently working full time. I was thinking of getting "first aid for the basic sciences" to review. Do you guys think this would help me out for next year?