I had the same experience of a schedule SO crazy I couldn't even study in college....I have a BS in Music Education, certified from k-12 to teach. And the main reason I'm not teaching now is I was so burned out by the time I graduated I didn't even go to my graduation ceremony. Instead I went straight home. I'm still recovering from burnout!


I'm not saying teaching music is ANYTHING like the medical field, obviously it's not......but there were times when I was going from 5AM to 12 AM just trying to keep my grades REASONABLE. We had to learn everything about every instrument in every time period in about 2 years.

Also, marching band was a requirement for two years...mind you, I really had a blast, but doing marching band ALONE for sometimes 10+ hours a week for ONE LOUSY HALF CREDIT kept me so fatigued half the time I had little or no mind left to do anything else quality-wise. (So if anyone thinks marching band isnt' a sport, YOU try it and see if that doesn't change your thinking!!! )

And for someone who was beginning to experience arthritic pains there were many things I could have done differently had I known what I was up against sooner. So I totally understand too the frustration of having a condition keeping your grades down.

But OTOH I think Patty refers to the ones who really don't CARE. You obviously aren't like that Grades aren't everything, but the lack of concern for excellence as a student pretty much translates into the same thing for the patients.

Rox
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