darly...Congrats on getting accepted-one hurdle accomplished!! At this point, just try & enjoy as much of the free time as you can.
When you begin your medical school career in Aug, you will feel overwhelmed by everything they throw at you, but you just have to take it all in stride. It's definitely DO-able to tackle med school & still have time for yourself. Actually, you HAVE TO try & make some time for yourself or else you will crack.
After being in class 8-5 everyday, I would say I would study about a good 3hrs a night. The key is to try & stay on top of things presented each day. Most of the time I find a lot of the lectures not worthwhile for me, so I would just pick up the packet of notes & study it on my own at the library. On the weekends, put in more hours to nail the materials home. The weekends before an exam should be a lot of fine tuning & mastering new concepts presented that week.
Doing well in classes is great, but its not the biggest thing in the world. Your focus should be doing the BEST that you can & ofcourse pass your exams. Medical school will no doubt kick you out if you are not keeping afloat with the program...just be careful!!
There are times I would do "all-nighters" before a major exam, but that was entirely my fault because I would procratinate on the materials. Osteopathic programs, from what I've seen, will run your tank dry. There are times I just don't want to study & just relax (esp now since we have boards on top of things also). Unfortunately, it reflects on the weekends I am trying to CRAM everything in before the monday exam. Its not pretty so try & avoid doing that!!
Do little by little each day, try and always keep on top of the materials, and find some time (not too much though) for yourself. You should do fine. Good luck to you!!!!
Rob
WesternU/COMP Class of 2002
