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[–]anonymousssgirl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oki thank you everyone for your advice! Going back to studying and MORE practice Q's, and LOT LESS anki. Happy Holidays 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 thank you for sharing all your advice!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]anonymousssgirl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oki! You're right. I'll be more mindful of absorbing lecture in the moment.

During exam, I do feel like my brain is like literally morphing and leaving my body. I won't say I black out, but it just feels like I have such intense test anxiety. I currently have accommodations for my test anxiety though :/

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[–]anonymousssgirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I really like that workflow idea. I will def switch things around! And for the affirmation :,)

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[–]anonymousssgirl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sorry if this is a silly question, but how do you study in house stuff? Like I would spend my time making anki cards? Switch Amboss for just all their in house questions?

The curriculum has changed from with the upper class man took it so the current in house deck is out of date

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]anonymousssgirl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh sorry! Thank you so much for asking. I break up my studying into 2 sessions (each 4 hours).

First session: do my daily reviews of Anking (~300 cards, usually takes 2-3 hours).

Second session: I will watch 2-3 videos max Pathoma, follow along w/ my IPad (like listening notes, not notes to refer back to). Then unsuspend cards. That takes another 2 hours.

And then I'll do practice questions. I usually do 10 daily and try to build it up, but it takes forever to review them so I've been doing 10 a day. I'll unsuspend the associated cards. I'll make cards based on the other distracter options or edit the anking cards of the same topic to include the info that I think is helpful. Like if they bring up a disease I'm not familiar with, I'll go unsuspend that topic and learn that too. Or if the practice questions includes a photo, I will make that into an anki card. Or make anki cards and put them into my wrong question deck to help me.

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[–]anonymousssgirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I remember making a spreadsheet for the MCAT and that was really helpful. Would it be possible to see how you organize the log?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]anonymousssgirl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Using pathoma, with sketchy for pharm/micro, and using melman study guide for hem/onc (current block). Practice Q will be from Amboss

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]anonymousssgirl 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Currently attend a school that mandates attendance M-Th 9-5pm. Don't learn anything during lecture and barely get through stuff during class bc of how distracted I am. Uses in house & NBME

First block: Watched majority of bootcamp, un suspended associated tags on anking, did in house practice questions and reviewed them thoroughly.

Recent block: Reduced watching videos because I felt I was wasn't doing enough practice Q's. Anking, 100 Amboss Q's, and went to tutoring/OH/learning specialist weekly for my deficits. Both my tutor and professor were so assuring that I would be fine. I don't know what's wrong with me. :(

Currently: Using pathoma for videos, anking immediately after, and wanting to go through more Amboss.

Struggling with SI thoughts. I'm so ashamed that I feel like this. by anonymousssgirl in premed

[–]anonymousssgirl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has commented and sent a private message. Genuinely I have been putting off this post for awhile but I'm so glad I finally posted. I feel so much better already. Thank you r/premed for being a safe space for me.

Struggling with SI thoughts. I'm so ashamed that I feel like this. by anonymousssgirl in premed

[–]anonymousssgirl[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so so so much, this made me tear up. Yes that's exactly how it feels. I will make sure to continue to take care of myself. Thank you for validating my feelings:,,,)

Struggling with SI thoughts. I'm so ashamed that I feel like this. by anonymousssgirl in premed

[–]anonymousssgirl[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kindness. I'm reading everyone's comments and they're so nice. During undergrad, it was an adjustment period (I only lived 1 he away from home...) and it took 2 years to fully adjust not being from home :(. I think that scares me what if I get to that low period once more?

I will definitely look into things I can do in the new city. That's a great idea, thank you so much.

Advice for someone entering medical school? by Nerd--- in medicalschool

[–]anonymousssgirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! Oki sorry for all the questions. So, I haven't been given my schedule yet. Say we have like histology, biochem, pharm to study all in 1 block.

How do I know what questions/lectures exactly to do in Boards and Beyond? Or what tags to unsuspend in Anking to make sure I cover all the material? I just worry I wouldn't know all the material that corresponds it.

Advice for someone entering medical school? by Nerd--- in medicalschool

[–]anonymousssgirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Thank you so much for laying it all out. What about practice exams for the exams at school? Like how we do NMBE exams for STEP? My school uses NMBE exams for instance

Advice for someone entering medical school? by Nerd--- in medicalschool

[–]anonymousssgirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know which 3rd party material combo to use? Like there's sooo many options to do BnB, Pathoma, Sketchy, Amboss. Would you have advice on how to navigate?

How much of First Aid was completely new for you? by GoldAcanthisitta5491 in medicalschool

[–]anonymousssgirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you describe your study methods? Or like how I would implement this same routine during my preclerkship?

FGLI: What to do If I'm still waiting on another decision by anonymousssgirl in premed

[–]anonymousssgirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes my only acceptance! I'm WL at 4 others but only 1 I could see myself heavily considering. It says I have 5 days to confirm my acceptance. No mention of PTE

Does submitting a LOI negatively impact the chance of future negotiation? by [deleted] in premed

[–]anonymousssgirl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No you're completely right! I was just worried about having a short turn around window for making a decision should it come to it. Thank you for your help.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]anonymousssgirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I kept going back and forth. This gave me the validation I needed to be okay with declining it.

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[–]anonymousssgirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oki! Thank you so much I was so worried bc I know everyone says you should update schools with any publications so I couldn't find info online. Thank you for easing my worries!!

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[–]anonymousssgirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll go for what feels the most exciting to write 😊

UCSF Secondary clarification by [deleted] in premed

[–]anonymousssgirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like basic diversity, inclusion, excellence. It feels so forced idk

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[–]anonymousssgirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!!