utorontograd
09-29-2009, 10:52 PM
The novelty has worn off and reality has set in. A month ago you were
socializing in intro week and today you're in survival mode.
Everyone else seems to have it together but you wonder if you're
doing this right. You feel insecure. You ask yourself, "am I smart enough
for this?" In your off time you find yourself doing other quasi justifiable
activities like working out, cooking or cleaning to delay your studies
because the thought of that stack of notes on your desk makes your
heart skip a beat.
You wish eternal damnation upon the inventor of Microsoft PowerPoint.
You've been so frustrated with biochem or anatomy that at some
point you actually shed a tear. Who knows, maybe you walked out of your
last test with a new orifice in your hindquarters; or maybe you haven't
had a test yet but you feel like you couldn't possibly be ready for one yet.
And to think, you've only got 4 more academic years of this to go.
You Need Crisis Control
If not even one of these points hit home, then you're either a stone cold
liar or you've got gonads of steel and I applaud you. If any of this does
sound familiar, then you need crisis control.
I'm an idiot (hence the title of this thread). I should have anticipated that
a bunch of new medical students would have tons of pressing questions
they'd need answers to but would never dare ask for fear of looking weak.
This happens every September.
For weeks now, I've been answering PMs, e-mails and even talking on the
phone with people who are a bit... shall we say confused about this whole
medical school thing. For the sake of my time and your sanity I'm thinking
of putting on a live event called Crisis Control. There's no charge to
attend of course.
Here's how it's gonna work: you post a reply to this thread with your most
burning questions and pressing issues and I'll answer them during a live
webinar that I'll be hosting this Tuesday, October 6th in the evening.
"Why would you do such a thing?" you ask. Simple. Because most of the
advice going around out there is worth about as much as a bucket of
warm spit, and probably does more harm than good. I'd bet dollars to
donuts that you're just a few simple tweaks away from becoming a very
successful medical student though you might not feel like it right now.
68 MDs and PhDs can't be wrong.
"What qualifies you to give advice?" you ask. 68 MDs and PhDs can't be
wrong. That's the number of docs who've scrutinized my performance in
my last three years of medical school. They've all given me an A in their
coursework. That wasn't very modest, but I think it's a better answer
than saying, "trust me."
To start with, here are just 2 secrets I'm thinking of revealing to you at
Crisis Control:
1. A recent Japanese discovery that makes studying so easy it's
laughable.
2. A little known website no medical student can afford to be without. You
can get it for the price of nada and I'll show you how. By the way, it's not
Wikipedia.
I'll think of some more really interesting topics to add to the pot in the
coming days.
Your job right now is to think of at least one question you want me to
answer, or one topic you want me to discuss this weekend and post it
here.
Your interaction is mandatory. If response is poor, then this event is not
happening. That's a promise.
Join us for a Webinar on October 6
http://img.gotomeeting.com/g2mimages/webinar/themes/basic/button_registerNow.gif (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/376621048)
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/376621048 (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/376621048)
Happy posting.
Cesar.
socializing in intro week and today you're in survival mode.
Everyone else seems to have it together but you wonder if you're
doing this right. You feel insecure. You ask yourself, "am I smart enough
for this?" In your off time you find yourself doing other quasi justifiable
activities like working out, cooking or cleaning to delay your studies
because the thought of that stack of notes on your desk makes your
heart skip a beat.
You wish eternal damnation upon the inventor of Microsoft PowerPoint.
You've been so frustrated with biochem or anatomy that at some
point you actually shed a tear. Who knows, maybe you walked out of your
last test with a new orifice in your hindquarters; or maybe you haven't
had a test yet but you feel like you couldn't possibly be ready for one yet.
And to think, you've only got 4 more academic years of this to go.
You Need Crisis Control
If not even one of these points hit home, then you're either a stone cold
liar or you've got gonads of steel and I applaud you. If any of this does
sound familiar, then you need crisis control.
I'm an idiot (hence the title of this thread). I should have anticipated that
a bunch of new medical students would have tons of pressing questions
they'd need answers to but would never dare ask for fear of looking weak.
This happens every September.
For weeks now, I've been answering PMs, e-mails and even talking on the
phone with people who are a bit... shall we say confused about this whole
medical school thing. For the sake of my time and your sanity I'm thinking
of putting on a live event called Crisis Control. There's no charge to
attend of course.
Here's how it's gonna work: you post a reply to this thread with your most
burning questions and pressing issues and I'll answer them during a live
webinar that I'll be hosting this Tuesday, October 6th in the evening.
"Why would you do such a thing?" you ask. Simple. Because most of the
advice going around out there is worth about as much as a bucket of
warm spit, and probably does more harm than good. I'd bet dollars to
donuts that you're just a few simple tweaks away from becoming a very
successful medical student though you might not feel like it right now.
68 MDs and PhDs can't be wrong.
"What qualifies you to give advice?" you ask. 68 MDs and PhDs can't be
wrong. That's the number of docs who've scrutinized my performance in
my last three years of medical school. They've all given me an A in their
coursework. That wasn't very modest, but I think it's a better answer
than saying, "trust me."
To start with, here are just 2 secrets I'm thinking of revealing to you at
Crisis Control:
1. A recent Japanese discovery that makes studying so easy it's
laughable.
2. A little known website no medical student can afford to be without. You
can get it for the price of nada and I'll show you how. By the way, it's not
Wikipedia.
I'll think of some more really interesting topics to add to the pot in the
coming days.
Your job right now is to think of at least one question you want me to
answer, or one topic you want me to discuss this weekend and post it
here.
Your interaction is mandatory. If response is poor, then this event is not
happening. That's a promise.
Join us for a Webinar on October 6
http://img.gotomeeting.com/g2mimages/webinar/themes/basic/button_registerNow.gif (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/376621048)
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/376621048 (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/376621048)
Happy posting.
Cesar.