1. Study your butt off but don't be a loser.
2. Help your other pre-meds out; don't think of them as competition.
3. Volunteer/Shadow in a hospital from the beginning.
4. Work in a lab or something over the summer if like research.
5. Learn from people on here about the application process.
6. Get to know your professors -- they write your LORs.
7. Enjoy the process!