What do you miss most while in medical school?

[ColoMD]

So, what do you miss most during your life as a medical student that you had before you started medical school?

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[jbish]

So, what do you miss most during your life as a medical student that you had before you started medical school?

I said favorite TV show but only because I'm in Canada and the cable here isn't quite the same. I definitely still have time to watch TV...it's just that I have no desire to watch French soap operas.
I think I may miss my car more than my TV shows...but it depends on what time of day it is and if I have any errands to run!

 

[Tiki]

I said other. I miss being outside. I'm pretty much in lecture or studying during the daylight hours which depresses me a little. I need some sunlight. I really hope we have a nice labor day weekend, because I'm not going to study on Sunday (just Friday and Saturday) so I can have time to relax outside.

 

[efex101]

No kidding...I barely see the sunlight and cannot wait for this weekend...

 

[Hercules]

I said other. I miss being outside. I'm pretty much in lecture or studying during the daylight hours which depresses me a little. I need some sunlight. I really hope we have a nice labor day weekend, because I'm not going to study on Sunday (just Friday and Saturday) so I can have time to relax outside.

Then study outside by the pool. It'll definitely take the edge off. Keep some color now before you develop the translucent skin that identifies a third year.

 

[nutmegs]

I miss having being able to have a life. By that I mostly mean being able to function in relationships outside of the ones I have with my books. You think your schedule is worked out perfectly, then suddenly, you have drama to attend to and it just throws everything off... so frustrating.

 

[GoodMonkey]

we have our cardiovascular sequence final the day after labor day. looks like no holiday weekend for this monkey.

i miss the feeling of having to do nothing, having absolutely nothing that you need to be doing ... you know, now, i can do nothing (and often i do,) but always, in the back of my mind, there is that little voice: you should be studying.

 

[Yuliya11111]

I miss having friends. Aside from my husband, whom I see when I come home to study, I don't socialize much, because I simply don't have time to.

 

[Adcadet]

Having free time. Before med school I usually had a fair amount of time that I could control. In med school I do not as lectures, labs, and studying takes up most of my hours. It's going to be hard going back after my MS1-MS2 vacation.

 

[Smoke This]

I miss having a "regular date"...hell, any date.

 

[pinipig523]

Awwww craaap.... and I'm about to start med school at Rush in a week. Oh well, time to relish doing nothing.

 

[kc361]

During the first two years, I missed friends & the ability to continue the non-medical activities that I loved.

As a third year now, however, sleep is DEFINITELY it!

 

[snapdad]

Family, girlfriend, friends who aren't med students, and a non-humid climate.

 

[ericdamiansean]

Definately TV...I don't have a tv at my place..

 

[phllystyl]

i was at a house party last ngiht where some friends of mine were djing. I realized that its been 2 months since Ive played a record, something that was such a huge part of my life before medical school.

Sucks to be reminded of just how much has to be sacrificed for this.

 

[16846]

Other. A day that doesn't involve some intolerable level of anxiety.

 

[docquaker]

i agree with infiniteuni.

 

[Leukocyte]

I miss sleeping, the day light, and the freedom to do anything I want at any time. I actually HATE medical school now. What the hell was I thinking. I wish I had went to a PhD program instead. Toooooo late to go back now, I am almost a MS-4.

 

[gwyn779]

A life.

 

[Elysium]

I miss keeping up with current events (politics, etc), reading fiction for pleasure (somehow, that Langman's Embryo just ain't the same), hanging out with non-med school friends, and talking about stuff besides medicine. I went from talking about history, art, movies, books to talking about the friggin' brachial plexus. That blows.

 

[ericdamiansean]

i was at a house party last ngiht where some friends of mine were djing. I realized that its been 2 months since Ive played a record, something that was such a huge part of my life before medical school.

Sucks to be reminded of just how much has to be sacrificed for this.

Heyo! I used to spin, scratch etc as well..i miss the good old days when you can just hang out with some frens, spin some good records, mix them etc

 

[W222]

What I miss most is getting to surf. While an undergrad I was an avid surfer often getting out atleast once a week, but now that I am in med school finding the time to surf (nearest beach is one hour away) is VERY hard. Last week there was epic surf back home because of the hurricane but I missed out on all of it because I was studying/taking an exam. THIS SUCKS. I plan on doing my residency at the beach.