What should I do to get ready for the fall?

[ZarbK2]

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Yey acceptance! I already live like ten minutes from the school, so housing, etc isn't really an issue.

Should I just stock up on coffee, or are there other things I should do to get ready for it?

This is probably a dumb thread. Sorreh in advance.

 

[ClockworkDoc]

Get laid and relax.

 

[-Goose-]

Yey acceptance! I already live like ten minutes from the school, so housing, etc isn't really an issue.

Should I just stock up on coffee, or are there other things I should do to get ready for it?

This is probably a dumb thread. Sorreh in advance.

The search tool is your friend.

The number one thing you can do is pre-read for anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology. Go buy Grey's, Moore's, and Netters and know them cold. I'd work on embryo as well. You should have already started memorizing First Aid, but if you lock yourself away this summer, you might catch up. Just don't plan on derm or ortho. Since you are going to forego sleep, I'd do research at night. Saving a third world country from some infectious disease outbreak is a good idea also, but not necessary.

Good luck.

 

[AK_MD2BE]

First of all, my recommendation...HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN! If you are enough of a gunner/over-achiever to consider studying before medical school even starts, you are probably the type who is going to want to do research after your MS1 year. So...this is your last summer to live life before you start worrying about grades/Step 1/clinical grades/match/and specialty. So, please...relax and have fun!

 

[mTOR]

Everytime this thread pops up, every year everyone says the same thing...


But I'm gonna go against the grain a bit and say If you think you might want to GUN your way into a competitive specialty AND If your school is ridiculous enough to employ a grading system the first year AND ESPECIALLY IF you were a NON SCIENCE MAJOR... forget what everyone else is saying -- AND START STUDYING NOW!!!!! Buy yourself a BRS and netter start memorizing those origin/insertion innervation and blood supply musculoskeletal tables TODAY!!! (Or get the appropriate BRS for whatever your fall classes happen to be and start lookin at it!)


Why?

If your school is one of those schools mentioned, you will find yourself at an unfortunate disadvantage and in the unfortunate circumstance of being graded against individuals who have already taken that basic science course already. Which sucks, cuz the grading distribution in the beginning seems to reflect prior course knowledge moreso than anything else... Haha well at least until the non science majors start to realize they actually have to put in 10x the time in learning something relative to their peers and begin disappearing from the social radar to catch up!!!


If the aforementioned doesn't apply to you, then like Clockworkdoc says, Get laid and relax 👍

 

[lilnoelle]

Try to avoid thinking about medical school. Enjoy yourself.

 

[OncoCaP]

Do whatever you like. You could take 18 - 21 hours of physiology, anatomy, immunology, biochemistry, neurology, etc. a semester if you want to get in the groove ... or you could just relax and join the fun when the time comes 😀 (they turn up the heat gradually at my school, so it's actually not that bad).

 

[DocPsychosis]

Everytime this thread pops up, every year everyone says the same thing...


But I'm gonna go against the grain a bit and say If you think you might want to GUN your way into a competitive specialty AND If your school is ridiculous enough to employ a grading system the first year AND ESPECIALLY IF you were a NON SCIENCE MAJOR... forget what everyone else is saying -- AND START STUDYING NOW!!!!! Buy yourself a BRS and netter start memorizing those origin/insertion innervation and blood supply musculoskeletal tables TODAY!!! (Or get the appropriate BRS for whatever your fall classes happen to be and start lookin at it!)


Why?

If your school is one of those schools mentioned, you will find yourself at an unfortunate disadvantage and in the unfortunate circumstance of being graded against individuals who have already taken that basic science course already. Which sucks, cuz the grading distribution in the beginning seems to reflect prior course knowledge moreso than anything else... Haha well at least until the non science majors start to realize they actually have to put in 10x the time in learning something relative to their peers and begin disappearing from the social radar to catch up!!!


If the aforementioned doesn't apply to you, then like Clockworkdoc says, Get laid and relax 👍

Are you serious? Please tell me my sarcasm meter is off. I was a psych major with minimal science courses as an undergrad, and my school grades H/HP/P for the first two years. My summer was spent making money, traveling, and sleeping in. Without trying to brag, I honored every class but biochem (passed) last fall, and am on par to at least high pass most classes this semester. You'll be fine.

 

[DoctaJay]

Nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing

...did I mention nothing?

 

[mTOR]

Are you serious? Please tell me my sarcasm meter is off. I was a psych major with minimal science courses as an undergrad, and my school grades H/HP/P for the first two years. My summer was spent making money, traveling, and sleeping in. Without trying to brag, I honored every class but biochem (passed) last fall, and am on par to at least high pass most classes this semester. You'll be fine.

Hyperbole but kudos to you 👍. Our school is A-F. The only people who REALLY excelled in the beginning (most notably, 1st exam) were those who either took very similar courses prior or neurotically decided to study their brains out. There were complaints from non science majors throughout the courses, and a few were forced to leave due to poor grades. Obviously, the more you see material the more of an advantage you have -- but clearly you can do well with just a bit of effort as well 👍

 

[remo]

I would say do nothing BUT if you really want to do something then I would get more clinical experience by shadowing, etc... and maybe read Bates' Guide to Physical Examination & History Taking. It's nice not to look like an idiot when you first start seeing standardized patients in your clinical sessions (assuming your school has this). Reviewing basic science stuff is a waste of time.