Lessons from a Top Student

I want to talk about the top student in our class. He scored close to 100% in both Anatomy and Biochemistry. His methods were almost perfect when it came to studying.

Within time, other students realized that he really knew what he was doing. Soon, they began to follow him. When he changed study places, they changed to where he was studying. While he was studying, they sat next to him. They followed him like chickens attached to a rooster. You'll notice that humans exhibit a remarkable herd instinct. Medical school is no different. When the true alpha-student emerges, many students will follow that student in an amazingly subservient way.

What made him the top student in the class and how did he became that way? Here is what he did.

1. Preview: He read the chapter before every lecture or unit, taking notes and diagramming things.
2. Lecture: He then went to lecture making sure to take perfect notes.
3. Study Session: Afterward, he reviewed the lecture for that night. Within the next two days, he would go see the professor about anything that he was unclear on. He would see the professors at least 3 times a week in both Anatomy and Biochemistry. Also, he made his own notes being careful to draw out and diagram everything. He also wrote down any questions that he had on a separate sheet of paper. He would then go into the professor's office with those questions.
4. Review1: He always reviewed what he covered the previous day.
5. Review2: He always reviewed what he covered for the week on that weekend..
6. Review 3: He always did a master review on the day before the test.
   

Overall, he made sure that he seen the material at least 4 or 5 times before the test. Some material he seen 7 or 8 times.

The method worked amazingly. He was the top student in the class overall for the first semester. The students who attempted to sponge off him never tried to figure out what he was doing. They simply thought that by staying around him they would become a top student also.

The difference between an honor's student and a high passing student is (1) Understanding the material and (2) Seeing it over and over again

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