Those of you who didn't quite have a work ethic in undergrad...

[blomar]

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did you feel like this was kind of hard to get over in regards to med school work load or did you feel less prone to burning out than people who have been working really hard since high school/undergrad?

 

[TAWS]

If you had type-B personality and not a big work ethic in undergrad, I would say you are in for a rude awakening in med school. I know of no other education that puts in more work and hours than med school. I wish I had known this back in college since I would have probably done something else.

 

[NearnstPotentia]

did you feel like this was kind of hard to get over in regards to med school work load or did you feel less prone to burning out than people who have been working really hard since high school/undergrad?

You will quickly adjust to the workload of medicine or you will simply not survive (fail and get kicked out).

It's usually a rude awakening for everyone

 

[Valadi]

did you feel like this was kind of hard to get over in regards to med school work load or did you feel less prone to burning out than people who have been working really hard since high school/undergrad?

Less prone to burning out. I went hard in undergrad, so I have no regrets spending my saturday night working on papers now.

There's probably 3 personality types
Type A = always on
Type B-1 = Procrastinator, but can turn it on when stuff needs to get done
Type B-2 = **** it, let me see how long I can live off mom and dad

 

[paul411]

As a chronic procrastinator, I thought I would get screwed in med school but it hasn't been all that bad. I usually study only on Sundays and the week of the test.

I think the curriculum plays a big role in this. We do just anatomy for 8 weeks with a test every 4 weeks. Plus, our lectures are recorded and we have an excellent scribes service that makes it much easier to organize info and study.

 

[rigid]

Agree with above, Don't really need to study all the time to get good grades, I usually study about 1-2 days a week tops and then really crank it up when exams are coming.

I've always found it easy to retain information after 1 pass though so thats been really helpful.

 

[SlickNickMD]

I was type B1 in college, and became a gunner in med school smh and it took me a while to come to terms with the fact that I am indeed a gunner

 

[fiznat]

I too am a reformed slacker. Type B-1, haha I like that.

Above posters are correct. I had to immediately change my entire approach to school when I started a few months ago. There simply wasn't any other option. The good thing for me though is that I always seemed to work best when the pressure was on (night before the exam, paper due, etc). In medical school the pressure is always on, so I guess working hard in this environment is somewhat my natural response.

 

[Mattchiavelli]

I would say I was B+ and could turn it out when needed- just pace yourself, try to do some studying everyday, think about it all the time, learn to retain not to regurgitate, and you will be fine. You can do this and get good grades and boards and match into what you want. It takes a higher degree of discipline because there is less wiggle room with work/life balance compared to previously but there are anxious personalities that will make it seem like so much worse than it is.