Tips for Surviving the First Year of Medical School

Being accepted into medical school is a great accomplishment, and you’ll be happy to start on your path toward your dream. However, medical school is different than your undergraduate years in many ways. What do you need to survive and thrive during that first year of medical school?

Limit Other Obligations

Having an array of jobs, activities and other obligations might have worked when you were still a senior in college. However, you need to cut back on as many of these other obligations as possible. Medical school is going to take up a lot of your time, and you are going to need to maintain high grades. Having other distractions really threatens your chances of being successful. If you must have a job, try to find a school sponsored one related to your field of study.

Having Support

This American Medical Association’s article emphasizes the importance of having a support system. Click to continue reading…

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Somebody That I Used To Know – Goat Version

Here at College Being we like goats:

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The Day the Earth Stopped Masturbating Trailer [Friday Funnies]

Would you stop masturbating?

For those that haven’t seen it, they the basic concept from Death Note.

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ULINX Bracelet Contest: Winners

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Our ULINX contest was a success. Thanks to all who participated. Here are the winners with their prizes:

CB-Ulinx-Contest-Winner-Izzah

“I like the heart symbol. this year I’ve found someone who accepts me for who I am.” -Iz

CB-Ulinx-Contest-Winner-Marsha

“Represents everything that makes me happy and content” -Marsha

CB-Ulinx-Contest-Winner-Ning

“The dragon fly one is my favorite. Dragon fly is the most elegant and amazing insect.” -Ning

CB-Ulinx-Contest-Winner-Nola-alternative

“I’ve always felt more at home hiking through a sun dappled forest or swimming in a clear calm lake than in the hustle and bustle of a city.” -Nola

CB-Ulinx-Contest-Winner-Sabrina

“Listening to music is a huge part of my world. I really can’t function without it, at home the radio is on, at work, I’m listening to a different mix everyday. My iPod is my best friend, and my headphones help me connect with my best friend.” -Sabrina

To make your own bracelet like these, visit ULINX Jewelry.com.

Thanks again for everyone who entered! Be sure to stay tuned for more fun contests like this in the future!

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Boundless – Open Source Free Textbooks?

A new website has popped up offering an alternative to buying ridiculously expensive college textbooks, completely free. Boundless takes content from all over the Internet (i.e., mostly Wikipedia) and organizes it into chapters based on your textbook’s subject. You just let them know what textbook you need for class and they will create an alternative free version with the same subjects. It won’t be perfect and it won’t have exactly the same information, but it is free and easy to use.

Also included for free are even shorter cliff notes on each chapter, flash cards, ability for you to take notes, quizzes to test your knowledge, and custom study guides.

After two semesters, I quickly learned that textbooks were over-rated and stopped buying them all together, opting instead to go to class and take notes. Having a supplement like Boundless would have helped a lot. It is worth checking out and I hope to see more services like this in the future.

I’m only left with one question: How are they going to make money off of this? Until then, it seems like an awesome service, so go check them out!

Boundless.com

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