The stereotype of medical school is that you won’t know much of a life beyond studying and burying your nose in textbooks or notes. You might be surprised to hear it’s possible to have more of a life than you think.
It’s going to be stressful, no matter how zen you may be before orientation. You’ll need to figure out what techniques best serve you when tensions rise.
Premeds often mistake medical school’s difficulty with its volume. Make no mistake, medical school is certainly challenging, but it’s not because of the conceptual difficulty of the material.
Most students don’t employ active learning techniques. The problem is that passive techniques are far less effective if you’re interested in learning the most amount of information in the least amount of time and getting back to living your life.
In college, you’re often juggling multiple assignments across your classes throughout the semester, in addition to quizzes and midterms before your finals. But medical school has fewer assignments and fewer quizzes, thus requiring more self-directed learning to keep on track.
Medical school is a far more intimate affair than college. While you can disappear in the crowds of college, you can’t do the same in medical school. You’ll know every classmate by name, and vice versa, so make sure to protect your reputation.
The overwhelming majority of college students arrived straight from high school, but your classmates in medical school will be from all walks of life. You’ll be humbled by the exceptional individuals you’ll have the honor of calling your colleagues. It’s an adjustment for everyone, but don’t forget these 6 underappreciated realities!
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00:00 – Introduction
00:17 – You Can Have a Life
01:38 – Everyone Needs Stress-Management
02:36 – Difficulty vs Volume
03:29 – Your Study Techniques Suck
04:41 – Self-Directed Learning
05:24 – Everyone Knows Everyone’s 💩
06:21 – Diversity in Classmates
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