MS1 is MSover (almost). What will MS2 be?

somemom
Fri, 13 May 2011 12:34:45 +0000

In DDs group there was definitely time for a social life, limited, but something to hang onto called fun. DD has always had intense study skills, but also knows she needs to get up and run around now & again or she will not absorb what she is reading. They played frisbie together, did rope climbing, went to wine tasting, etc.

Of course compared to UG, no Greek obligations, no sports obligations, no applications and essays, no searching for shadowing ops, the clinical stuff now is part of their schedule.

It’s not easy, but it was not as hard as she feared. I do think the above comments about expectations are right on. If you are an uber genius who has never studied before, this might be your Waterloo, you may actually have to start studying. I have watched tons of smart kids over the years, some had to begin studying in HS for the 1st time, others in UG, each time it was both difficult to accept that the old methods no longer worked and to figure out how to do something that had heretofore not been necessary in the midst of what seemed like really important times in life and tough to not begin to doubt oneself.

I saw it with my kids, too. MS DD always had to work hard because of the LD, she has never hit that place where all of a sudden it got hard, because it was always hard. The sisters each had a time where they came face to face with the fact that they could not just do the work without making an effort and that adjustment was the tough part- not the learning, not even the work, but learning HOW to study right for them and to not think they had gotten stupid all of a sudden :D

MS DD was able to help several classmates in tailoring their study methods, because she figured it out years ago. I think a lot of smart people wonder if they really are smart or were just fooling everyone and if this kids of study change hits someone at a vulnerable point it can cause self doubt. Plus adapting to the time suck in your life is no fun either.