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I concur that this is a very significant issue. One of the things they did not mention was that the way the course loads are designed, it is very easy for a stu
by aorshan 15y ago
I concur that this is a very significant issue. One of the things they did not mention was that the way the course loads are designed, it is very easy for a student to get burned out. For example, pre-med students often take, in their first semester of college, Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, and then usually some fine art to clear requirements. Its the same thing the next semester. Then you're onto physics, organic chemistry, higher level biology classes. These are all incredibly difficult courses that require hours and hours of reading, studying, and practicing. Many students get completely burned out and drop pre-med because of it.
- yummyfajitas 15y agoIf spending 30-60 hours/week on studies causes medical students to burn out, that's a good thing. It's much better for them to burn out during year 1 of (cheap) undergrad than in year 1 of (expensive) medical school.
- aorshan 15y agoI certainly agree. There is also a different kind of burnout that comes into effect. It is very hard to focus on all science, all of the time. So you get burned out because you can't spend your time learning or doing anything other than science (most of which is in no way interesting and is simply a requirement that you have to take).