TEST 1 OVER: Biochem

Took my biochem test today, it was pretty good but biochem is one of the easier courses classes at my school, So there is no need to celebrate except to celebrate my friends Bday at the hardrock and since they cancelled class tomorrow. Tropical Storm Ernesto has got the school scared. They cancel school even tho it was sunny all day. Its all good im not complaining, more time to study hehe. Next test Wed 9/6 (10 days) the Wed after Labor day weekend. I will post my grade as soon as i get it, it should be a good grade so dont think im supersmart or anytin.

Today people started going crazy, gas stations were all packed, costco was packed, traffic was worse than usual blah blah blah. I could use some more canned foods but water and gas i got. If i dont update in a while, its not because im dead but because the power will be out!

UPDATE: I only missed 1 out of 60 questions = 98.4

=) i was aiming for a 95 or higher so i hit it. The mean was a 87 and median was 88. Me and my roomy got the same grade, but diff questions wrong

After 2 weeks of class im hanging in there..

Tracy has been staying with me for the past 9-10 days and it has been a challenge to focus on school work. Everytime i come home from school i just want to spend time with her and do nothing else. I tried to take her to some cool places like south beach, riverfront, los olas...But i feel like i did a shitty job entertaining her. Most of the time she was bored and she ended up watching 3 seasons of Entourage and reading 2 books.. The weather is humid and stuff so going to the beach isnt as appealing.

Now back to school. I found out on friday that im going to be driving to North miami beach, FL every other week for IGC (interdisciplinary generalist curriculum) Pretty much i work with a doctor for 4 hours every other week. Its about a 20 minute drive so it wont be that bad. Its a pass/fail course so there isnt that much pressure to own it..even though i will. Its good that my roommate is pretty gunner..makes me stay on top of my game..speaking of which im going to study some more. Also this is a pic with my parents at my white coat ..a preview of what dr. mikeylu will look like in 2010 =)

I conquered week 1 !!

So after 6 class days...I have realized that i like my school..everything from the facilities to my fellow classmates (collegues)..Surprisingly the 8-4 schedule isnt really bothering..I just take a 30 min-1hr nap and im good to go to study or whatever. Ive also realized that Dr. Block one of my many biochem teachers really cant speak, his first lecture i could only recognize the word carbohydrate. however the next couple of lectures were better. I guess i had to adapt my ears to decipher his muffled noises. And anatomy, one of my friends Cat who is also from houston (UH undergrad).. his cadaver was really fat (restaurant owner) and i think his cadaver had just died..because the insides were all bright red...like in the steak section at the grocery store...Yea, it was gross and it stank so bad too (i think now its rotting so they cant use that cadaver any more) The school is probably going to get a new cadaver..or they will just spread out and join other ppl's group.. Also at our school there is a dress code; scrubs or professional attire. So i just wear my scrubs i dont mind it at all..and i actually prefer it. The hardest subject so far is anatomy we have class 4 times a week and its a 8 credit hour class...

My roommates are both really cool..and we get along fine.. and i really like my apt. as well as the general area of where i live, even tho no chanktown :( Its 10 min away from downtown ft lauderdale and 30 min from miami..4o min away from south beach..1 hour from west palm beach etc etc..

All in all the environment im in will definately not make me depressed (which is why i didnt even bother applying to some TX schools like Texas Tech and A&M) You have to feel comfortable in med school.or else its gonna be really tough to endure.IMO

OH and a good friend of mine is leaving our class because she got accepted to NYU College of medicine..im happy for her (she's from NY so is her family)..but it sux that she hasta leave..I wish her the best of luck ..and a safe journey back home...

This is all i can think of!! more to come

Officially a First year med student...

Thats right, the countdown is over and I have gone through my first day of class. It was surprisingly tiring to be in that room for so long. Biochem was our first class..and the first day was so noob just talked about gen chem and some nucleotides..After that was Clinical practicum...which will be extremely relevant for my future...pretty much teaches you how to interact with patients...what questions to ask and how to ask it. then came Gross Anatomy..the prof for this class is ridiculously monotonous...Good thing there are several profs teaching each class..so chances are there will be at least one good prof for each class...Oh..and today i dropped 700 bux on medical equipment...but i get like a 70 dollar rebate..lol...got a opthalmoscope, otoscope, stethoscope, reflex hammer, tuning forks, a leet BP cuff, and some other useless stuff..All in all i know im gonna get owned...but this is what i signed up for..so im not complaining...Off to study some anatomy...

It has begun.....


Orientation has finally begun and all i can say is that it is brutally boring..they took half a day to congratulate us..and the other half we did a critical thinking test and a personality test.. On the second day every single organization had reps that gave a presentation on why we should join their clubs. They also gave us packets with all the information before hand so they were pretty much reading stuff straight up. They also gave us packets on how to survive med school which they ended up reading it to us anyway...And we were supposed to take pics in our white coat...but they didnt have our group's white coat..so we had to show up on our free day..wednesday..

On a brighter note..ive been partying both Monday night and Tuesday night...met tons of people and also drank alot =) i like my classmates for the most part..and i already know pretty much know who i will end up spending the most time with even though im pretty much cool with a good amount of people.

BTW..i dont think it should be the intent of orientation to wear out the students before school starts =/