Study Groups in Pharmacy School

[Sparda29]

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Has anyone found it useful to study in groups or study alone?

Personally, I like to study alone since I'd rather not be limited to the speed of the group, and sometimes I like to jump around in the material if I don't understand it.

 

[NormalSaline]

Had a great group of about 10 that I used to study with last semester, got lots of A's and it was fun.

This semester the group disbanded, so I study alone. Just got a 103% on my first therapeutics test. I think I'm going to stick to studying alone.

 

[WVUPharm2007]

I liked studying in groups because it enabled me to get notes to classes I hadn't attended in months.

 

[avuong]

Studying in groups leads to chit chatting, staying up late and having a good time.
Studying alone is lonesome but effective.
I personally do neither.

 

[confettiflyer]

study group is just a benevolent term for hanging out, granted i see some effective study groups here and there (this tends to be the exception, not the norm).

in either case, i study alone and usually like to touch base a few hours before the exam and toss ideas back and forth/quiz each other. That way, I know whether I'm in good shape or what I need to shore up in the final hour or two before the test.

 

[p-rog]

Studying in groups leads to chit chatting, staying up late and generally having a jolly time.
Studying alone is lonely but highly effective.
I personally do neither.

Heh. I think you got it right.
But seriously, I think a combo of the two is the best option. Study alone at first to get a base understanding of the material and then meet up with friends to review and discuss. Also, I find that the support that you get from your friends in group study comes in handy after you've already been studying for a while and you're getting burnt out.

 

[liquidtension]

I'm not in pharmacy school so I didn't vote.

I can't study with other people, it is too hard for me to focus. When I'm alone I can turn on some music and direct all my attention to my note cards.

Which is what I'm about to do right now. A&P lecture test tomorrow

 

[Sparda29]

I'm not in pharmacy school so I didn't vote.

I can't study with other people, it is too hard for me to focus. When I'm alone I can turn on some music and direct all my attention to my note cards.

Which is what I'm about to do right now. A&P lecture test tomorrow

IMO, it's too late to study for that test. Personally, if I have a test on Friday, the last day I'm studying for it is Wednesday. Thursday, I'll either be relaxing or studying for another class.

 

[liquidtension]

I studied yesterday and have been studying for the past 6 hours with breaks. I'll study for a bit, play on internet for a little bit, then go back. 🙂

If I had just started studying right now I'd be screwed for sure. Waaay too much stuff to memorize.

 

[confettiflyer]

IMO, it's too late to study for that test. Personally, if I have a test on Friday, the last day I'm studying for it is Wednesday. Thursday, I'll either be relaxing or studying for another class.

Haha, I don't have that luxury sometimes (and I'm just a serial procrastinator). If there's a test wednesday and thursday, i'll study for both (weighted to thursday's test) to sunday, cram monday/tuesday for the wednesday test and cram wednesday night for the thursday test.

 

[Ross434]

I liked studying in groups because it enabled me to get notes to classes I hadn't attended in months.

😎

 

[aboveliquidice]

i liked studying in groups because it enabled me to get notes to classes i hadn't attended in months.

+1

 

[confettiflyer]

haha, online powerpoints ftw 👍

i don't even have to talk to anyone to bum notes anymore. hahah

 

[Sparda29]

haha, online powerpoints ftw 👍

i don't even have to talk to anyone to bum notes anymore. hahah

Same here, except now the professors are leaving out details from their online powerpoints that you have to insert into the powerpoints from what you hear in lecture.

 

[AngelaCL]

I think I would have a really, really hard time in pharmacy school if I didn't study in groups. The professors go too fast for me to catch every word they say, and it's nice to be able to get clarification from a friend when I miss a couple important words. Plus, sometimes they have helpful mnemonics, and it helps me remember things when I say them outloud to someone, teach someone something, or have them teach me in a new way. I try to meet with one of my friends every single week to catch up on things, which is great because it makes me accountable - I always feel like I'll be letting down my study buddy if I don't have the objectives done when I said I would.

That said, I need to have alone study time too, or I won't get everything in my head and won't be able to take a test alone. And for calculations, I'd much much rather work alone than in a group, because I often don't have the same method as professors/the other students and I'd rather just do it myself. I usually like to spend the week before the test doing a combination of studying completely alone, studying alone but near a friend so we can ask each other questions if needed, and studying in a pair/a group. Last semester I did a lot of group studying, this semester it's usually me and one other person.