1_ Law Day Thursday October 23, 1997 11:00 - 3:00 pm Michigan Union Meet with over 100 law schools from across the country! Some schools scheduled to attend include: M~edical school requires discipline, diligent studies ._ ... S 0 -b ADAS PR GR MS-A Grad students survive more than 4 years of A2 schooling PNMNNMMMMMMwqm JD JD JD By Heather Wiggin Daily Staff Reporter The words, "I'm pre-med" have become a cliche that echoes through the halls and classrooms of many University buildings. These words are easy to say, but harder to follow through on. The process of applying to and then attend- ing medical school is a grueling one. Aspiring doctors must first take the Medical College Admissions Test, an all-day ordeal. Applications and letters of recommendation follow, and the most fortunate receive an invitation to interview at a prospective medical school. The process occurs between applicants' junior and senior year of undergraduate school, and balancing demands of classes during the applica- tion process can be a challenge. The first year of medical school gets everyone from different academic back- grounds on the same plane, said Medical second-year student, Rex Wang. Classes focus on basic sciences and the goal is to "slowly ease students into their first year," Wang said. "When I first got in, I was wondering 'what am I doing here?"' said Medical first-year student Victoria Jewell. "I was nervous ... I worked myself into being scared." ButsJewell said she now feels com- fortable with her classes and is used to the work load. First-year medical students do not receive letter grades, but take classes on a pass or fail basis. "(The professors) don't want anyone to fail - it looks bad on them," said Medical second-year medical student Amy Woznick. Much of a first-year student's time is spent in anatomy lecture and lab, where medical students learn about the human body in real detail. Anatomy is the "orientation rite of passage to medical school," said Medical second-year student Lasean Gill. Squeamish students must adjust quickly to the strong scent of formalde- hyde-preserved cadavers. "Each body smells differently," Jewell said. "I named mine Ben. Cutting into the back of a person was scary, (but) once you take the skin and fat off the body it becomes less of a person." Jewell said labs are helpful in learn- ing detail and visualizing structures. Anatomy also requires intense mem- orization of vocabulary and physical structures. The average medical student begins their first year with a vocabulary of 30,000 words, and learns 6,000 more in anatomy, said Medical first-year stu- dent Roy Belleville. "You try not to save it up for the last minute ... I'm by nature a crammer, but it can't be done." Although the vocabulary can be intim- idating, "after a while you get used to it and want to know what's going on and how everything's connected," Gill said. But there is little rest for the weary as students achieve second-year status. The second year of medical school at JD the University is taught in a "systems approach," Wang said. Sequences that last between weeks and months focus on different organs to familiarize stu- dents with the systems. Medical second-year medical students share a similar routine - attend class all day, go home, study, sleep, then do it the next day. "The biggest problem is time manage- ment," Woznick said. "When I was an undergrad I was in a sorority, having fun. It's really busy trying to do everything." The tremendous amount of informa- tion in the medical school work load can be daunting. Wang said moving from undergradu- ate classes to the rigor of medical school caused serious culture shock. "The biggest challenge is adjusting to medical school," Wang said. "You have to ask yourself, 'how much time do I need to spend outside med school to keep myself sane?' It's a personal character development thing." Medical students cite different reasons for going into medicine, but "to do it, you have to be dedicated and willing to make the time commitment," Woznick said. By Peter Meyers Daily Staff Reporter They spend four years tasting the fruits of Ann Arbor and the University, then move on to fresher academic fields where they pursue new environments, and where they take their academic careers to even greater heights. Or maybe not. Although most students who spent their undergraduate years at the University choose to pursue graduate degrees at other schools, a few brave souls choose to stay in Ann Arbor. Graduate students admitted it was a lit- tle odd teaching the same classes that they took during their undergraduate years. "It was most shocking with Bio 152," said Rackham second-year student Aaron Liepman. "It's everyone's first bio class. I remembered a lot of the labs:' The shock has worn off after a year of teaching, Liepman said. But teaching juniors and seniors raises other concerns. "I don't know if they realize that I'm only two years older than they are,"he said. Graduate students also said relation- ships with professors change. "When you become a graduate student, you become much more aware of what peo- ple are publishing in,. what they're real- ly doing," said Rackham second-year student Linda Bailey of the linguistics department. Ann Arbor got mixed reviews from the graduate students who have extend- ed their residence in the city. . "I like Ann Arbor, but like anyone who's been here for four years as an undergrad and is now here as a grad, I would like to move on," said Rackham first-year student Robert Caldwell. But others said Ann Arbor's individual- ity makes their stay in town worthwhile. "It has a lot of things that big cities have," Liepman said. Ann Arbor's diversity and cultural events are partic- ularly interesting, he said. Bailey said her time here has made her feel more like a part of the community. "When I was a freshman living in the dorms, I barely knew where anything was beyond campus," Bailey said. Bailey said these days, about half of her friends are neither students nor pro- fessors. Instead, they're normal citizens with jobs that aren't attached to the University. "They're a part of a much more stable community," said. Because of the graduation dispersal, graduate students say they don't often see many of the friends they had as undergraduates. Liepman said there are less than five friends from his under- graduate days that are still in Ann Arbor. Caldwell said all of his under- graduate friends have left. But $ailey said in the years she's spent here, she's gotten used to the aca- demic culture of people comingand going. "There's a constant turnover" The University of Michigan College of Enginee Bailey said. "Lots of people go, lots of people come back." University officials said most schools prefer that their undergraduate students go elsewhere for their graduate degrees. "It's good to get a broader orienta- tion," Marschke said. Having the same professors narrows the scope of a stu- dent's education, she said. Regardless of where they graduated, students expect to move on again when they finish their graduate programs. "Very seldom will your alma mater hire you," Bailey said. 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