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That's just your opinion.
Some people can't be completely happy unless they're physicians.
The school consideration is a practical one, not a philosophical one.
Going to a "Bad" College on Purpose
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That's just your opinion.
Some people can't be completely happy unless they're physicians.
The school consideration is a practical one, not a philosophical one.
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it may be my opinion, but i strongly believe that if you build up a grand view of things, that you will be sadly disappointed when you finish med school and realize that your pre-concieved notions may have been too extraordinary.
Bluntly, if the only thing that will make you happy in life is becoming a physician. Well then, I don't know where to begin.
True. Wow. It takes more than a title or line of work to make a person happy and fulfilled in the bigger and deeper sense of things.
Americans are pretty fortunate as compared with much of the rest of the world. Many here will gain that thing that they think would make them happy, only to find that it doesn't totally fill the void---and along with it the reality that it has a lot of incredible, draining demands.
It's like that dude that went to MS to try to get women. If he had a problem meeting people and dating before med school, what in the world made him actually believe things would change after med. school?????
Becoming a physician can be a very good thing, but it's not going to MAKE anyone happy or fulfilled apart from something more intrinsic from within the person in the first place.
Choose the school that works best for what you want to study undergrad, and then work hard but enjoy yourself. You may also have to keep finances and location in mind as well in choosing your school as well. Those are sound things to keep in mind.
But for the love of God, don't go to a school thinking you will get easier A's to help get you into med school. First, it will depend on who is teaching--and that doesn't have anything to do with school size. Secon for whatever differences between science courses and schools there may be, well, this is why they have the MCAT.
And even if you get an easier version of the MCAT and do OK, once you're in med school, you need to stay on top of things and do well. The foundation on which you build your knowledge should be strong prior to medical school.
You just can't get around the faultiness and lack of maturity and insight in your rationale here.
Go where you will enjoy learning what you want to learn and where you will have a strong knowledge base and forget the other nonsensical crap.
And if you can't see that the whole of life is bigger and more involved than this--or getting into a particular profession--AND if you can't see the importance of finding the joy in the journey, yours will be quite a miserable life, regardless of what career you end up with for the rest of your life.
Talk to students at the university you want to go to. Some schools have really bad curves where only a limited number will get A's, even in labs, I hear. That really sucks. So find out in general if most science classes are like that. It is more likely that at a small private college, the grading curve will be much easier. And also, once you get in, you must find all of the "fair" professors. They are not necessarily the easiest but if you work for it you will get an A. That's what you need.
