Easy to say don’t compare yourself when it’s shoved in your face the whole time

You hear it all the time during med school. Comparison is the thief of joy! And don’t compare yourself to others in your class!

Yet we get bombarded all the time with announcements about how much some classmates are better than we are. It’s even worse during the clinical years when you’re barely trying to stay afloat. Oh hey! Look how those 20 people are THE golden humans in the class, or hey, in case you forgot how much you suck, look how those other 20 people are so much smarter than all you average plebs.

So yeah, easy to say don’t compare but it’s hard to do when it’s in your face during 4 incredibly stressful years where you’re supposed to be perfect and excellent all the time.