How eager were you as an undergrad!?

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Eagerness about going to med school...

I think about it 24/7 and visualize the future

 

[Atlas Shrugged]

Me too. Don't forget to enjoy your breaks once in a while though. I've done nothing this whole thanksgiving break and I feel excellent (and ready to get my arse back to working hard).

 

[235009]

"visualizing" the future is the biggest waste of time because you have no idea what the future holds

you should be spending your time thinking about getting laid and having fun and taking steps to make it happen. Live in the moment and enjoy college because trust me med school isn't something you should be daydreaming about

 

[Barcu]

Eagerness about going to med school...

I think about it 24/7 and visualize the future

"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans."

Yes, I dropped a Lennon quote.

But seriously, enjoy your time in college. