The Journey of a Pre-Health Student

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[leikamei]

[minfonica]

[marisatomay]

me: if youre dead you dont have to do homework or get stressed over school so it would eliminate anxiety

my therapist:

[sumrsgirl]

it’s not healthy if you are skipping your meals to study it’s not healthy if you are not sleeping to study it’s not healthy if you are drinking tons of coffee to stay awake and study

your mental health is as important as your success. you can’t have one without the another 

[rontieremodeled-deactivated2023]

My dreams are attainable and I will reach them. My dreams are attainable and I will reach them. My dreams are attainable and I will reach them. My dreams are attainable and I will reach them. My dreams are attainable and I will reach them. My dreams are attainable and I will reach them. My dreams are attainable and I will reach them. My dreams are attainable and I will reach them.

[lovenotereminders]

Friendly reminder: when people say ‘as long as you tried your best’ it doesn’t mean ‘the best you could possibly have done ever’ it means ‘the best you were capable of at the time.’ Sometimes ‘trying your best’ is just getting out of bed in the morning. Just because you weren’t working yourself to the bone doesn’t mean you weren’t trying your best. 

[theprehealthdiary]

Chronicles of a Med School Applicant- Day 1

I’ve been grinding all day, since I woke up until around 6 p.m., listening to lectures and taking notes. I was angry and complain-y the entire time, thinking about how my life could be if I wasn’t on this route. How I have to work so hard when others on this route have it easier. Whether I should even be on this route all together. 

I sat down and watched Mahadotcom’s youtube video titled My Path to Med School & White Coat Ceremony. I bawled. I mean snotty, wet sleeves, wet shirt, tears streaming down my face, non-stop crying. It started at the part when she held the white coat she was wearing and said “I feel like I earned this.” That is where I want to go. I want to get to the place I worked so hard for and feel like I truly earned it. 

I never thought about med school that way until this moment. I am putting the time in to earn it, and I believe that my labor will not be wasted because I have worked enough to earn it. I also have faith. I have faith in myself, in my work, and in God. I will go where I’m supposed to go.

[chakrastudies]

whenever you don’t feel motivated to work, just imagine your future self. if you do the work when you’re supposed to, your future self will be calm, collected and be able to keep working at a steady rate (and eventually finish the task at hand, stress-free). if you don’t do the work when you’re supposed to, your future self will be rushing around, trying to complete things they should have done before, and overly anxious and stressed. be kind to your future self and do the work now.

remember: discipline is just empathy with your future self.

[acaemia]

HAHHFAHAFDHS THIS IS TOO TIMELY ok gotta look out for future me

[thegoodvybe]

[theprehealthdiary]

For the first time in a long time I believe that I can do this. I believe there’s no one more deserving than me of my support. I have worked hard for years to get where I am today. I will continue to work hard to get where I’m supposed to go. 

[extramadness]

[oldfarmhousefallfeatures]

food for thought

[academicssay]

[extramadness]

[theprehealthdiary]

100 Days of Productivity

This is the first time I do this, but I’m challenging myself for 100 days to:

1. Quit Netflix! I know. I’m a netflix addict. I have spend days watching netflix for more than 8 hours.. It’s uncomfortable to quit but I think it’s time to start living and facing the things I tend to hide from through Netflix. 

2. Study. I signed up for the May 23rd MCAT and it is exactly 101 days away.

3. Exercise. I have been wanting to do this for a long time, but I spend every free hour (and busy hour) watching Netflix I never had time to actually workout between everything I have to get done.

I’m planning to include some rewards at specific milestones to help reinforce these habits. I haven’t fully thought this through, I am sort of doing it on a whim this evening so I will add to this accordingly. 

Rewards:

Day 10 - Big Reward (suggestions are more than welcome).

Day 20 - Get nails done!

Day 30 - watch Isn’t it Romantic @ theatre

Day 40 - Take the night off! Long bath, body mask, the works.

Day 50 - Facial of choice at Dermalogica.

Day 60 - Take the afternoon off and paint your heart out!

Day 70 - 16 handles!!!! (:

Day 80 - Get nails done!

Day 90 - Take a bike ride/walk at the park! 

Day 100 - Make over! Face, hair, nails. 

[studyingstudent]

Using Anki to take Book Notes 

This is just a quick post - I’ve done an in depth post on Anki here - but thought I’d share how I use it to take book notes! I find that this is a more efficient way than taking book notes and making note cards separately - especially since I use Anki cards way more than I re-read book notes. I like to include a lot of information or diagrams from the book in each card, so when I’m studying the cards I retain more. 

[lipstickkissesandcoffeestains-d]

people who should decide on medical things for America: Doctors, medical scientists, and the people it will affect.

people who do decide on medical things for America: Old men/women with law degrees/business degrees.