tommyk
07-09-2005, 07:16 PM
ask her what are the exact scores and how long does she have to study???
That is a crucial issue. If you have multiple failures, you should not give up unless:
1) Family matters most. If someone is close to you and needs you, you have a good reason before God and to yourself to back away from medicine.
2) Your "psyche" matters much. If you are "going insane" or "losing your mind" as I have heard some do, then STOP! I have heard of many suicides...that is not going to serve yourself or God! If you are near a breaking point, you should pray and ask God for a new direction, or take a vacation.
3) Consider your score improvement. Are they slowly INCREASING OR DECREASING? Also, Kaplan Q-Bank is very useful in that you can keep a written journal on your progress. This IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT! If you are scoring say, 115, 134, 151, 165, 178, ... then you will likely pass soon!!! But if your scores keep going down or plateau OR if there are financial issues in addition to family matters that is stopping you from passing, you must ask God for a new direction. Many I knew hit that wall and then did something related like Physician's Assistant, Nurse, etc. There is NO shame, you are responsible to God and yourself.
4) Time issues are critical...if you are stopped from studying due to lack of money or there is an issue where you cannot study for more than 3-4 hours a day, you must regroup and try to see if you will have time in the near future.
5) HOW are you studying? Some have ALL the resources, but are only reading to memorize, not understand. Simply flash-memorizing worked 99% of the time in the past, but the sheer magnitude of the material necessitates understanding, which lasts much longer than quick flash-memory. For e.g., are you drawing out the biochem. pathways from your mind or only reading them? If you only read them over, you WILL forget because there is TOO MUCH material.
That is a crucial issue. If you have multiple failures, you should not give up unless:
1) Family matters most. If someone is close to you and needs you, you have a good reason before God and to yourself to back away from medicine.
2) Your "psyche" matters much. If you are "going insane" or "losing your mind" as I have heard some do, then STOP! I have heard of many suicides...that is not going to serve yourself or God! If you are near a breaking point, you should pray and ask God for a new direction, or take a vacation.
3) Consider your score improvement. Are they slowly INCREASING OR DECREASING? Also, Kaplan Q-Bank is very useful in that you can keep a written journal on your progress. This IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT! If you are scoring say, 115, 134, 151, 165, 178, ... then you will likely pass soon!!! But if your scores keep going down or plateau OR if there are financial issues in addition to family matters that is stopping you from passing, you must ask God for a new direction. Many I knew hit that wall and then did something related like Physician's Assistant, Nurse, etc. There is NO shame, you are responsible to God and yourself.
4) Time issues are critical...if you are stopped from studying due to lack of money or there is an issue where you cannot study for more than 3-4 hours a day, you must regroup and try to see if you will have time in the near future.
5) HOW are you studying? Some have ALL the resources, but are only reading to memorize, not understand. Simply flash-memorizing worked 99% of the time in the past, but the sheer magnitude of the material necessitates understanding, which lasts much longer than quick flash-memory. For e.g., are you drawing out the biochem. pathways from your mind or only reading them? If you only read them over, you WILL forget because there is TOO MUCH material.