School is starting soon, especially medical schools that start back in July! I wanted to do a post about some of things I found helpful for the classroom years of med school, most of which are also totally applicable for undergrad, grad school, really any type of school!
Bose Noise Canceling Headphones - If you buy one thing to improve your studying, it should be this! They're pretty pricey but almost everyone in my class had a pair of these! When it's the night before your exam and people are chatting nearby and your stress level is higher than normal, you can just click the "noise canceling" switch and boom you're in your happy place. Trust me, you'll thank me later :)
Colorful pens
(& highlighters) - Colorful pens and highlighters make studying so
much more fun and happy! When you're studying 12 hours a day, you will
really appreciate the little things like that! I absolutely love the
Paper Mate Flair pens linked above because they don't bleed through the
page. I also love
these Pilot Ink Gel pens because they are so smooth and ink-y to write with! For highlighters I love
these (remember
this post when I first got them?!) and
these!
Book Stand
- I have the 16.5x10.4 and it's perfect for holding up big text books
when you're tired of craning your neck! A lot of my classmates ended up
getting the same one and really liked it too!
Cheap Scrubs
- You'll spend A LOT of time up in anatomy lab and you'll need scrubs
for lab. Get a pair or 2 that are cheap so you can throw them away after
the semester is over! Trust me, you (and your future patients and
colleagues) won't want to keep them! Matching scrubs bottoms
here. You can also check Goodwill for even cheaper prices!
White Board
- White boards are super helpful if you're writing out a pathway or
trying to map out a complex idea. I used mine all the time and almost
all my classmates had one at their desk! Be sure to get some
colorful white board markers too!
Silent Mouse
- When you spend the majority of your time either taking notes on your
computer in class or studying from your computer, it gets frustrating to
always use the laptop track pad. Getting a mouse definitely made my
wrists hurt less! I highly recommend a wireless mouse that's silent so
that you won't hear all the clicking sounds!
Littman Cardiology Stethoscope III - Most schools recommend this
stethoscope. Check with your school to see what they recommend and if
they have discounts! If not, the
Student Medical Shop usually has good deals!
Keyboard Arm Rest - Again, spending most of the day on the computer is not the most ergonomic thing for your wrists! One of my friends had this arm rest and after using it a few times, I was hooked and got one for myself. It really does reduce nerve pain from resting your arm on one side for too long! I found it
on sale here! I'm obsessed with my arm rest but if you don't get wrist pain from typing for 12 hours (#jealous) then you definitely should not spend money on this!!
Do you have any other back to school essentials to add?! Comment below!
Thanks for reading!