I’ve talked before about my (bad) study habit of making tons and tons of flashcards. At one point, it seemed like a good idea–all along I had planned on making a bunch of flashcards during my first two years so that I would have a leg up in preparing for Step 1. Somewhere along the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'M2'
In which it is revealed that I’m more OCD than previously imagined
May 11th, 2010 3 Comments
Tags: flashcards · insanity · M2 · med school brain garbage · ocd · study te · study techniques
At first I was like…
May 10th, 2010 1 Comment
So, the second year of med school was nothing like I expected it to be. If you refer back to a post I made at the beginning of the year, you’ll see that I had high hopes for this year being interesting and thought-provoking. While I will say that, to me, second year [...]
Tags: behavioral sciences · ethics · expectations · genetics · ICM · M2 · micro · microbiology · path · pathology · pharm · pharmacology · shattered expectations
Finals Update 2
May 4th, 2010 2 Comments
I am so worn out right now. I am finished with 3 of 5 finals and all I want to do right now is take a nap, even though I woke up like two hours ago. Studying for the path final was very grueling. I woke up yesterday before the test and [...]
Finals Update
April 29th, 2010 1 Comment
I made about 300 flash cards yesterday. I don’t know how I’m going to keep up this pace for another 8 days. There was a moment when I was studying last night when I started to feel really strange. It’s like my brain said “enough!” and was refusing to accept any new [...]
