We all knew that coming to chiropractic school was not going to be a walk in the park. It was going to be hard, but what a lot of people did not realize is that the first quarter you need to get in, pull up the sleeves, and get ready to work. But the question that always arises is what quarter is the HARDEST?! I still remember my first quarter here when everyone of the upper quarter students were going out of their way to be nice, giving you bits of information that would help you along your way. Let me tell you, when you are new at something and an “experienced” person is giving you words of advice you are going to take it and hold onto it dearly. Yet, how much of what they are saying is true?
It seems that whatever quarter they were in at the time that was the hardest quarter! While others tell you that all the odd quarters are hard. But also, some seem to believe that all the even quarters are hard. Yet, if you talk to students just about getting into the clinic they believe that they finally seen the “light”! The funny thing is once you talk to someone who is actually in the clinic it is the complete opposite.
Everyone is going to have a quarter which they believe is the hardest for their own reason (whether it is the content of the material, or other issues that occur in everyday life). Therefore, after 5 quarters here I finally understand which of the quarters is the HARDEST. They all have a challenging aspect to them being you are going to be a doctor. Yet, if you know that coming in you will accept the challenge and realize that it is a process that is put forth to only make you better and to allow you to become the best chiropractor possible in order to serve your community.
