Let's just say last week did not go well.
Despite all the hours and importance I put into biochem, I walked out of the exam knowing I completely bombed the exam. As soon I as I got back to my room, I texted my mom letting her know how awful the exam went and emailed my adviser.
I then started cramming extremely hard for histology. BTW - to all the upper termers who have advised me (and sometimes endorse) not really studying for histology until after biochem need to be... I don't think the exam was particularly easy nor crammable in 1.5 days. It was a little more straightforward and do-able than the other two, but definitely not easy by all means. I will never advise that to anyone! DO NOT CRAM FOR HISTO!!!
Anatomy - despite how hard everyone thought it was, I thought it was a very fair exam. I did not do well in it by any means, but I thought it was a generally fair exam. There were a lot more CT scans, X-rays, etc that I thought, but overall it was a generally fair exam.
I haven't looked at any of my grades yet. I'm not ready yet. I've taken all of last week and even the weekend to think about my options because I know I have to decel. Taking the Caribbean Med school route, I definitely started questioning my reason to be here, and whether I'm going to make it. I've dreamed of being a physician ever since I can remember. And now that I'm here, it's a very bittersweet feeling; I'm disappointed that I didn't get accepted in US (despite knowing everything it takes for a long time) and I'm happy that I got accepted to and attending SGU verses other Caribbean med schools. Although it is a very discouraging feeling failing midterms during your first term in med school and being around so many people who make it look so easy!
After this past week and weekend of speaking with people, I've come to accept that everyone comes to medical school with different strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds. I came from a background of engineering, where I'm trained to study in a COMPLETELY different manner than in med school. Realistically, until Unifieds, I wasn't really studying; I didn't know HOW to study. I learned to study after unifieds, so postunified material - I was good on. But, unfortunately I wasn't able to cover up the material that we had done pre-unifieds.
At this point in time, I'm going to do whatever it takes to keep my dream alive. At this point in time, I don't know if coming here was a mistake, or if failing midterms is a sign. But I choose to believe that everything happens for a reason, and in the end if I have to decel, it's for the overall good.
Despite all the hours and importance I put into biochem, I walked out of the exam knowing I completely bombed the exam. As soon I as I got back to my room, I texted my mom letting her know how awful the exam went and emailed my adviser.
I then started cramming extremely hard for histology. BTW - to all the upper termers who have advised me (and sometimes endorse) not really studying for histology until after biochem need to be... I don't think the exam was particularly easy nor crammable in 1.5 days. It was a little more straightforward and do-able than the other two, but definitely not easy by all means. I will never advise that to anyone! DO NOT CRAM FOR HISTO!!!
Anatomy - despite how hard everyone thought it was, I thought it was a very fair exam. I did not do well in it by any means, but I thought it was a generally fair exam. There were a lot more CT scans, X-rays, etc that I thought, but overall it was a generally fair exam.
I haven't looked at any of my grades yet. I'm not ready yet. I've taken all of last week and even the weekend to think about my options because I know I have to decel. Taking the Caribbean Med school route, I definitely started questioning my reason to be here, and whether I'm going to make it. I've dreamed of being a physician ever since I can remember. And now that I'm here, it's a very bittersweet feeling; I'm disappointed that I didn't get accepted in US (despite knowing everything it takes for a long time) and I'm happy that I got accepted to and attending SGU verses other Caribbean med schools. Although it is a very discouraging feeling failing midterms during your first term in med school and being around so many people who make it look so easy!
After this past week and weekend of speaking with people, I've come to accept that everyone comes to medical school with different strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds. I came from a background of engineering, where I'm trained to study in a COMPLETELY different manner than in med school. Realistically, until Unifieds, I wasn't really studying; I didn't know HOW to study. I learned to study after unifieds, so postunified material - I was good on. But, unfortunately I wasn't able to cover up the material that we had done pre-unifieds.
At this point in time, I'm going to do whatever it takes to keep my dream alive. At this point in time, I don't know if coming here was a mistake, or if failing midterms is a sign. But I choose to believe that everything happens for a reason, and in the end if I have to decel, it's for the overall good.
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