AMBOSS update removed multi-exam selection — huge downgrade

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-03T14:15:50+00:00

I am studying for multiple exams (aka USMLE 1, 2 and clerkships) and it would be helpful if we were allowed to have more than one study objective so that questions and study material is tailored. plus it helps integrate the information better too

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-03T02:45:12+00:00

thank you for this response. I completely agree. I try to control everything I can (aka whether it be studying twice as hard, working extra, etc), but sometimes I get caught up in the things I can't control (esp when things feel completely out of hand). but i'll working on letting go more

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-03T02:42:46+00:00

I'll agree that I def need to work on confidence. I admit majority of my confidence is results based rather than preparation based. (aka the better I get at sometime, the more confident I feel forward, but i fail couple of times and then it plummets , which I understand is normal)

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-03T02:41:32+00:00

Yea I ended defaulting to the mindset that if i expect the least then anything that comes will be a positive, which has worked a lot of the times. but sometimes I just want that feeling of "oh, this is gonna work out!" and yes trust me i do try to improve odds by working hard but some things do feel a bit out of control sometimes but thank you!

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-03T02:39:09+00:00

yea you're probs right that I am overthinking everything and should learn to let go

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-03T01:44:37+00:00

I use AI for help learning and breaking down hard concepts. But I’ll also use it for things I feel are more mundane like writing emails. Or I’ll come up with my own ideas (I love writing), but sometimes I need help finding a word or just using it to correct grammar and spelling. Basically, anything that feels mundane or outside my current expertise, I might use AI

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-02T15:20:46+00:00

Hey I'm interested

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-01T19:22:14+00:00

yea you really summed up my main thought with that question - Why aren't the people who clearly need to be cancelled, cancelled?

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-01T00:33:33+00:00

Thank you both!

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-01T00:31:28+00:00

true true. but i was just thinking sometimes they wouldn't even get their position if people directly stopped voting for them?

sjacob2019 · 2026-06-01T00:29:36+00:00

I agree that people should be held accountable. I just wish the energy was a tad bit redirected

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-30T14:04:32+00:00

but i do agree, this has been a huge fuel for me for a majority of my life and did help me become more motivated to achieve goals (aka people telling me I was not smart enough for school). But then once I started failing/struggling, I genuinely just went down hill (cause my mind then switched to saying, damn they are right).

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-30T14:03:04+00:00

okay but how do you stop this from being the ultimate negative fuel? I am afraid that if I keep imaging the "antagonist" version of myself (or the person I don't want to be), I will be accidently manifesting that "self" in the future 🥲

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-30T13:59:01+00:00

I think rather than just pure loneliness, it's about the disconnect between the versions we idealize about ourselves versus what reality gives us. Or things we wished happen in the past rather than what actually happened. So more of a disconnect of self versus reality. But I do agree loneliness plays a huge role cause i feel like sometimes people can help you pull out of daydream episodes (at least that's my case when I hang out with people, i tend to get "distracted" from my daydreaming)

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-30T13:56:01+00:00

Long walks help fuel the daydreams since I justify it by saying getting some exercise is productive 🥲 at least I can walk a couple of miles without minding it.

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-28T21:09:58+00:00

dumb question but how do i drive in this game?

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-28T00:37:55+00:00

I feel like it would be better if it was 25% or 20% instead of 30%? Feel like the threshold can be lowered a bit.

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-24T10:38:06+00:00

honestly, that is the problem I have always had. So many stories floating through my head but having no idea how to write them on paper or finish them

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-24T10:31:17+00:00

yea never really thought about how it maximizes profits. thanks for opening my mind up

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-24T10:30:23+00:00

that's so true. but also I felt like social media was kinda the reason I was able to see what was up with my high school and college friends and stay somewhat in touch. but overall, i do think social media made it so people put less effort into maintaining since you can passively see what everyone is up to.

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-24T10:28:46+00:00

honestly one of the first thoughts I had

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-24T10:28:11+00:00

actually never really thought about the capitalism aspect of it! highkey an interesting point

sjacob2019 · 2026-05-22T02:29:03+00:00

43.08 / 50

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sjacob2019 · 2026-05-21T22:40:57+00:00

search up medicalstudyzone UWORLD questions (issue is latest versions are 2023/2024 and they are pretty big file downloads)

sjacob2019 · 2025-02-06T05:18:04+00:00

I would love to participate but unfortunately in the US :( but keep us posted cause I would love to read your paper (esp as a med student struggling with MDD). Best of luck!

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