When to throw it all away?

[Brickhouse]

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I save all my old notes. Just in case. You *never* know.

Now that I know I don't have to take the MCAT again, can I finally have that ceremonial bonfire and torch them all? They take up a lot of space...

Just wondering if I'm the only obsessive pack-rat out there - and when everyone else discards of their old class materials?

 

[Spitting Camel]

Recycle... the environment is your friend!!

 

[Eraserhead]

I throw *all* of the notes away... although I'm sure I will keep all med school stuff in nice neat binders, there's no point for most notes is there?

 

[CaMD]

I kept lots of old notes from college for all 4 years. I did thow them out once I graduated and it came down to packing them up (hard and expensive) or throwing them in ye olde recycling bin (easy and satisfying).

It was the necessity of moving that made me do it though. I still have a filing cabinet of papers and notes from high school in my parents house... Why part with them when I don't have to? Sort of sick.

I will probably keep my MCAT study materials until I move again. On my bookshelf they're are almost a happy reminder that I never ever have to take that test again...

 

[drdr2010]

i threw all my stuff out when i moved away to med school...my one regret is that i didn't save my physiology and anatomy stuff. i could really use a simplified version to help me with my med classes.

 

[Cerberus]

Why would I keep my notes when I have the textbook😕 😕

*usually doesnt even take notes - prefers learning from book*

 

[Eraserhead]

Give your MCAT stuff to an MCAT taker... they love it.

 

[Spitting Camel]

Originally posted by DoctorKevin
Give your MCAT stuff to an MCAT taker... they love it.

I did the same thing... it was like they had won the lottery. It really made going through the process a little less stressful. I think I saved my friend the $1,100 I paid. Give back! It's never to early to start!