Well, everybody has hills and valleys, currently here in school everybody seems to be going through a tough time. We are all very tired from the non-stop testing we have had for the last couple of weeks. I have had 6 exams in the last two weeks and have another two this week. It is just incredible how much I am learning. Or....supposedly 'learning'. Needless to say I have been putting in many, many hours of studying and can't wait for a slight break this weekend.
I have come to the conclusion that, no matter how busy I get, I will never, ever compromise my well-being for the sake of doing well. It is just not worth it. I have learned to be much less stressed out about my grades, because, in the long run, these pre-clinical grades don't matter too too much. I have done really well all through medical school so far that I just need to continue doing what I am doing and not let negative people around me pull me down. It isn't easy since my best friends seem very stressed right now and my roommate has just started taking antidepressants (with which she often forgets to take at the right time and takes a glass of wine or Benadryl to help her sleep; I feel so bad for her). This, coupled with me being exhausted and slightly burnt out, is very difficult. But this craziness doesn't last forever. And, no matter how difficult things get, or how much I don't feel like studying at least I have the comfort that I know that I am doing what I want with my life and wouldn't want to be doing anything other than medical school. Because in the end, I will be a doctor and I will save lives. (Now how cool is that?) :)
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You have such a healthy perspective on things. Keep up the Great Work!
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