A friend of mine gave me a digital version of the Histology text that SGU uses for its class (Basic Histology text and atlas, by Luiz Carlos Junqueira and Jose Carneiro). Since I'm starting in August and histo is one of the classes for term 1 should I start reading the text in the hopes of having a head start in histo? On the other hand I could just relax and enjoy my summer off...

Ok that's not really the question; the question is is it worth it to read the text book or is it not going to help at all? I mean when class starts you have a professor explaining it to you along with powerpoint presentations etc. Do I stand a chance of understanding it on my own and will it really help or will it be a waste of time? I've heard a lot of people say they don't even use their text books so Idunno. Any and all opinions are welcome

Don't bother reading it, unless you're just curious. While the class does actually follow the atlas (the spiral-bound one) very closely (though not in the same order), it moves slowly enough that there isn't much to worry about for the first couple of weeks. Of all the classes, Histo is the closest to spoon-feeding you're going to find, and generally considered pretty straight-forward. Take your time to relax now and have fun!

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What Redbird said.

HIsto was the class everyone put off til the last minute. It's rather strait forward. You shouldn't strain yourself reading a chapter that will be explained in a week's worth of classes (with emphasis on important points to boot). If you do insist, I wouldn't suggest go past the first intro chapter(s).

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But, even though histo is spoon fed (ok, I'm vet so I'm just going by what others have told me) DO NOT get behind. I know someone who passed everything but histo b/c they put it off too long (was too worried about anatomy etc)

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Back when I took Histo (Fall 2007... not that long ago) as in previous terms, we were essentially told what would be on the midterm and final (Dr. P's so called "Walk in the park", "I have a dream", "Signposts", or equivalent speech). From what I have heard, the Spring 2008 class found that Histo has gotten much more difficult. Granted, I heard this second hand, but you'll quickly find out how news spreads on an isolated campus! In short: don't underestimate Histo based on how easy it used to be, but at the same time, still probably easier than Anatomy or Biochem. Most students manage just fine without needing to study before getting to SGU, and it lessens the burnout factor.

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If you were to study from any text now, for histo, anatomy, embryo, or biochem, make sure you memorise and understand and every single paragragh and are able to reiterate it to a friend 5 days later. that is the depth of knowlegde you need in medical school. So good luck with your studies

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Thanks everyone I guess if anything I'll just glance at it when I'm bored, but other than that I'll enjoy my time off.

It is true that histo is straight forward. Mr Dr P., G., and S. are good professors. I hardly used the Histo text and just used teh companion, atlas, and HIsto time/quiz bank and did fine.

For eveyone's info, Mr Dr P no longer writes the exams for histo, G. does. Also the "i have a dream" speech is no lnger given. there is a good review for the lab portion of the course, and some for the lecture portion. The class as a whole is getting harder, but it is still the easiest out of the 3 major casses you take first term

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I thought the text was too much information. The companion was more pointed, though as someone said, the labs are not in order. I also thought the lab portion of the companion was outdated - they were set up as if we were using microscope slides. Supposedly, the histo manual has not been updated in many years.

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