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Hah...my first two-three years in undergrad were AMAZING. Trust me, I was nothing like the other pre-meds at UCLA. : )

But now, after graduating, all I seem to do is wish I had worked harder. Wish I had focused on schoolwork, did more clinical, etc. Granted I'm great socially, my frat gave me more experiences than I can ask for, and I feel I can really relate with people (physician/patient esque). But during this trial, I'm not looking at it as "damn this is crapshoot - i hope I get lucky" but more of a "were my insane times worth a BCPM of 3.4?"

Anyone else too busy dwelling on their bad priorities?


For EVERY one of my pre-reqs, I can relate all my midterms and exams with a moment with a girl, a night out drinking, or some other stupid story. Once, the weekend before my orgo final, we went to vegas and I woke up in a hotel room other than mine. Both nights. I then proceeded to fail the final.

I feel I have matured SO much and appreciate my talents more than people that don't know what its like to fail - who's with me?
 
Blondnuttyboy said:
Once, the weekend before my orgo final, we went to vegas and I woke up in a hotel room other than mine. Both nights.
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Pics or it didn't happen.
 
My "college experience" lasted all of 3 semesters. Because my GPA kept going down I had to make drastic changes in my life after the 3rd semester. I ended up averaging over a 4.0 the last 5 semesters but it came at the cost of my social life.
 
Sounds like me, except replace chicks and beer with "plants" and music 🙂
 
hahaha i do have pics..

its funny because some of the docs I've shadowed have actually told me that in 10 years, I'll be insanely thankful I experienced college to the fullest.

"So what if it takes you an extra year or two? at age 30, there'll be some punk who is where you are at age 28 that never experienced a thing"

But that isn't applicable for now so I just sit and wonder
 
I am currently doing my Undergrad at UCLA and I can honestly say that at UCLA ... no partying is too hard:laugh: Go to SDSU or ASU for a weekend (or even UCSB for that matter) and try to say you have 'partied too hard.' Ughh ...
 
JaggerPlate said:
I am currently doing my Undergrad at UCLA and I can honestly say that at UCLA ... no partying is too hard:laugh: Go to SDSU or ASU for a weekend (or even UCSB for that matter) and try to say you have 'partied too hard.' Ughh ...
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I actually enjoy the fact the UC I'm transferring to has such a huge party reputation, for three reasons.

1) Probably won't be as hard to do office hours, get good LORs, research, etc. since everyone's busy getting drunk or recovering from being drunk
2) I'm sure the calls I'll run on 911 will be quite colorful
3) If I want to get fubar, well, I have only myself to blame if I have to walk more than 20 feet from my apartment to do so
 
Undergrad?

*smoke**smoke**cloud**smoke**smoke*

Nope...for some reason it still doesn't ring a bell?!?
 
Yeah I'm in the same boat. My grades improved in the last 2 years and it was a combination of me toning down the social life and improving my time management skills. In retrospect I wish I had developed my time management skills earlier and become a more efficient person. It is not impossible to have fun and do well, we just have to know when to have fun and when to study.

Then again, college is all about the learning experience. My poor performance in the first two years motivated my later success.
 
Blondnuttyboy said:
Hah...my first two-three years in undergrad were AMAZING. Trust me, I was nothing like the other pre-meds at UCLA. : )

But now, after graduating, all I seem to do is wish I had worked harder. Wish I had focused on schoolwork, did more clinical, etc. Granted I'm great socially, my frat gave me more experiences than I can ask for, and I feel I can really relate with people (physician/patient esque). But during this trial, I'm not looking at it as "damn this is crapshoot - i hope I get lucky" but more of a "were my insane times worth a BCPM of 3.4?"

Anyone else too busy dwelling on their bad priorities?


For EVERY one of my pre-reqs, I can relate all my midterms and exams with a moment with a girl, a night out drinking, or some other stupid story. Once, the weekend before my orgo final, we went to vegas and I woke up in a hotel room other than mine. Both nights. I then proceeded to fail the final.

I feel I have matured SO much and appreciate my talents more than people that don't know what its like to fail - who's with me?
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LOL. I was exactly the same--partying like crazy during my first 2-3 years, not really studying, or not really knowing how to study for college courses. But every interview I go on, I explain my immaturity when I was 18. All my interviewers seem understanding about it. Yes I regret it. But then again, I do feel like it has allowed me to grow socially and go on the path I have gone on. 🙂
 
One day I'm going to treat a 19-21 year old who is suffering from substance/party abuse and I'm just going to chuckle.
 
Blondnuttyboy said:
Hah...my first two-three years in undergrad were AMAZING. Trust me, I was nothing like the other pre-meds at UCLA. : )

But now, after graduating, all I seem to do is wish I had worked harder. Wish I had focused on schoolwork, did more clinical, etc. Granted I'm great socially, my frat gave me more experiences than I can ask for, and I feel I can really relate with people (physician/patient esque). But during this trial, I'm not looking at it as "damn this is crapshoot - i hope I get lucky" but more of a "were my insane times worth a BCPM of 3.4?"

Anyone else too busy dwelling on their bad priorities?
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Word, went to ucla and partied my arse off too and graduated with the same gpa as you and still got into med school. Got into a med school that was pass/fail and only 2 hours of lecture a day and partied my arse off even more cuz the first 2 years of med school was even more chill then undergrad and less streesful cuz of the p/f grading. I always say work hard but play harder.
 
Are you all saying that you're better people/candidates because you wasted the first years of your undergrad?
 
emttim said:
I actually enjoy the fact the UC I'm transferring to has such a huge party reputation, for three reasons.

