MTH :
When I look back, I genuinely don’t remember studying in undergrad. Like I went to class, did the assignments/homework, went to the labs, and like yes I know I must’ve studied, but studying just wasn’t this huge part of my undergrad experience - just full days of doing nothing. In med school, I remember basically only studying during those first 2 years. Like hours of lectures, immediately to the library to review all those lecture, go through supplemental material, maybe a quick work out if I had time before going home to eat dinner, then back to studying, just to go back the next day for a new mountain of brand new material and repeat. Weekends were great because I could just spend all day Saturday and Sunday in the library, reviewing everything from the week with no new material added, feeling like I was slightly less behind than I was on Friday. Then starting third year add all day clerkships to the roster, then go home, scrounge dinner, do whatever random reading or presentation the attending assigned so we have something to talk about the next day, then study the clinical stuff for the clerkships just to get back to the hospital by 6A the next morning for another 12 hour shift. I’m not trying to be condescending of anything but when I hear premeds struggling with their undergrad course load I genuinely think they need to consider if this is the right move for them because it definitely does not get easier, the volume of material is SUBSTANTIALLY more, with much higher expectations, and it’s a very expensive path to start and not be able to complete
2026-07-16 17:09:31