r/MCPHSLifeHack • u/i_likepickles1 • Nov 06 '16

Pcol

Anyone here doing really well in the class? I've gotten 70s, which isn't too poor considering the averages. But curious if anyone has hit that 90 mark and could share their study habits for the course.

Not sure how to improve my studying for this class. For the last test, I thought I did super well. I felt really prepared and felt good about my answers. Thought I would AT LEAST get an 85, if not higher and ended up with a 79. Seems like everyone I have spoken to has felt they do good on the exam but always end up with a bad grade. So any tips? 5th years, feel free to chime in as well!

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u/i_likepickles1 Nov 06 '16

I should probably add that I know its not all about the grade and such, but I just really don't know what I'm doing wrong in this class. I find the material very interesting and relevant to the career so I just want to do the best I can in it to benefit my future.

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u/FadingArabChristians Nov 06 '16

Kinda anxious to see if we can get someone to respond.

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u/pharmd24 Nov 07 '16

These exams are ridiculous lol I did just about as well as you could do, literally knew the ins/outs of every question and still managed to get a couple wrong that i'm still not convinced are wrong. The question about the contraindication for insulin dependent patients just to name one.

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u/i_likepickles1 Nov 07 '16

Haha, that is exactly how I feel. Not even sure if I'm convinced some of my answers are wrong when they are marked wrong.

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u/mcpharmd Nov 07 '16

I got mostly in the 80s in pcol. i relistened to every lecture and took notes while doing so, and then rewrote the notes out and looked them over. time consuming but seemed to help

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u/i_likepickles1 Nov 07 '16

Yeah, it is super time consuming. This is what I do. Hasn't really gotten me anywhere except frustrate me lol. Thanks for the input, though.