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What is it like??? I always hear people say that is extremely difficult? Grades? Tests? # Subjects a semester?
The difference in rigor in undergraduate science classes vs medical school classes? Okay gotcha! Thanks!Medical school is like high school.
It is hard at different times for different people.
Grades - yes, there are grades.
Tests - yes, there are tests.
# of Subjects a semester varies from medical school to medical school.
If med school is like high school, these are the medical specialties...Medical school is like high school.
It is hard at different times for different people.
Grades - yes, there are grades.
Tests - yes, there are tests.
# of Subjects a semester varies from medical school to medical school.
in undergrad, the professor will walk you through it very slowly and take an entire lecture on one or two pathways.
What is it like??? I always hear people say that is extremely difficult? Grades? Tests? # Subjects a semester?
The difference in rigor in undergraduate science classes vs medical school classes? Okay gotcha! Thanks!
I'm guessing that med school grades and step scores will determine residency? Also is everything you learn in med schopl geared towards step exam material?
I'm guessing that med school grades and step scores will determine residency? Also is everything you learn in med schopl geared towards step exam material?
Boards > Third Year > First/Second YearYes, grades and step 1 board scores are everything. (Step 2 and 3 don't matter, just pass it) The first 2 years of med school are the most important for your application to residency, but your 3rd and 4th year (clinical years) need to be solid as well (basically just looking for good performance reviews from your attending and residents).
Med school is tough. Be prepared to memorize huge loads of information and spend hours a day listening to lectures and reading through notes. Tests occur weekly.
I was looking at WesternU's curriculum and I noticed that the first semester you take 33 credits. That's about how many credits I took in an entire year of undergrad.
Imagine taking one entire undergraduate biology course every two weeks, alongside two other normal-length undergrad courses. That's about how it feels to me.
Your lower frontal lobe feels sore often. Srs
Shots fired.There are no primary sensory afferents in the cortex.
Most students are not sleep deprived
Agreed that it's not that bad, but I don't even think this was true in the first two years.
It is most certainly not true of third years. The other med student on my service and I both get ~5hrs/night of sleep. I do not think this is entirely atypical.
Take all of human knowledge.
Memorize it, and know how to apply it.
Be prepared to be tested on it on Monday (lab practical on Wed afternoon).
Yes, grades and step 1 board scores are everything. (Step 2 and 3 don't matter, just pass it) The first 2 years of med school are the most important for your application to residency, but your 3rd and 4th year (clinical years) need to be solid as well (basically just looking for good performance reviews from your attending and residents).
Med school is tough. Be prepared to memorize huge loads of information and spend hours a day listening to lectures and reading through notes. Tests occur weekly.
Agreed that it's not that bad, but I don't even think this was true in the first two years.
It is most certainly not true of third years. The other med student on my service and I both get ~5hrs/night of sleep. I do not think this is entirely atypical.
This information is not correct. Step 2 does matter depending on what residency you go into. Your performance 1st and 2nd year are all but obsolete except for step 1, and third year grades are very important to your application. The majority of schools will not test weekly, most schools are actually moving towards concentrating all of their tests at the end of the semester.
I think 5hrs/night is still not 'deprived'. Although I typically get at least 7 every night and 9 at least one day a week.
What are you talking about? 5 hours a night is terrible
Dude, true. But come on- there def some sort of referred pain going on in there akin to a cluster headache right around Brodmann 14.There are no primary sensory afferents in the cortex.
There are no primary sensory afferents in the cortex.
It's deprived. When you're constantly getting 5 hrs, the deficit starts building up.I think 5hrs/night is still not 'deprived'. Although I typically get at least 7 every night and 9 at least one day a week.
The Knick deserves much more popularity.You can't really fall too far behind, and studying is a good chunk of your life, but its also not that bad. Most students are not sleep deprived, most people find time to go out and do other things for fun. It forces you to e more organized.
The Knick deserves more much more popularity.
Any medical students care to share how the information they are required to learn is organized?
It seems like most undergraduate teachers I have really don't care much about being systematic and presenting the material in a learning-friendly manner.
Are medical schools concise with the material they expect you to learn? I'm fine with someone telling me I need to learn something and then going to do it on my own, just so long as they don't forget to tell me to learn an entire concept that shows up on a test.
It really depends on who is giving the lecture. We have learning objectives for each lecture that we are responsible for learning. Some professors outline them quite nicely through the lecture while others are all over the place. There is also a significant need to learn on your own, which is normally quite doable.Any medical students care to share how the information they are required to learn is organized?
It seems like most undergraduate teachers I have really don't care much about being systematic and presenting the material in a learning-friendly manner.
Are medical schools concise with the material they expect you to learn? I'm fine with someone telling me I need to learn something and then going to do it on my own, just so long as they don't forget to tell me to learn an entire concept that shows up on a test.