Med Student Life and Premed Questions, pt 1

First and second year. One of the things I really wanted to know as a premed was what med students' schedules look like. I have attached my schedule for this week and next week as pictures. We have a block curriculum and have tests every two or three weeks. Click to enlarge.

Premeds: ask the first- and second-years (not the people who present the curriculum) what the curriculum is like: how often do you have tests? do you learn by system, by region, by clinical presentation...? when do you get clinical skills? do you have problem-based learning or clinical correlations? are you required to shadow or volunteer? when do you see standardized patients or use the simulation center? are the students competitive?