A little advice for future students:
1. You will not have the same experience as us, and you will not have the same experience as any of your classmates (good or bad).
2. A few of these responses have been before they readjusted a test score that the class was stressed about. Their opinion may still be the same, but they might not have commented on this thread post adjustments.
3. Every single one of the people commenting are class A people. You will be surprised who struggles in medical school and who does fine. Do we have extra stressors with the new curriculum? Absolutely. But refer back to point number 1.
4. Learn how to adapt and deal with failure. It is humbling. As someone who has not passed every single exam, you need to be able to bounce back and learn to focus on the next thing.
5. Don't stress about things you can't change. If you are committed to OUHCOM, be committed to riding out the curriculum with us. Do your best to give input, but ultimately try to not play the blame game. I don't blame the people giving their opinions, but I would only stress about it if you are still deciding between schools. In that case, learn what you can and make the best decision for yourself. I personally like the curriculum because I can switch between subjects while studying and being terrible at certain concepts is not going to make or break me on a test day.
6. Also, realize that our school has a good reputation (espeically in the state), and the things that you say can change that perception. You might not care now, but you probably will around match day.
7. Right now, just focus on doing everything you can to make your day to day life as easy as possible when school starts.
-GET ORGANIZED. I'm not talking about schedule wise. I currently have to hop over piles of dirty clothes and have books and shoes everywhere because I've been too busy to get my life together. That might be different if everything had a place before I started school.
-Have a way to get a workout in at home if needed.
-Buy an iron and a steamer, and get at least 5 professional outfits. And lots more if you are going to Cleveland.
-If you have the space for it once you get an apartment, stock up on essentials (toilet paper, some frozen food, drinks, cleaning supplies, bath supplies). I buy in bulk and try to make it to the store once every two weeks or so to make sure I eat a vegetable at least that often lol. You will be busy at some point, and you will not want to run to the store after studying for that long. That's just how I deal with it. I'm a homebody though.
8. Don't buy resources yet. You probably won't need them. We'll have your back when you start. Instead, buy books like Brendon Burchard's High Performance Habits. Or books recommending stress reduction techniques. I meant to read a few books about different theories of learning too, and kind of wish I had now.
DM me if you need anything