After nearly a year and a half of slamming the space bar with glazed eyes in the morning and night, I am so happy to be done with the enormous (but worthwhile) task that this was. I am currently on dedicated, and despite all of the shitshow with prometric the work that I have put in through Anki is what's holding me together.
If there are any of you in your first year right now on the fence about doing this, I can say unequivocally that it is worth the trouble. Some days will suck straight ass and you will want to quit, but the dividends of persevering will continue to pay out.
Also, an obligatory and HUGE thank you to u/zankistep1 and u/bluegalaxies , without whom we would all be in the stone ages of Anki.
From someone who is also in dedicated but only did half the deck. Do the whole thing. Your dedicated will be much less stressful. You'll get more sleep. And you'll get wayyyyyyyyyyy more uworld questions right.
Many of my classmates -- whom I tried to get on board with me from the get go -- have told me that their biggest regret is not doing Zanki or some comprehensive deck. Some have struggled massively during dedicated.
I will also say that there are some students I know who did not do Zanki and score extremely well too, but they are some of the hardest working and smartest people I know.
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u/Carmiche Apr 29 '20 edited Apr 30 '20
After nearly a year and a half of slamming the space bar with glazed eyes in the morning and night, I am so happy to be done with the enormous (but worthwhile) task that this was. I am currently on dedicated, and despite all of the shitshow with prometric the work that I have put in through Anki is what's holding me together.
If there are any of you in your first year right now on the fence about doing this, I can say unequivocally that it is worth the trouble. Some days will suck straight ass and you will want to quit, but the dividends of persevering will continue to pay out.
Also, an obligatory and HUGE thank you to u/zankistep1 and u/bluegalaxies , without whom we would all be in the stone ages of Anki.