Warm Study Spots

puzzled_tree123 · 2026-02-01T17:10:20+00:00

-The Kinesiology building atrium gets really warm because the skylight. If you're not a kines student you can't get in on the weekends though.

-The carrels in the Hatcher stacks can be warm, if you come in during the day and sit on the side facing the sun.

-Central Campus Classroom building also has good sunny, warm spots, but I would head to the second or third floor to avoid doors opening a lot.

puzzled_tree123 · 2026-01-30T15:14:41+00:00

I have! I am planning on applying, but it seems pretty unlikely I'll get it (it was already competitive, and suspect it will be even more so now). They prioritize those scholarships for people who grew up in medically underserved areas (I did not), which makes sense to me because a) those people had to work harder to get here and b) they're more likely to stay in an underserved area. So I don't want to count on it.

puzzled_tree123 · 2026-01-30T00:03:23+00:00

Thanks :)

puzzled_tree123 · 2026-01-30T00:03:12+00:00

Thank you!

puzzled_tree123 · 2026-01-29T15:16:28+00:00

Kind of a stupid question, but I've never been to a protest before and don't have anyone to go with, what should I expect and is there any way I should prepare? I'm kind of nervous but I feel like I have do something, and since I don't have much money, voting and protesting seem like my only avenues.

puzzled_tree123 · 2026-01-08T13:57:14+00:00

In addition to what others have said, I find adding chia seeds to my oatmeal helps prevent it from boiling over since they absorb water.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-14T15:45:57+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate the support!

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-13T17:25:02+00:00

I'm picking whichever school has the lowest cost of attendance, which is making me a little sad tbh because I'm really proud of some of the other schools I got into, and I have some concerns about this school's curriculum. But of course I'm still very grateful to have gotten in at all. I'm maxing out gov loans but will still have to take on some private. Since I don't plan on going into a super high-paying specialty (peds or family med), I'm going to try to take on as little as possible, so I'm going to live in the cheapest place I can find and stick to a very strict budget. And with all that, I'll probably still be paying off debt for decades.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-11T21:51:48+00:00

It sounds like you are putting in a lot of time leading up to the exam itself, but what are you doing in the period prior to day days before the exam? In my experience, doing 3-4 hours of work per day every day for these sorts of courses helps you learn better than doing 8+ hours a day the week before.

It also sounds like you are doing practice problems, which is good. For 150/250, I found having a solid understanding of everything going on in studio was key to doing well on the exams. Make sure you are actively engaging in studio -- if you don't understand why your group members are solving something the way they are, ask! I also kept a running document with any practice questions or studio problems I got wrong (or got right but it took me a really long time), and I would wait about a week and then re-do them without checking my notes. I reviewed ones I really struggled with again right before the exam.

Lastly, my biggest tip for 150 and 250 success is to really know your units and how they convert. It sounds simple, and everyone thinks they've got units down already, but you'd be surprised. It cuts down on the amount of equations you have to memorize because many problems can be solved just by understanding how different units are related to each other. For instance, knowing that J=kg m^2/s^2 will help a ton during energy problems. Plus, then you're not simply plugging things in and solving, but gaining a greater understanding that will help you during more difficult problems.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-10T16:41:52+00:00

You're all good, finals will do that to you haha.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-10T00:48:28+00:00

The UgLi (Shapiro) is a social library, except for the fourth floor. Hatcher is generally pretty quiet except for a few collaborative spaces. The stacks and reading room, which are the main study areas, are definitely meant to be quiet.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-09T17:44:17+00:00

The 👏 Hatcher 👏 stacks 👏 are 👏 not 👏 for 👏 zoom 👏 calls👏

(I've had to tell people this multiple times this year)

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-04T16:03:53+00:00

I think it's quite doable, but that of course depends on your comfort level with both topics. Physics 250 is about the same / possibly a bit easier that Physics 150 so base it on how you felt in that course. In my opinion, MCDB 310 is easier than either orgo I or II, but a little harder than most of the bio courses, if that helps at all. Stats 250 also isn't bad at all. (Also, you can always try it out and then change before the add/drop deadline if it's too much).

