I think I've found the way to set myself up for success. We'll see if it actually works when I get the results from this Friday's test, but so far I'm very optimistic. I have two full study days left before the exam and I'm not stressed out about it, in a good way this time.
I've seen all the material and understood all the concepts. I have gone over each lecture carefully enough that I was at one point able to talk it out and teach it to (an imaginary) someone. Now I just have to commit it all to memory.
Two very long days await me, but I am ready and willing to spend them in the library. This is in stark contrast to the last couple of block exams when I just shut down in the days leading up to the exam. I had so much hanging over my head that finishing it all didn't seem possible. So I gave up.
That is not going to happen this time. I'm not scrambling, because I've seen and understood everything at least once. There is nothing I have to learn from scratch, which puts my mind at ease. I am totally capable of learning this material well with the work I've put in leading up to this week. I'm very curious to see how it all turns out.
Mostly, I wanted to share a happy post of hopeful success in case I didn't write anything else before the holidays.
Hi, how's med school treating you? I hope you are enjoying it as you worked so hard to get in. Shelley
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DeleteThanks for asking! I was just thinking about how it's been so long since I posted something.
A quick update is that school is going well, my plan for studying has been successful, and for the most part I'm really enjoying this year. We have a couple of big exams coming up in the next two weeks, but I should get some posts out towards the end of the month. Thank you for reading and checking up on me! I hope all is well.