Pre-Med AP.NETers

[John JD Dorian]

i've been pre-med from day one of college, but now i'm starting my 6th semester and it's all getting real. gotta start working on applications, recs, mcat in april, etc.

any one else going through this? or maybe already has and has some sage advice?

[Ryan Mills]

i've been pre-med from day one of college, but now i'm starting my 6th semester and it's all getting real. gotta start working on applications, recs, mcat in april, etc.

any one else going through this? or maybe already has and has some sage advice?

My advice is to enjoy undergraduate while you're still there.

If you have specific questions, feel free to ask me. I took the MCAT a while ago, but I'm sure I could give you some advice if needed on that. What are you using to review?

Anyway, where are you planning on applying?

[PaulsRightNut]

My advice is to quit now while you can. That is all.

[MarsEatWorld]

I'm pre-med and just finished my first semster of college. (been pre-med since day one as well). Bring on the big ass text books and sleepless nights. I'm also taking a class at the firestation to be an EMT so I get to stay up for 4 years straight. yayyy

[OnLettingGo]

I'm pre-med but i'm just a baby freshman. i get nervous just thinking of admissions.

[introduction]

i watch scrubs?

[John JD Dorian]

My advice is to quit now while you can. That is all.

hate med school?

[John JD Dorian]

My advice is to enjoy undergraduate while you're still there.

If you have specific questions, feel free to ask me. I took the MCAT a while ago, but I'm sure I could give you some advice if needed on that. What are you using to review?

Anyway, where are you planning on applying?

i'm going through the examkrackers books by myself. and i have no idea where i'll apply--i don't really know what is realistic for me.

[Ryan Mills]

i'm going through the examkrackers books by myself. and i have no idea where i'll apply--i don't really know what is realistic for me.

Yeah, I think I had heard that book was good. I used a different one myself, but, to be honest, the MCAT is really about your reading comprehension skills (and your ability to write a succinct essay following the rules). So if you have good reading comprehension skills you should be fine. You should be trying for over a 30 though, so if you have practice tests to try to give yourself an idea, that might not hurt.

As for where to apply, if you applying this year, you should seriously consider researching some schools. What's your GPA/major and what sort of extra things have you done? I think I applied to 10 places, and I think that's pretty common. Don't get too stressed though, because you'll want to enjoy your time while you have it.

[John JD Dorian]

Yeah, I think I had heard that book was good. I used a different one myself, but, to be honest, the MCAT is really about your reading comprehension skills (and your ability to write a succinct essay following the rules). So if you have good reading comprehension skills you should be fine. You should be trying for over a 30 though, so if you have practice tests to try to give yourself an idea, that might not hurt.

As for where to apply, if you applying this year, you should seriously consider researching some schools. What's your GPA/major and what sort of extra things have you done? I think I applied to 10 places, and I think that's pretty common. Don't get too stressed though, because you'll want to enjoy your time while you have it.

math major, bioinformatics minor, 3.92.
during last two summers did research at stanford.
during school have a couple math-related jobs and some math-related volunteer work.

[Ryan Mills]

math major, bioinformatics minor, 3.92.
during last two summers did research at stanford.
during school have a couple math-related jobs and some math-related volunteer work.

Yeah, you should be fine with some good schools. That's a good GPA and a unique major (which I had myself as well). I assume you've had some volunteer work or some health-care related work in there.

[bluecrunchy]

I'm back in school to be a radiology tech, but may try med school at some point. The whole student loan/never sleeping thing doesn't really appeal to me at the moment, though.

[mylastflight]

im a junior and just switched over to pre med. its gonna take me a loooooooooong time. having lots of trouble with calculus
if anyones near amhest ma and good at calculus, be my tutor please thanks : )

[John JD Dorian]

im a junior and just switched over to pre med. its gonna take me a loooooooooong time. having lots of trouble with calculus
if anyones near amhest ma and good at calculus, be my tutor please thanks : )

if you have any specific questions, bring em to the math help thread down the road!

[John JD Dorian]

Yeah, you should be fine with some good schools. That's a good GPA and a unique major (which I had myself as well). I assume you've had some volunteer work or some health-care related work in there.

what was your major?

[Ryan Mills]

what was your major?

I was an economics major.

[John JD Dorian]

I was an economics major.

nice where at? and where do you go to med school?

[acemvivere]

I decided not to take any required classes for med. school aside from English in Freshman year. As a result, I fully expect to have to take two consecutive years of biology/physics/chemistry. All at once.

[Ryan Mills]

nice where at? and where do you go to med school?

Up in NH. I go to med school at IU.

[mylastflight]

what was your major?
my major is still BS in psychology. umass amherst doesn't offer Pre med major but does pre med program. and im doing criminology certificate. im getting my ass kicked by Calculus so if anyone wants to help a brotha out let me know!

[John JD Dorian]

my major is still BS in psychology. umass amherst doesn't offer Pre med major but does pre med program. and im doing criminology certificate. im getting my ass kicked by Calculus so if anyone wants to help a brotha out let me know!

math help thread...

[quitmyscene]

I was pre-med, but decided against it at some point within the past year. Technically I still am pre-med, since as a biomedical engineer major, the pre-med requirements are within the BME requirements... but realistically, I'm not too interested in being a doctor. I just want to research. And I'm already getting myself into enough debt choosing a school with a good BME program.

[zion the lion]

Has anyone thought about doing doctors without borders? I would but I dont think I could stand being away from my mom for that long.

[John JD Dorian]

Has anyone thought about doing doctors without borders? I would but I dont think I could stand being away from my mom for that long.

hahahahahaha doctors ought not to miss their moms.

[zion the lion]

hahahahahaha doctors ought not to miss their moms.

I know after a week away I'll be crying and screaming "I miss my moooommmyyyy"