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I thought this thread was about studying while high.

I was thinking the same thing.. much to my disappointment.

 

[handoverfist77]

I thought this thread was about studying while high.

I thought the same thing lol

 

[amestramgram]

ok, well I have tried every study tactic in the book, and made sure to focus well while studying, so that my notes have my completely undivided attention.

But now - I am passing pharmacology by 1 percentage point and failing intro to clinical diagnosis by 4 points. I have to mentally kill myself studying just to barely scrape by in second year second semester. Why despite putting in all my effort I am repaid with straight C's and D's? Again, I have no external distractions such as emotional problems, deaths in the family, or whatever.

 

[Jolie South]

ok, well I have tried every study tactic in the book, and made sure to focus well while studying, so that my notes have my completely undivided attention.

But now - I am passing pharmacology by 1 percentage point and failing intro to clinical diagnosis by 4 points. I have to mentally kill myself studying just to barely scrape by in second year second semester. Why despite putting in all my effort I am repaid with straight C's and D's? Again, I have no external distractions such as emotional problems, deaths in the family, or whatever.

It's not the hours of studying that make you learn things. It's studying smarter and actively engaging the material. I would have to write flashcards for myself and go over them after going through the material. Also, after reading a section of material, go over the main points in your head and repeat them to yourself. I would also do this randomly while walking to the train stop or when I had a few free minutes.

Another thing that might help is making little charts or diagrams to organize topics into a framework. It was much easier for me to learn and retain details when I had a "place to put them."

 

[amestramgram]

Jolie South, could you give me an explicit example of studying smarter and actively engaging, for learning mitral stenosis (for example), versus something not so smart?

thanks

 

[Jolie South]

Jolie South, could you give me an explicit example of studying smarter and actively engaging, for learning mitral stenosis (for example), versus something not so smart?

thanks

Not smart: reading books, syllabi, and powerpoints without stopping to think about what you're reading and memorizing everything relating to mitral stenosis.

Smart: going through the same documents but pausing at intervals to understand why mitral stenosis murmur would radiate to the apex or why it would cause pulmonary hypertension and atrial fibrillation with time. I would study to understand not memorize with the first go around. After that, each time you review you should have more "memorized" since you actually understand what's going on.