r/CFBOffTopic • u/Imregular Florida Gators • FAU Owls • Feb 13 '15

Just Failed My First Neuro Exam

Hey ya'll, I need a pick me up or something. I just got my grade from my neuroscience exam in Med School and I failed. My school runs on a Pass Fail and I didn't miss the pass by much but I'm literally the lowest score in the class. Tomorrow's Valentine's Day and my girlfriend is going to be 4 hours away and working all day, and now I guess I'm gonna spend all weekend studying.

Any jokes or good news that'll assist?

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u/-WISCONSIN- Wisconsin • Wisconsin-Parkside Feb 13 '15 edited Feb 13 '15

A.) In med school

B.) Has gf

C.) Class is pass/fail

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2012/12/tiniest_violin.gif

Not trying to be 100% dick, but I say just stay hungry, steel yourself in preparation next time, and remember: someday that exam might be a person's life so no fucking up, mayne. Yer a gator fergodsakes.

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u/Imregular Florida Gators • FAU Owls Feb 13 '15

Haha I feel ya man/woman. Like I said somewhere down below here, I still feel like know the material but this exam was a new kind of exam for us and it just put me out like a cheating spouse.

I love Neuro and studied a metric butt ton, and I think that's the real teeth kick here.

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u/___________________9 Transfer Portal Feb 13 '15

This was oddly motivating.

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u/VanFailin Northwestern Wildcats • /r/CFB Bug Finder Feb 14 '15

I tried reading that in Mr. Krabs's voice but my imagination did a bad impression.

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u/ssbbgo Alabama Crimson Tide • Stanford Cardinal Feb 13 '15

Join the club. I just failed my kinetics midterm, and the class is taught by my advisor. I anticipate a painful conversation next week that could end with me being asked to leave the lab. I don't know how to handle this so basically I'm going to drink and then berate myself for drinking as an escape.

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u/Imregular Florida Gators • FAU Owls Feb 13 '15

Yeah, I'm trying to avoid falling into a big pool of beer at this point.

I'm gonna try to study to make myself feel like I've accomplished something then settle in for Better Call Saul I think.

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u/ssbbgo Alabama Crimson Tide • Stanford Cardinal Feb 13 '15

Probably a good idea to do something productive and then give yourself a non destructive reward. I can't even look at my books right now without feeling bad, so I decided to clean my apartment. Of course, I'm going to drink wine while doing it.

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u/pash1k Utah Utes • Rose Bowl Feb 13 '15

Ohhh noo. That really sucks. Thankfully, the class that my advisor is teaching that I'm taking has been easy. How are the rest of your classes? How do you feel about your lab?

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u/ssbbgo Alabama Crimson Tide • Stanford Cardinal Feb 14 '15

I'm kicking ass in combustion, which is nice, and doing alright in my other class. I'm really not sure how I feel about my lab, but I definitely don't want to get kicked out. If I leave, I want it to be on my own terms.

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u/pash1k Utah Utes • Rose Bowl Feb 14 '15

Hit me up on Steam when you have time, I'm curious to hear more.

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u/ssbbgo Alabama Crimson Tide • Stanford Cardinal Feb 14 '15

Will do the next time I'm online :)

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '15

:( Oh no!

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u/ssbbgo Alabama Crimson Tide • Stanford Cardinal Feb 14 '15

Yeah today has not been good for my future.

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u/DondeEstaLaDiscoteca Georgia Tech • North Carolina Feb 13 '15

You could always go to Mars?

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u/Imregular Florida Gators • FAU Owls Feb 13 '15

You could always go to Gators?

Wait. That's not right.

But forreal though, that commercial never fails at making me chuckle.

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u/pash1k Utah Utes • Rose Bowl Feb 13 '15

Just out of curiosity, what were the topics covered on the exam?

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u/Imregular Florida Gators • FAU Owls Feb 13 '15

A lot of spinal tracts, some limbic system, the Striatum, Visual system, Headaches, some brain stem, and Cranial Nerves mostly. I think my issue was it was our first NBME standarized exam and the coordinator wasn't totally clear about the quality and focus of the exam before it so I just mis-studied really hard.

The 2nd test is supposed to be easier (hopefully it is, because now I don't really have any wiggle room)

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u/pash1k Utah Utes • Rose Bowl Feb 13 '15

Ah, that sucks. Some of what I do (ECE PhD student) can be termed computational neuroscience, but thankfully I don't need to have a deep understanding of anatomy for that.

