[janice15]

Jenn,

Thanks so much for your input. "All encompassing" is an impression I derived from hearing the professors speak at orientation. I was hoping the studying a few hours a day would be sufficient but they made it seem like we would have no lives at all! I guess time will tell... Thank you for your help.

[Jobysebastian]

Hi Jenn..
Congrats for successfully finshing th eprogram. I will be attending the session on May 12. Hopefully we acn meet there.
Francis[

quote=goirish;2816564]Hey Sarah,

I'm confused where the "all encompassing" came from. As for the number of hours I studied per week, that COMPLETELY varied depending on the week and semester. In the summer, I did spend quite a bit of time studying for both Path and Pharmacology, but we also had no clinicals which made things easier. I would say the fall was the hardest- two days a week we had 12 hour clinicals so it was pretty tough to come back home around 8pm and have to study for a test the next morning!

If you have a test or two one week you'll definitely put in more studying time. Other weeks might be lighter, but I would definitely suggest that you stay on top of your coursework. Don't save papers until the last minute. Take advantage of the weeks with less classwork and do some of your "clinical work" (papers and such). I tended to wait and do the reading until before the test which worked for me just b/c there was so much and I didn't want to read it twice, but you'll find a way to study. Sorry this is kind of vague!

Jenn[/quote]