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Essay On Anatomy Crisis

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I fell behind in Anatomy but adopted the philosophy of another day, another crisis. My new philosophy, combined with a good night's sleep before the exam, paid off. My score on the Histology quiz was 97 which was the highest grade in the class. Following the Histology quiz, I planned to go home and enjoy a relaxing weekend with Lori. As I cleaned out my mailbox prior to leaving Keystone for the weekend, I found a letter from the Anatomy Department. The letter requested my presence at the Anatomy tutorial sessions that were scheduled to begin on Monday. These hour-long sessions, which were scheduled for 7:00 A.M. each morning, were being offered to those students with scores under 70 on the first Anatomy exam. They were designed to reinforce …show more content…

The invitation to attend the sessions had deflated my ego and lowered my sense of self-esteem. I knew my performance on the first exam was due to circumstances beyond my control. I also knew I didn't need any tutoring. I wanted to forego the sessions but was worried not attending the tutorials might be misconstrued by the Anatomy Department. With little alternative, I decided to give the sessions a try, and see if my Anatomy grade could be improved by working nineteen hours a day instead of eighteen hours. With the late hours I had spent studying, getting to school for my 8:00 A.M. class had been difficult, but getting there for a 7:00 A.M. tutorial seemed above and beyond the call of duty. Nevertheless, on Monday morning, I joined thirty other students for the first tutorial. For some reason, I found it hard to walk into the classroom where the tutorial was being held. I wondered if all those years of trying to get into medical school hadn't caused the development of a deep-rooted sense of insecurity, and if my less than auspicious start hadn't caused the insecurity to surface. As I walked into the classroom and looked around, I could only wonder where Freud was when I needed …show more content…

Although I continued to burn the midnight oil, I was able to rest comfortably, knowing my studies were under control. When the test day finally rolled around, I was one of the few students who looked like they had slept in the week prior to the test. Having had a good night's rest, I was able to take the exam with a clear mind. After it was all over, I walked away from the exam with an 87, a grade that was 11 points above the class average. More importantly, I walked away from the exam with a new sense of confidence, and the knowledge any crisis could be averted by the application of a Polish proverb. During the week that followed the exam, quite a few students received invitations to attend the Anatomy tutorial sessions. One of the students was Ralph Kard. After his first tutorial session, Ralph had many of the same misgivings I had after my first session. He felt nervous watching Dr. Tower fondling his coffee mug, and was distracted by the many members of the Nod Squad who attended the sessions and the many minority students who

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