Am I the only one who thinks it is kind of fun to prep for step 1?
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Step I step 1 prepping is fun?
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I kind of agree... in a way it's like I'm trying to appreciate these last few weeks before I have to be up at 5 AM everyday and standing/walking. This past week, though, I've been feeling more of the pressure.
Honestly, studying for this test has been my best experience so far in med school. I have plenty of time to study what I need to without being interupted by stupid small groups or token "clinical experiences" that do little to actually prepare you for the wards since you don't really know anything yet. The material I'm studying is straight-forward and real progress can be effectively assessed as opposed to studying endlessly all the minutiae in the lecture slides, only to discover that the PhD lecturer felt it was necessary to write test questions regarding his/her recent, unvalidated research that they mentioned anecdotally between relevant topics. Lastly, the material is finite, without new stuff to keep up with while trying to master the current topic.
Overall, I much prefer to study for boards.
Overall, I much prefer to study for boards.
Studying for boards has been better than the last two years of sitting in classrooms and sitting in my office...but overall...for a person that likes to be outside, and likes to move around...this, and the last 2 years...are pure hell.
I cannot wait to actually DO something. Then, I'll know it/remember it. Screw sitting inside with my nose crammed in a book or staring at a computer screen all day.
I cannot wait to actually DO something. Then, I'll know it/remember it. Screw sitting inside with my nose crammed in a book or staring at a computer screen all day.
Ooh...I should have read this before posting. Very, VERY well said.
Though, at least some of the "other stuff" broke the monotony of said PhD. Lord, I've had enough of their antics.
I agree with PepperMD. I'm usually less stressed out than when we were still in class. Still, this intensity of effort wears me down quickly, and it's discouraging when you start to forget the stuff you went over in the beginning, and qbank scores start going down instead of up. I can't wait for this to be over.
Thanks for your pre-med input.
Definitely a pre-med........or a kindergartner....
The last 5 posts in this thread are almost enough to make me deactivate my SDN account.
yea for sure...studyin for some classes was wack cuz you could think you knew ur stuff but then they ask you some random detail from a powerpoint that u didnt even know existed...so in that regard, studying for step1 is better, but studying is never fun...
Dont worry. When you get to med school, studying will become more fun.
And yet you have time to post here and be obnoxious.........😴
That's like the pot calling the kettle black ...
Why don't you prep instead of insulting nibbler?
I definitely enjoy the integration aspect of it, which is something that was sorely missing from the preclinical years. I bet I could run a better differential in clinic now.
I've been on a 3 week timeline for studying though, so the days have been way too long. And the stress of trying to hold onto every bit of information as you learn it runs you down in an insidious way.
I think what it all comes down to is: I'll be eternally thankful to have it over with, but I'm glad I went through it.
I've been on a 3 week timeline for studying though, so the days have been way too long. And the stress of trying to hold onto every bit of information as you learn it runs you down in an insidious way.
I think what it all comes down to is: I'll be eternally thankful to have it over with, but I'm glad I went through it.
lol just bc he doesn't agree with you doesn't mean you gotta harp on him.
i've gone back and forth btwn loving the fact that i know so much medical info to be in that "oh ****" mode.
