By the Numbers

My life, by the numbers:

• Class days since I started med school: 21
  
• Class days since I started biochemistry: 13
  
• Class days until my biochem exam: 3
  
• Hours until my biochem exam: 64
  
• Hours of lecture, review, or other structured academic time before the exam: 16
  
• Hours of study time before the exam (projected): 24-28
  
• Times I have worried that typing this blog entry will take too long (within last 5 minutes): 3
  
  
• Number of chemicals, enzymes, or reactions I need to know for this exam (approx): 250-300
  
• Percent of which I understand little or nothing: 20%
• Percent of which I understand at a bare minimum: 50%
  
• Percent of which I understand comfortably: 30%
  
  
• Faculy members who equated med school to "drinking from a fire hydrant" sometime this week: 2
  
• Consecutive hours studying at Starbucks on Sunday: 7.5
• Beverages purchased during that time: 3
  
• Cost of said beverages: $7.10
  
• Cost of studying at Starbucks, per hour: $0.95
  
• Percent of roommates who agree this is a reasonable cost: 100%
  
  
• Free meals at school since classes started (avg/week): 1.5
  
• Percent of free meals consisting of pizza, salad, and soda: 80%
  
  
• Score I need to pass this exam: 65%
  
• Score I received in a dream last night: 53%
  
• Percent of classmates who have reported having dreams about the exam: 70%
  
• Percent of students who pass the exam in their dreams: 0%