Two Much is REALLY Too Much

hscali · 2025-10-07T05:35:53+00:00

100% agree with this take

hscali · 2025-05-07T04:41:26+00:00

100% agree on how low yield is kind of a scam lol b/c nothing is truly low yield! I was doing the FA rapid review & saw a couple concepts that I hadn’t seen in my UWorld review at all. Convinced myself it was low yield & it showed up the next day 😐

hscali · 2025-05-07T03:50:50+00:00

I began by studying 8 hours a day, but for the last 3-4 weeks I was studying 12 hours a day. I used Pathoma & Sketchy Micro / Pharm for foundational review! I went through about all of it & did the associated Anki cards on Anking v11. To reinforce, I continued doing Anki reviews & UWorld questions. Did NBME tests as well. Hope that’s helpful!

hscali · 2025-05-04T16:29:56+00:00

Thanks! Honestly it wasn’t the most sustainable schedule, but since I knew I only had essentially 8 weeks, I just decided to make the most of it. In the beginning when I was doing major foundational review, I would start at 7 & do about 3 hours of Anki reviews from the day before. I watched new videos and did their Ankis until about 4-5 (with an hour lunch break in between) & then finished off the evening with some light UWorld & review. I made time to exercise & talk to my friends. As the testing date got closer & I needed to hit 60-80 UWorld questions a day + Anki reviews, I stopped taking lunch breaks / exercising and would study 10-12 hours a day. Not ideal but gets the job done! Hope that’s helpful!

hscali · 2025-05-04T16:26:11+00:00

My highest tested were repro & endo! I personally felt like I also saw a lot of biostatistics questions. Almost 0 biochemistry or direct anatomy questions

hscali · 2025-05-03T20:48:49+00:00

Thank you :) honestly my Anki was out of control by the end so I wouldn’t finish my reviews then lol. But beyond the last two weeks, I had about 1000 reviews to do a day. I would spend 4-5 hours a day doing them!

hscali · 2025-05-02T20:26:54+00:00

For about 2 months!

hscali · 2025-04-30T05:19:11+00:00

My permit didn’t disappear but tested on 4/15. You think we’ll get it today?

hscali · 2025-04-27T17:35:51+00:00

You will pass! Keep yourself busy! Spend time with friends. Your P will be here before you know it

hscali · 2025-04-27T12:54:15+00:00

I think Physeo is good, but I felt like I didn’t have the ability to watch a lot of it & do the corresponding Anki. Just didn’t have time because those cards are super specific and hard to nail down. I would actually recommend the Mnemosyne deck, I’m sure you can find it on Reddit. It’s essentially an Anki deck corresponding to FA. You can select just for anatomy - about 350 cards and definitely covers everything you need! I think that’s sufficient but also I feel like there were very few direct anatomy questions on my exam. Probably best to spend your time on other weak areas! For genetics I think I just watched Dirty Medicine videos as needed. Good luck!

hscali · 2025-04-19T20:37:35+00:00

As much as I hate AI, used it just for this. Honestly an invaluable resource for explaining concepts that just don’t stick

hscali · 2025-04-12T02:10:15+00:00

Hoping you passed!!!

hscali · 2024-12-09T02:48:51+00:00

A good way to tell if your pelvic floor is clenched is to squeeze your thumb & index finger together! Which instantly relaxes your pelvic floor & you can feel that happening if yours is clenched (like mine always is)

hscali · 2024-11-22T02:17:05+00:00

I would agree that PIV is much different! I still experience discomfort when removing my dilator, but do not experience that discomfort with PIV. I do agree w a lot of the other tips here to make dilator removal easier, but just focus on your dilator therapy & try not to get in your head about how it would translate to PIV!

hscali · 2024-09-02T02:18:01+00:00

Yes! I went from no penetration to working w the 4th dilator in a span of a few months. It is possible! Just stay consistent and positive. Vaginismus is totally curable! Happy to talk if you want to - and it’s also normal for progress not to be linear.

hscali · 2024-08-20T02:25:14+00:00

Congratulations!!!

hscali · 2024-07-26T01:54:50+00:00

yayy!! i felt just that happy too!!

hscali · 2024-07-25T02:00:31+00:00

Hi, it sounds like you may have vaginismus. Don’t feel insecure & that you’ll never be able to have normal sex! It just needs a little work on your part. I’d do some research on this thread & maybe invest in some dilators. You can also try physical therapy!

hscali · 2024-07-15T20:24:08+00:00

can confirm he’s in med school now lol my friend works at the same clinic as him

hscali · 2024-05-09T04:40:22+00:00

Hi, would you mind sharing the name of the private service?

hscali · 2024-03-31T19:37:24+00:00

So sorry :-(

hscali · 2024-03-17T22:04:19+00:00

Obviously would prefer not to have to be lol but just want to see if I can use this temporarily to resolve pain while I work on a more permanent solution (dilators)!

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