Student In Need

[Matthew R]

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Greetings SDN!

I am a second year student at university aiming to attend medical school upon completion of a HBSc in a Specialist of Human Biology. I have maintained a solid GPA as of far, but the work is getting very difficult as this year progresses. I have tried time management strategies and they seem to not be working as well as they did in first year, can anyone advise me on how they survived throughout university whiles maintaining a 4.0 GPA?

Best Regards,
Matthew 🙂

 

[bonez318ti]

Yes.. first realize that there is more to life than maintaining a 4.0 gpa.

Then go out and party.

 

[BGGA]

Yes.. first realize that there is more to life than maintaining a 4.0 gpa.

Then go out and party.

Then when you have done all that determine how you study best, is it reviewing material after each class, is it studying a week in advance for the tests rather than two days before, is it doing extra problems or re-reading material so you have a solid understanding. The difficulty level of your academics is certianly going to increase as you progress in university, but just determine early what studying practises work best for you and stick with them. But just to reiterate bonze318ti, 'there is more to life than maintaining a 4.0gpa!'

😉

 

[Matthew R]

Thankyou both!

 

[boilerbeast]

I think it's important to realize that the information you get in these classes can be so useful...and it can actually be enjoyable to learn. If you get too wrapped up in getting the A, you miss the entire point...and it gets to be a task you absolutely abhor.

Chill, find some friends in the same classes and learn the stuff because you want to (granted this was very, very hard for me, esp. in physics. ugh!), not b/c you want to rock an adcom with your 4.0.

 

[Psycho Doctor]

and also realize that med schools want a well rounded applicant, not one who has stayed in his room for four years in order to maintain a perfect GPA.

ypu seem to have it pretty well figured out already; just realize the upper level courses are tougher and you need to keep up. If you pay attention in class and review each night it should be easier to prepare for the exams b/c you will actually know the material.

hopefully you are out having fun now on a Saturday night and not doing homework. 😎

 

[fielight]

Greetings SDN!

I am a second year student at university aiming to attend medical school upon completion of a HBSc in a Specialist of Human Biology. I have maintained a solid GPA as of far, but the work is getting very difficult as this year progresses. I have tried time management strategies and they seem to not be working as well as they did in first year, can anyone advise me on how they survived throughout university whiles maintaining a 4.0 GPA?

Best Regards,
Matthew 🙂

it's hard to say what you need, because no one can know your actual course load. but i'm reminded of something my biochem professor said to us on the first day of med school... "as you can see, the material isn't conceptually difficult. the secret is to go home, and study today's material as if you have an exam the next day. by the end of the course, we'll have a class full of Honors [Honors = A at my school]." it sounds simple, and maybe it isn't so in reality. but the trick to getting A's isn't too far off from that advice.

also, like everyone has noted, don't get too fixated on getting a 4.0 gpa. i'm a firm believer in the idea that you can get an A in any class, as long as you put in enough time. but there are going to be instances where you just don't "get" a class, and end up with a B. and that's ok... in the long run, getting a B in a class or two won't mess up your gpa entirely (and graduating summa cum laude with a 3.9 is still pretty impressive).