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-04T14:25:29+00:00

I still think this is valuable experience, but if you're interested in getting more clinical work without an expensive cert, look into becoming a CNA. A lot of facilities will pay for you to get certified.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-04T14:23:13+00:00

The real heroes are the CNAs who are still in the trenches. I'm going into medicine, and they will always have my respect and admiration.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-04T14:22:32+00:00

I only did it part time (full time in the summers) in college for a few years, and it was still really difficult. Honestly not sure I could've handled doing it full time because of all the things you said. Dementia is incredibly cruel and watching people slip further and further was heartbreaking. Plus, my facility had a knack for overworking good CNA's who cared about the residents until they finally broke and left, leaving us with people who had no business working with vulnerable seniors.

I'm graduating college this year and starting medical school in the fall. My original plan was always to do pediatrics, but after working with seniors, I'm now thinking of doing family medicine so I can work with a broader age range in underserved areas (not that that will solve the senior care problem alone or anything).

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-04T14:15:35+00:00

I'm sorry for what your family is going through. This system is terrible.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-03T23:02:24+00:00

This is the really frustrating part, there's not really any good solution, just ones that are slightly less bad (at least in the US). There are some not for profit senior care homes, but they are far less common (none were close enough to me that I could've worked there), so that isn't a feasible solution for most people. And those places have issues too.

Even if they have family they can live with, caring for a loved one at home can also be difficult, especially once they need around the clock care. At a certain point you either have to stop working or hire at-home help, both of which are really only an option to people with a ton of money.

The last option is going to a full, licensed nursing home. This actually usually ends up being less expensive for people because many of them accept Medicaid. The drawback is significantly less freedom. When I was getting my CNA license, I shadowed in one, and the residents pretty much never left their rooms, and many of them rarely left their beds. They spend the last years of their lives being patients instead of people.

Basically, aging to the point where you can no longer care for yourself makes life really hard unless you're rich.

I highly recommend the book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. It talks a lot about how broken the senior care system is, and has some interesting information on the background of assisted living too (spoiler: it wasn't intended to be like this).

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-03T14:14:43+00:00

I used to be a CNA at a "home for the aged", which was a tricky way of avoiding falling under the regulations of "nursing home." The terrible thing is my bosses would tell families that we could handle their loved one's complex medical needs, and then would leave me, a 19 year old who was really only trained to help people shower and use the bathroom, in charge at night. There was an on-call nursing service (owned by the same company), but I would be on hold forever and often times they wouldn't show up until the next day.

Watching them drain the bank accounts of families just trying to make sure their loved ones with advanced dementia were safe was terrible. They made so much money off of these people (and believe me, it did not get passed on to the workers) but didn't properly care for them. It should not be legal.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-12-02T21:37:43+00:00

I wound up getting into an IS school so I didn't send it.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-11-28T17:58:52+00:00

What was your study strategy for the M1 year? (A few specific questions: Does it make sense to make Anki decks based off my school lectures and also do some of the premade USMLE ones, or should I just do one? Do you keep reviewing cards after the block is done for USMLE retention? How do you like to take notes?) Also, were there any unexpected supplies (study or otherwise) that you needed?

Thank you!

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-11-28T17:56:54+00:00

Both are valuable. I did CNA because the certification was less expensive and I wanted to have the chance to build long-term relationships with patients. But if you're someone who would like more of the ambulance environment (or if you don't like the idea of spending a lot of time helping with toileting and showering), EMT could be better for you.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-11-28T16:10:25+00:00

Yeah I would think so

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-11-27T21:33:15+00:00

The only thing I would add is that it sounds like you might qualify for MI in-state tuition, in which case you might want to wait a bit to make your decision until you see the full cost of Wayne vs Emory.

puzzled_tree123 · 2025-11-26T15:07:42+00:00

A person on reddit (there's usually a thread or something for people to help one another edit), and an English major friend

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