Classes start up again in a week. I've been alerted by gchat away messages that some of my compatriots have already returned to studying.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Happy Holidays
We get two weeks off for winter break. I went skiing with the fam.
Classes start up again in a week. I've been alerted by gchat away messages that some of my compatriots have already returned to studying.
Classes start up again in a week. I've been alerted by gchat away messages that some of my compatriots have already returned to studying.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Block 2 dun dun duuuun
We didn't understand how easy we had it block 1.
Well, duh, of course we did, we only had class two days a week and had gobs of time to study a class the med students mostly ignored in favor of anatomy. I guess we just couldn't appreciate how much worse it w
as going to get.
Biochem and physio are hard. They're cool, and so far the lectures have been much better than histo's, but there is a lot more information and a LOT more thinking. Our first midterms were last Thursday/Friday, and until that week I had seriously never locked myself in a room and crammed for 12 hours.
The tests went well, and my preparations would have been easier if I hadn't spent three class days at Emory, so these classes aren't impossible. I just don't think I'm going to be slipping off to NYC much in the next 3 months.
Also: because I had to memorize Krebs cycle intermediates I had to dump some early 90s cartoon theme songs from my memory. Sorry, Darkwing Duck.
Well, duh, of course we did, we only had class two days a week and had gobs of time to study a class the med students mostly ignored in favor of anatomy. I guess we just couldn't appreciate how much worse it w
as going to get.Biochem and physio are hard. They're cool, and so far the lectures have been much better than histo's, but there is a lot more information and a LOT more thinking. Our first midterms were last Thursday/Friday, and until that week I had seriously never locked myself in a room and crammed for 12 hours.
The tests went well, and my preparations would have been easier if I hadn't spent three class days at Emory, so these classes aren't impossible. I just don't think I'm going to be slipping off to NYC much in the next 3 months.
Also: because I had to memorize Krebs cycle intermediates I had to dump some early 90s cartoon theme songs from my memory. Sorry, Darkwing Duck.
Hotlanta: not as hot as advertised
NYMC has totally stepped up its game.
But first: Emory! Their interview process is super laid-back, the admissions people are hilarious, and the panel interview was not as intimidating as I anticipated.
I stayed with a friend from undergrad so I got an especially good look at student life, and even got roped into performing at a Kwanzaa celebration the night after my interviews (not me, I don't danz).
The students are SUPER HAPPY. Like, weirdly happy. Like, we're all actually dead, aren't we? happy. I'd still rather be in/near NYC but I'd be psyched to go to Emory.
Unfortunately, spending 3 days in Atlanta put in an awkward stance with regards to Block 2...
P.S. Atlanta in December can be just as cold as Valhalla.
But first: Emory! Their interview process is super laid-back, the admissions people are hilarious, and the panel interview was not as intimidating as I anticipated.
I stayed with a friend from undergrad so I got an especially good look at student life, and even got roped into performing at a Kwanzaa celebration the night after my interviews (not me, I don't danz).
The students are SUPER HAPPY. Like, weirdly happy. Like, we're all actually dead, aren't we? happy. I'd still rather be in/near NYC but I'd be psyched to go to Emory.
Unfortunately, spending 3 days in Atlanta put in an awkward stance with regards to Block 2...
P.S. Atlanta in December can be just as cold as Valhalla.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Emory Interview
I leave for Emory tomorrow morning. When I get back I can tell you all about my first panel interview (eek!) and what our new biochem/physio classes are like.
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