I Definitely Have No Life
I’ve been so busy the past few days that my head is spinning. This semester has really picked up, and my schedule is crammed to the max. Because I’m so busy (and I guess as proof as well), I thought I’d post my schedule for everyone to see. Most likely no one gives a poop, but I thought I’d share it with the world anyway (especially since I shared a lot with the world in my last post). So, if you’re thinking about becoming a med student, or (gasp) you already are one, or if you just want to know when the best time to stalk me is, here is my schedule as of late (of course I don’t always follow it exactly, but pretty darn tootin close):
Sunday:
8:00 ““ 9:00 ““ Get up/ Brekky
9:00 ““ 12:00 ““ Study
12:00 ““ 1:00 ““ Lunch
1:00 ““ 2:00 ““ Study
2:00 ““ 4:00 ““ Beach with the Ren brothers
4:00 ““ 7:00 ““ Study
7:00 ““ 8:00 ““ Dinner
8:00 ““ 11:00 ““ Relaxation, Baby (if there’s no upcoming exam)
Monday:
6:30 ““ 8:00 ““ Get up/Brekky
8:00 ““ 10:00 ““ Anatomy Prosection
10:00 ““ 12:00 ““ Scholars Class
12:00 ““ 12:30 ““ Lunch
12:00 ““ 3:00 ““ Lectures
3:00 ““ 5:00 ““ Study
5:00 ““ 6:00 ““ Run
6:00 ““ 7:00 ““ Study
7:00 ““ 8:00 ““ Dinner
8:00 ““ 11:00 – Study
Tuesday
7:30 ““ 9:00 ““ Get up/Brekky
9:00 ““ 10:00 ““ Study/ Prepare for lectures
10:00 ““ 12:00 ““ Lectures
12:00 ““ 12:30 ““ Lunch
12:30 ““ 3:00 ““ Lectures
3:00 ““ 5:00 ““ Study
5:00 ““ 6:00 ““ Run
6:00 ““ 7:00 ““ Dinner
7:00 ““ 9:00 ““ Neuro Lab
9:00 ““ 11:00 ““ Study
Wednesday
7:30 ““ 9:00 ““ Get up/Brekky
9:00 ““ 10:00 ““ Study/ Prepare for lectures
10:00 ““ 12:00 ““ Lectures
12:00 ““ 12:30 ““ Lunch
12:30 ““ 2:00 ““ Lectures
2:00 ““ 3:00 ““ CALLS Center volunteering
3:00 ““ 5:00 ““ Study
5:00 ““ 6:00 ““ Run
6:00 ““ 7:00 ““ Study
7:00 ““ 8:00 ““ Dinner
8:00 ““ 11:00 ““ Study
Thursday
7:30 ““ 9:00 ““ Get up/Brekky
9:00 ““ 10:00 ““ Study/ Prepare for lectures
10:00 ““ 12:00 ““ Lectures
12:00 ““ 12:30 ““ Lunch
1:00 ““ 3:00 ““ PBL
3:00 ““ 4:00 ““ Lectures
4:00 ““ 5:00 ““ Run
5:00 ““ 7:00 ““ Study
7:00 ““ 8:00 ““ Dinner
8:00 ““ 11:00 – Study
Friday
6:30 ““ 8:00 ““ Get up/Brekky
8:00 ““ 10:00 ““ Anatomy Prosection
10:00 ““ 12:00 ““ Scholars Class
12:00 ““ 12:30 ““ Lunch
12:00 ““ 3:00 ““ Lectures
3:00 ““ 7:00 ““ Study
7:00 ““ 8:00 ““ Dinner
8:00 ““ 11:00 – Study
Saturday
8:00 ““ 9:00 ““ Get up/ Brekky
9:00 ““ 10:00 ““ Study
10:00 ““ 12:00 ““ Review anatomy in Lab
12:00 ““ 1:00 ““ Lunch
1:00 ““ 4:00 ““ Study
4:00 ““ 5:00 ““ Gym
5:00 ““ 7:00 ““ Study
7:00 ““ 8:00 ““ Dinner
8:00 ““ 11:00 – Study
My name is Kendra and I am a newly minted doctor about to begin my residency in Psychiatry at 
Do you have anatomy lab? …or..does prosection replace the lab?
Hang in there!
Nopers, I don’t have anatomy lab this semester. They changed the program for the Scholars (Pace) program people. Instead of doing the dissections, we examine prosected bodies and then teach our classmates about the body. So far, it seems to be working okay. Actually, I plan on posting an entry soon about my thoughts on the Scholars program!
At least you get time to study! In med school that’s a luxury–I’be got bloody rehearsals every day. It’s like my directors memorise my timetable and RIGHT when I think I’ve gotten some free time, pop comes an email telling me I haven’t. Still, you seem to lead a very balanced life, and isn’t that what med school is supposed to teach you to do anyway?
Look forward to hearing your thoughts on the Scholar program (very poncy name. Kinda like something the folks at my university might dream up).
Hey! Hooray for studying! Love this time before you lose your life to other people’s schedules.