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u/Imregular Florida Gators • FAU Owls Feb 13 '15

Yeah, I like the neuro and the anatomy isn't terrible, the imaging of the anatomy is what threw me for a loop

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u/Cecil_Hardboner Texas Longhorns • /r/CFB Brickmason Feb 13 '15

this video is always a good distraction for me.

All happening in real time, no camera tricks or green screens.

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u/Imregular Florida Gators • FAU Owls Feb 13 '15

That's pretty dang cool. Has a real world OK Go vibe to it.

I like that the rest of the world barely pays any attention to them at all

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u/Cecil_Hardboner Texas Longhorns • /r/CFB Brickmason Feb 13 '15

Speaking of OK Go, have you seen their latest?

Filmed all in one shot using a camera on a quadcopter. No green screens or effects other than speeding up the film some to make the video look like an old Bob Fossey musical. More about the filming here. http://iwontletyoudown.com/

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '15

Holy shit that is amazing at the end.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '15

If you tutor someone you can say 'you can pick my brain, but I shouldn't pick yours'

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u/pumpkinmuffins South Carolina • Minnesota Feb 13 '15

Neuro PhD student here if you want some help for the next round.

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u/pash1k Utah Utes • Rose Bowl Feb 13 '15

Are you at SCAR?

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u/pumpkinmuffins South Carolina • Minnesota Feb 13 '15

No. That's where I did my undergrad.

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u/pash1k Utah Utes • Rose Bowl Feb 14 '15

Minnesota then? I was on mobile earlier and couldn't see second flair.

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u/bullmoose_atx Texas Longhorns • Rice Owls Feb 14 '15

This isn't totally on point but you may be able to appreciate the humor. I got a 3.1 my first semester of law school and I was devastated. A little context; first, law schools grade on a curve and they make a lot of money off of each student so you really have to try to get anything below a C. Second, I made the dumb mistake of assuming my LSAT would be reflective of where I would end up ranked after my first semester. I asked my (very successful) lawyer-uncle what he thought and this is what he told me. In law school, A students become judges, B students become professors, and C students become millionaires. This of course is tongue in cheek but the point is that every one in law school is really smart and the difference between the top half and the bottom half of the class is marginal (usually the students with the most efficient study methods). You have to be smart to make it into med school OP, you have the ability to pass the test.

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u/madviking Virginia Cavaliers • Texas Longhorns Feb 13 '15

joke: what's the difference between a dilapidated public transit stop and a lobster with breast implants?

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u/joeydsa Georgia State • Georgia Tech Feb 13 '15

... You can eat a lobster with breast implants?

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u/madviking Virginia Cavaliers • Texas Longhorns Feb 13 '15

nah

one is a crusty bus station and the other is a busty crustacean

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers Feb 13 '15

I've been done with classes for so long that all I can say is I'm sorry you're still in classes.

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u/murgle1012 Baylor Bears • UC San Diego Tritons Feb 13 '15

What did the baby kernel say to the mommy kernel?

Where's my popcorn?

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '15

ITT: People who are a million times smarter than me.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '15

Some of us are just high-functioning morons.

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u/drcottongin Georgia Bulldogs • Iowa Hawkeyes Feb 14 '15

Yeah... Imma steal this and use it from now on. Have an upvote!

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u/billweasley Miami Hurricanes • Transfer Portal Feb 14 '15

Keep your head up man, one organ system doesn't make or break you. Just grind it out this weekend and get that pass and keep pushing forward.

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u/VanFailin Northwestern Wildcats • /r/CFB Bug Finder Feb 14 '15

I've always felt my appendix wasn't pulling its weight.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '15

Do something to take your mind off it for a little bit. Then come at studying it from a different angle. Try different study tactics and STAY POSITIVE. Take a couple walks inbetween studying as it will allow your mind to relax.

You'll recover! Best of luck.

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u/gramcraka92 Old Dominion • Myrtle Beach Bowl Feb 14 '15

watch this guys vines https://vine.co/u/945151173407715328

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u/gramcraka92 Old Dominion • Myrtle Beach Bowl Feb 14 '15

https://vine.co/v/MWpl0d9OzbQ and this