Too much work?

[buddyLembek]

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I have some concerns about how life will be in medical school. Ive read other peoples quotes about how in college its a time to just party and enjoy yourself, and while I still go out and enjoy myself I also find myself studying alot even staying in on the weekends, just because I need to if I still want to do well. My concern is that if I'm already busting my ass in college how am I going to be able to hang in medical school. I know this is a rather vague question but just looking for some insights. Thanks.

 

[Paradigm]

I've thought about this a bit too, i think that once Med school starts it will be easier since we won't be working or anything else. Also, remember back to high school or your first year of college and how hard things seemed then, but now that stuff would be total cake (even if we didn't already know it). I think its just a matter of becoming accustomed to the work load. You get used to studying like its a job and maybe for enjoyment, i don't know, but i think its doable, but you really have to know when to work at it and when to party.

 

[steve007]

lots of pple do it, so, although it's hard, it's doable. not to mention that as a hard worker, you've probably got lots of the required habits already.

 

[punkrockprinces]

hey,
I hear you ... i've only been taking competitive weeder classes and it is very difficult to have to deal with 3/4 classes a quarter, research, clubs, plus work. But don't worry, I asked some med students and they say that its much less stressful. The whole "cut-throat" attitude is totally gone because for most med schools classes are mostly pass/no pass. Don't stress too much. Just prioritize and have fun in college.

 

[ckent]

I remember having semesters in college that were more difficult then any semester I had during my first 2 yrs of med school. For me, the level of difficulty of med school was very similar to the level of difficulty (in terms of number of hours studying, difficulty grasping subjects) you see in college. You might be thrown off a little in the beginning by the volume, but most quickly get used to it. And most people in med school find plenty of time to do whatever they like to do throughout all 4 yrs of med school. You will even have time to find a new hobby during your first 2 yrs after you get the hang of things.

 

[steve007]

Originally posted by ckent
I remember having semesters in college that were more difficult then any semester I had during my first 2 yrs of med school. For me, the level of difficulty of med school was very similar to the level of difficulty (in terms of number of hours studying, difficulty grasping subjects) you see in college. You might be thrown off a little in the beginning by the volume, but most quickly get used to it. And most people in med school find plenty of time to do whatever they like to do throughout all 4 yrs of med school. You will even have time to find a new hobby during your first 2 yrs after you get the hang of things.

DAMN, I was SO encouraged and relieved by this post, then i look over and notice........you're f'in Superman!!!

 

[Allygator89]

Originally posted by steve007
DAMN, I was SO encouraged and relieved by this post, then i look over and notice........you're f'in Superman!!!

 

[ckent]

Originally posted by steve007
DAMN, I was SO encouraged and relieved by this post, then i look over and notice........you're f'in Superman!!!

Don't worry, most of my classmates share my sentiments. Besides doing community service and participating in extracurricular activities, many in med school find just as much time to "party", if not more, that they had in college. Once you get the hang of it, you won't start "studying" for tests until two weekends before each one, which should give you 2 or more weekends off a month if you have tests once a month (most have it less often). Everyone gets stressed out in the beginning, but you get used to it pretty quickly. I was a bio major in college, so I actually had semesters where I had a greater amount of volume + more complicated material to learn in a shorter amount of time in college.

 

[All-Star14]

yeah...ckent's post definitely gives us all some hope. As a chem major/premed, I work my arse off week in and week out; I often wonder if I'll be able to keep up in med school. Hopefully, I'll be able to (in a couple of years).

 

[skypilot]

Originally posted by steve007
DAMN, I was SO encouraged and relieved by this post, then i look over and notice........you're f'in Superman!!!

Thanks for making me laugh

 

[JM.]

Man! I love that dancing strong bad! Strong bad is the best! We could go to his university for undergrad!

 

[Sweet Tea]

haha...i was just going to post about how much i love that strong bad avatar, but jmwalker beat me to it.