You are on my blog now……how about a favor?!
I also have an schedule, just that I organize with excel. I do spend most of the day studying that attending to classes and some days I do exercise. It´s fun that I don´t have time at all for most of the social activities but I enjoy this life as well.
=)
Well at least you are in bed by 11 pm. I’m a senior in HS taking mostly AP classes and I don’t get to sleep until 12 or 1 am and then I have to wake up at 5:30 to get to school. So I guess that’s a good thing for you.
Hell – you are a good student! I feel really guilty after reading your study schedule. I am a first year in England and finding it hard, hard, hard!!
Good luck
Anna
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[...] Study Tip #10: Make a schedule. Okay, let me be upfront by telling you that I am a bit of a schedule maniac (in case you hadn’t already gotten that). Actually, I also like to say that I am, “Prone to non-random bouts of calculated spontaneity,” so don’t worry, I can have fun too! But when it comes to school and studying, I don’t mess around. Since day one of med school, I’ve been working on perfecting my schedule. I’ve tried getting up anywhere from 6:00 in the morning to noon. Finally, I’ve found a schedule that works well for me. This is where you come in. I don’t know if you are a morning person, or night person, or lecture person, or a Dungeons and Dragons person (okay, they are a little scary). But you need to figure out what type of person you are and come up with a schedule that works for you. You should PLAN your days. Now, you don’t have to be as insanely anal about it as I am, but you should really work out (on paper or electronically) how you spend your day. I posted my schedule here, since I am a dork. Don’t forget that it is perfectly okay to change your schedule around, and not stick to it exactly, but I promise that if you approach med school and studying in an organized manner, you will find that you also start thinking in an organized manner. Also, you will never end up the night before an exam having only studied half the material. Manage your time! When it comes down to the weekend before the exam, I actually plan my day hour by hour. Maybe you don’t need to go this far, but hey, it couldn’t hurt! For example, I might plan to study lectures 1-6 in biochem from 8:00 – 10:00, then lectures 1-6 in anatomy from 10:00 – 12:00, etc. Plan in advance how much time you can allot to each class/lecture, and you will find that you will never be dreadfully behind the night before an exam. [...]
Hah! This post is sooo dorky, in a good totally non-offensive way! Heh, when you’re a med student, you learn the value of proper time management; you learn to appreciate every precious little hour like it’s your last. I’ve always been a procrastinator and terrible at managing my time, but med school has forced me to slowly (but surely) change my evil, evil ways. Let me tell you, it SUCKS to spend eighteen plus hours of continuous study, only to realize you only have one more hour before an exam! Ahh! That horrible, dreadful feeling is the stuff nightmares are made of! And it can be avoided with proper time management.
Sheesh, if only I could turn back time and re-take all my first semester courses… if I knew then what I know now :s But whatchagonnado, right… what’s done is done.
Hopefully I’ll be able to keep a proper schedule this coming semester (starts in one week!); and since it’s shaping up to be lighter than the last -well, except for biochem- I’ll try to find time to go over my weakspots from last semester’s courses.
Cheers from México,
Daniel
Hi Kendra. What an awesome post. I need a schedule like yours. My roommate is a 2nd year med student here in US and she studies 24/7, I don’t think she ever puts her books down. She won some Kaplan review course thing for Step 1… Anyway, my point is, your schedule is so much more balanced than hers! Congrats. You actually have some life (ie: running, hanging out on the beach and you get to bed on time). Congrats – that’s why you’re in the Honors Program.
One of my friends, Nick B., is a second year student at Ross, too. I’ve been talking to him a lot about it and I think it is something I would like to pursue. He and I went to undergrad together. He said he’s going to Florida sometime soon. Maybe you know him? But then again, he said that there are so many people at Ross that it’s hard to know everyone. He has long hair, dresses like a metrosexual and is very loud and tall (he was in college, anyway).
Anyway, cheers on your great work. I love your site and I’ve bookmarked it. I look forward to reading the archives!
Hey Kendra.
I was just wondering, im wanting to go to med school so i am a bit of a novice, but on a Saturday you say you ‘Review anatomy in Lab’ so do you have access to a lab on saturdays or is ‘anatomy on lab’ an actual couse of anatomy removed from a lecture? crap I think I just answered my question. I hope i dont soudn stupid.
Hi Thomas,
To answer your question, when I say “review anatomy in lab,” I mean that I go into the anatomy lab where the cadavers are, and review the structures. Our lab is open almost all day, seven days a week. We have anatomy lectures, and then we do dissections in the lab to review the structures. However, that’s not enough review usually, so you have to come back in later and review them again (and look at all the bodies). I’m actually in my second year now, so I don’t have the class anymore, but that’s how I studied when I did. Hope that helps!
what semester are you
I was a 2nd when I wrote this post…I’m now a 6th.
Thanks Kendra! I just started med one over here on St. Kitts and have my first exam in 8 days and am starting to get nervous. Reading your suggestions really has helped, thank you!
Hey Kendra u r gold! Hope i get a doctor like you when i have to go to hopital next!! All the best, and thanks 4 all ur sharing…
