Coffee and Study Spots
Caffeine and studying often go hand-in-hand. Below we've got a guide to great places to grab coffee and/or get your study on, as well as several of your colleagues' opinions on them.
Coffee
Coffee (Price guide N/A)
Barnes and Noble: Starbucks. Hanes Mall Blvd. 774-0800
Border's Books and Music: Just like its franchise siblings, has a “built-in café” with occasional live music. “Crunch biscotti with the self-proclaimed academics of W-S.” Some tout “mixed results” with Border’s “quirky pre-test karma.” Roll the dice. 252 South Stratford Rd. 727-8834
Camino Bakery and Wine Bar: Their bread is delicious, desserts fantastic, and they always play good music. Can get a little busy at certain times of the day, but the baristas make it worth going to as a study spot. They brew Krankie's coffee. 310 W. 4th St. in the Nissen Bldg.
Chelsee's: is nice too because it’s almost always very quiet (except for Wednesday evenings from 7pm onward -- there is a meeting that happens there weekly). 533 N. Trade St.
Krankie’s Coffee: A nice little coffee shop downtown that also has a farmers market and fresh roasted coffee from all over the world. Some of the best coffee in town. Plenty of space to study but can get noisy at times. There is some outdoor seating. They also serve beer and wine and have many open mic nights, arts, etc. 211 East Third Street
Panera Bread: Although a little pricey for sandwiches and pastries, it has some good, reasonably priced coffee. It is conveniently located in Cloverdale Plaza, 2209 Cloverdale Ave. Also on Hanes Mall Blvd. across from Target. 722-0900
Simplyummy: Cute locally owned coffee shop with catered meals, delicious pastries, and free wireless internet. Located in Reynolda Village (just before the undergrad campus on Reynolda Road).
Starbuck’s Coffee: Locations at the corner of Peace Haven and Robinhood Rd. (768-1221), on Hanes Mall Blvd., and on Oakwood Dr. off of Stratford Rd.
Barnes and Noble: Starbucks. Hanes Mall Blvd. 774-0800
Border's Books and Music: Just like its franchise siblings, has a “built-in café” with occasional live music. “Crunch biscotti with the self-proclaimed academics of W-S.” Some tout “mixed results” with Border’s “quirky pre-test karma.” Roll the dice. 252 South Stratford Rd. 727-8834
Camino Bakery and Wine Bar: Their bread is delicious, desserts fantastic, and they always play good music. Can get a little busy at certain times of the day, but the baristas make it worth going to as a study spot. They brew Krankie's coffee. 310 W. 4th St. in the Nissen Bldg.
Chelsee's: is nice too because it’s almost always very quiet (except for Wednesday evenings from 7pm onward -- there is a meeting that happens there weekly). 533 N. Trade St.
Krankie’s Coffee: A nice little coffee shop downtown that also has a farmers market and fresh roasted coffee from all over the world. Some of the best coffee in town. Plenty of space to study but can get noisy at times. There is some outdoor seating. They also serve beer and wine and have many open mic nights, arts, etc. 211 East Third Street
Panera Bread: Although a little pricey for sandwiches and pastries, it has some good, reasonably priced coffee. It is conveniently located in Cloverdale Plaza, 2209 Cloverdale Ave. Also on Hanes Mall Blvd. across from Target. 722-0900
Simplyummy: Cute locally owned coffee shop with catered meals, delicious pastries, and free wireless internet. Located in Reynolda Village (just before the undergrad campus on Reynolda Road).
Starbuck’s Coffee: Locations at the corner of Peace Haven and Robinhood Rd. (768-1221), on Hanes Mall Blvd., and on Oakwood Dr. off of Stratford Rd.
Places to Study
Places to Study in the Medical School
Places to Study OUTSIDE the Medical School
Study Hints
Everyone always wants to know how you have to study to get by in medical school. The thing we all learned when we got here was that the time and effort devoted to learning was different for everyone. The one thing that we all agreed on though, is that you have to spend the time studying, no matter how you do it. Some people studied alone while others found friends and joined outline groups that took turns with lectures (this becomes important in Phase 2 when you are bombarded with lectures). Some people used note cards to study, especially something that is pure memorization like drugs and mechanisms. Others listened to lecture recordings multiple times while some combined multiple methods. Most importantly, though, repetition and starting early are crucial, DO NOT GET BEHIND. Don’t be afraid to change your study habits, but when you find something that works, stick with it.
- The fishbowl
- Small group rooms on the E and G-floors
- The physical examination rooms on the E-floor
- The Library—check out the carrels, empty conference rooms (which can be reserved, check with a librarian!), or the Learning Resource Center
- Interaction Rooms (commonly called IR rooms) - Commons Building, Floors 2-5
- G-Floor Labs
- You can reserve space in many of the conference rooms -- contact their respective departments in order to do so.
Places to Study OUTSIDE the Medical School
- Law school library: internet access, many study carrels, at the undergrad campus, across from Watertower Fields. (However, the library is closed during the Law school exam weeks)
- Undergrad library: a good place to study on weekends, when the undergrads head home.
- Starbucks Coffee: on Stratford Rd. (across from Thruway Shopping Center, Hanes Mall Blvd., and Robin hood Rd). Standard coffeehouse.
- At home
- Barnes & Noble: on Hanes Mall Blvd. The traffic on the way over may be bad, but it’s a nice bookstore with coffee stand
- Camino Bakery and Wine Bar
- Chelsee's
- Krankie's
- In the park -- Some of us like to get a little sunshine while we read
Study Hints
Everyone always wants to know how you have to study to get by in medical school. The thing we all learned when we got here was that the time and effort devoted to learning was different for everyone. The one thing that we all agreed on though, is that you have to spend the time studying, no matter how you do it. Some people studied alone while others found friends and joined outline groups that took turns with lectures (this becomes important in Phase 2 when you are bombarded with lectures). Some people used note cards to study, especially something that is pure memorization like drugs and mechanisms. Others listened to lecture recordings multiple times while some combined multiple methods. Most importantly, though, repetition and starting early are crucial, DO NOT GET BEHIND. Don’t be afraid to change your study habits, but when you find something that works, stick with it.