You must study until your brains come out

Imagine sitting down everyday for 8 hours to study and still not feeling like you are studying enough. This is medical school. You will cram more information into your brain than you have in all of your years past. You will make up mnemonics to remember the names of the hand bones such as Some Lovers Try Positions They Can't Handle. Sometimes, you will forget what the mnemonics even stand for. You will have to look at the heart from some obscene angle and identify exactly what cusp you are looking at. You will have to look at the human body from many angles, from the tiniest speckle of a cell to the heart to the circulatory system to the wholeness of the human body and spirit. At the beginning, I had a voracious appetite to learn all I could about the intricacies of the human body, but with time, you get burnt out. At least by the time I was burnt out, it was time for winter break. I never feel as if I am wasting my time. I am excited to be doing what I am doing. However, when you get free time, you must use it. After I finished the semester, I took the polar plunge with my fellow classmates. We took a dip into Lake Michigan when it was approximately 30 degrees Fahrenheit outside. It was invigorating and wonderful. If you are wanting to go to medical school or imagine it in your future, you will have to make a lot of sacrifices. You will study more than you ever imagined. But, it will all be worth it.