Medical Diaries - Journal 1
For all those who want to do medicine but do not know a thing about the application process listen up. In India you have to write NEET (National Eligibility and Entrance Test) to apply to any government medical college in India. Private colleges have their own exams though (urggg). All of these entrance exams are of CBSE pattern and yes, it is the most difficult thing for an IB student. Why? Beacuse
1. We not used to remembering every detail on every page of 10 whole books with at least 500 pages each.
2. We are not used to remembering formulae (we have the formula booklet in IB)
3. We are not used to performing mental math (we had the huge graphic calculator)
4. We are not used to writing so much
5. We are not used to being tortured *crocodile tears rolling down the cheeks*
Jokes apart, NEET requires hard work and motivation while IB needed smart work and motivation
So yes, my struggle is real and painful. I joined the Aakash Institute for my preparations along with my IB course. In my first year I was juggling between IB and CBSE and by the time I reached second year, I fainted. I made the wrong choice, I made a lot of mistakes but at least I completed IB exams so far.
Right now I have nothing else apart from NEET prep going on in my life and it is suffocating me now. Trust me there is so much, like soooo much, to learn. So many scientific names, so many formulae, so many tiny tiny details. Plus, the faculty in Aakash is messed up. Our Zoology sir left, Chemistry is down the drain and I just can't get any question right in Physics. Every 2 weeks we have exams, even on the 31st of December. Each exam covers one whole book of the four subjects. So in 2 weeks I need to
1. finish taking notes - my hand is dead, I write almost 30 pages a day (which is less), IB didn't make me write so much, we typed a lot in IB
2. mug them - I understand the concept but for the scientific names and example, you have no other choice but mugging it up. The problem is I eventually forget them in a week, so repeated learning and revision is really important and time consuming.
3. Solve, solve and solve - on some days I do 100 problems a day and on some I can barely make it to 20.
They always say that you need to study for 12 hours a day to get to the top but I look at myself and wonder, can I sit for 12 hours a day? What about quality of work? Why are we quantifying education? I can't. There are days where I sit doing absolutely nothing and feel guilty all day long and then there are days where I finish writing, mugging and solving 100 problems in like 7 hours. So don't believe in those, it's a medical myth. All you can do is put in your all and wait for the result and don't let quantity of your work take over the quality.
1. We not used to remembering every detail on every page of 10 whole books with at least 500 pages each.
2. We are not used to remembering formulae (we have the formula booklet in IB)
3. We are not used to performing mental math (we had the huge graphic calculator)
4. We are not used to writing so much
5. We are not used to being tortured *crocodile tears rolling down the cheeks*
Jokes apart, NEET requires hard work and motivation while IB needed smart work and motivation
So yes, my struggle is real and painful. I joined the Aakash Institute for my preparations along with my IB course. In my first year I was juggling between IB and CBSE and by the time I reached second year, I fainted. I made the wrong choice, I made a lot of mistakes but at least I completed IB exams so far.
Right now I have nothing else apart from NEET prep going on in my life and it is suffocating me now. Trust me there is so much, like soooo much, to learn. So many scientific names, so many formulae, so many tiny tiny details. Plus, the faculty in Aakash is messed up. Our Zoology sir left, Chemistry is down the drain and I just can't get any question right in Physics. Every 2 weeks we have exams, even on the 31st of December. Each exam covers one whole book of the four subjects. So in 2 weeks I need to
1. finish taking notes - my hand is dead, I write almost 30 pages a day (which is less), IB didn't make me write so much, we typed a lot in IB
2. mug them - I understand the concept but for the scientific names and example, you have no other choice but mugging it up. The problem is I eventually forget them in a week, so repeated learning and revision is really important and time consuming.
3. Solve, solve and solve - on some days I do 100 problems a day and on some I can barely make it to 20.
They always say that you need to study for 12 hours a day to get to the top but I look at myself and wonder, can I sit for 12 hours a day? What about quality of work? Why are we quantifying education? I can't. There are days where I sit doing absolutely nothing and feel guilty all day long and then there are days where I finish writing, mugging and solving 100 problems in like 7 hours. So don't believe in those, it's a medical myth. All you can do is put in your all and wait for the result and don't let quantity of your work take over the quality.
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