stressed out girl

How is your sleep? The stress of school and simply life can mess up sleep. Poor QUALITY sleep can severely impact your cognitive abilities. Quantity of sleep is meaningless if the sleep is not quality. I do well on 6 hours of quality sleep but if I do not get quality sleep, 8 hours of sleep does not help.

A simple concept: When you lay down to go to sleep, how long does it take you to fall asleep?

When I get quality sleep, I am out in 2 to 3 minutes. If it takes longer, I rarely get quality sleep. I will have disturbed sleep all night.

I have discovered that I need a 200 calorie snack 30 minutes before bed to get good sleep.

Have your academic challenges increased recently? Has course work become more intense?

I struggled in college as the intensity increased. Medical school is intense. It is designed for the best of the best. That stress alone could be adding to your struggles.