1) Probably won't be as hard to do office hours, get good LORs, research, etc. since everyone's busy getting drunk or recovering from being drunk
2) I'm sure the calls I'll run on 911 will be quite colorful
3) If I want to get fubar, well, I have only myself to blame if I have to walk more than 20 feet from my apartment to do so
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tell me you are going to ucsb and living in IV...otherwise i can't imagine what UC you are talking about.
 
Jolie South said:
I partied all 4 and came out with a 3.6. I don't think I wasted anything. It was fun and I wouldn't change a thing.
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I did not say just because you partied you wasted time....If you didnt get your work done and ended up with a subpar GPA than you wasted time.. So this question is not directed to you.
 
Not really. I drank wine only on social occasions in undergrad. Not really the party-type. Too much of a book worm, sad...and still single and a virgin..:scared: 😱
 
I thought I did too much partying until I got accepted a few weeks ago. Turns out, I didn't party enough.
 
Congrats, future Osteopath.

Don't party too much, make sure you graduate this year first lol. I feel so relieved tho..got into several allopathic schools and some osteo, and now all i have to do is concentrate on my undergrad senior composition.

What about you? Do you have a senior composition (a bachelor's thesis, so tosay)?

Good luck to all pre-meds out there. Dont ever give up! And remember,,,,dont party too much. "Moderation is the key"


GO MDs!!!!!! 😎
 
AlleghenyPOD said:
Congrats, future Osteopath.

Don't party too much, make sure you graduate this year first lol. I feel so relieved tho..got into several allopathic schools and some osteo, and now all i have to do is concentrate on my undergrad senior composition.

What about you? Do you have a senior composition (a bachelor's thesis, so tosay)?

Good luck to all pre-meds out there. Dont ever give up! And remember,,,,dont party too much. "Moderation is the key"


GO MDs!!!!!! 😎
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Might I ask what schools you got into?
 
Um first two years~ Drive around parking lot, if I didn't find a parking spot atleast 200 ft from my class I would LEAVE!!.. (lazzzzyyy) Oh.. And NEVER did any home work and missed several major exams.....🙁
 
Jolie South said:
Might I ask what schools you got into?
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Ditto. I mean, I'd seriously reconsider committing myself to St. Eustatius in the Caribbean if I had allopathic and osteopathic acceptances in hand.
 
Long Dong said:
Word, went to ucla and partied my arse off too and graduated with the same gpa as you and still got into med school. Got into a med school that was pass/fail and only 2 hours of lecture a day and partied my arse off even more cuz the first 2 years of med school was even more chill then undergrad and less streesful cuz of the p/f grading. I always say work hard but play harder.
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The fact that you're now in a derm residency actually makes this kind of depressing to me.
 
I'd say yes... but as I've gone from a 1st year to a 3rd year it appears I'm partying less and less. This semester started on Aug 27th and I can with honesty say I haven't partied more than 5 times this semester. I love having no life, stupid science.
 
gobears2007 said:
tell me you are going to ucsb and living in IV...otherwise i can't imagine what UC you are talking about.
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Well, yeah I would have mentioned that but it was referenced the post above mine so I figured it was unnecessary. I'm not going to live in IV due to the drugs that are allegedly floating around in there...don't feel like being implicated in something I'm not a part of just because cops blanket everyone in the area when drugs are involved.

I plan to live within biking distance of the campus though, screw trying to find parking on that campus.
 
Blondnuttyboy said:
Hah...my first two-three years in undergrad were AMAZING. Trust me, I was nothing like the other pre-meds at UCLA. : )
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i am completely with you...i love ucla's because some of the BCPM classes are completely BS (such as physics which is ridiculously easy). freshman year was insane (i can't even remember what i did...) and i don't regret any of it:clap:
 
It's possible to have a good time in undergrad without excessive partying. I have come across a few docs that said they wished they had more fun when they were younger, but if they were interviewing potential medical students I doubt they would choose applicants that actually did party excessively without maintaining high gpas.
 
Techmed07 said:
Are you all saying that you're better people/candidates because you wasted the first years of your undergrad?
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If presented with extremes, I would rather work with a fellow MD/DO who had the good ****ing sense to have lots of fun in undergrad than someone who was essentially a gunner in training.

This is coming from someone who didn't enjoy college quite as much as he likely should have, so take any potential bias as you will, I 'spose.
 
It is possible to have fun in undergrad without being irresponsible about education. There are plenty of people who have high gpas and MCAT scores that had fun as undergrads and were not gunners.
 
Change the past tense "did" to present tense "do" and I think I fit in here.
 
I partied a little too much freshman yr and my GPA is a little lower because of it, sophmore and junior year I stepped it up and raised my grades A LOT.
BUT I still never studied on friday and saturday nights.... I guess my GPA would be higher if I didn't party as much but when I look back, I wouldn't change a thing...i didnt go to college just to study and stress out. Its a once in a lifetime thing, take advantage of it and find a balance between fun and studying.
 
TheProwler said:
The fact that you're now in a derm residency actually makes this kind of depressing to me.
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Don't be. Since my school was pass fail I studied just enough of the course material/lectures to assure a passing score on the exam usually scoring around 75-80% and then the rest of my time I focused on boards. It wasn't like undergrad where every single point or piece of a minutia was need to get an A and only 15% of the class would get it. This allowed for more time going out and because in second year I went threw a brake up with my S.O. I had to refine my pick up artist skills. Man I wish that show came out when I was going threw my brake up, their techniques are straight money.
 
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