The Whatever--Random Medical School Stuff

MiamiDAP
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:54:08 +0000

I never heard of anybody failing class. But I can only say what I am communicated to by my D. she tends NOT to discuss academics with her firends, well, she is ususally seeking people who tend not to discuss academics.
“think the schools must keep track of the marks, at least for the ability to say top 10%, top 25% etc. Yes, the transcript is P/NO, but not the school records!”
-D’s school do not grade pre-clinical tests. Yes, they are only P/F, there are NO grades. That is why their rotations’ grades have more values, since they are the only ones that are going to transcript / school records. In addition, these are NOT really connected to the Shelf exam scores, but based mostly on evals, which are very subjective. You are in luck or out, basically, not much control, other than not performing at all. But the huge above and beyond effort might not result in the highest grade at all. And people who think of you very highly and express it many times, might shoose not to write your eval because of their general dislike of doing them. All student can do is to try absolutely best and above and beyond the best and hope that she has a luck of getting what she deserves. Ones D. felt that she did not deserve an H, but she got it. Another time, she went completley out of her way with huge efforts and verbally got great compliments and received a very high score on the shelf exam, but she did not have one think - LUCK. Basically, take whatever comes your way, and do not think very hard if it does not work out.