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AirplaneFruit said:
I found this thread (http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=903482&highlight=freshman) and was wondering if anyone else could add to what "NickNaylor" said and answer a couple of questions.

I'll be attending a top 10 undergrad with stated grade deflation so I understand the importance of GPA.

As a molbio major, how much research should I be involved with? (start freshman year, summer, sophomore year, summer...all the way?) Should I work really hard to get published?

My school has no med school so... should I just be doing bio research there or try and commute to a nearby college with a med school for research?

My school has no hospital so should I volunteer at a hospice or commute to a hospital?

What's the best way to prep for the MCAT?

EXTRACURRICULARS: In addition to volunteering, what looks good? I might be walking on to a varsity sport...

basically...how similar is med school admission to undergrad admissions where people "did stuff" for college apps? Will med schools like leaders who found NGOs and are presidents of clubs and so on and so forth? Should I try and become a captain of the sports team or debate club or whatever or does it not matter as much as it did in high school (as in just being a member is fine...)

Also, people in high school did a lot of competitions USAMO, Intel science fair, etc. Do these exist in undergrad and help out in the med school application process?
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Do as much research as you can. You probably won't get many opportunities until you've taken upper div classes as a junior.

Commute to a hospital, or shadow an MD/DO in a primary care office in the area.

Stop worrying about your MCAT now. Come back to us when you're a junior.

Any ECs look fine, just manage your time well.
 
AirplaneFruit said:
Love this conversation with myself...

Anyways



So on med school reqs, there's like a year of general chemistry. Is this the same general chemistry that AP Chem 5 replaces? And if so, should I still take it with a five in chem? And also, if so, what do people who use their AP chem 5 do for that general chemistry requirement?
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Screw science AP classes. If you took AP Chem, Bio, Physics or Math, retake them all in college.
 
At your stage the best thing to do is to attend premed student organization meetings. If you are at UCB there are a host of those groups that meet periodically. Join them. You'll learn a lot. Unfortunately you can't get the all of your questions answered in one setting. Over time certain questions will become more relevant and you will then search SDN or speak with other students and the premed advisor about those specific topics. Finally, you will do better by asking one question on your post, rather than a list of questions. For starters, do what interests you the most in terms of extracurriculars -- it's all about following your passion. Good luck!
 
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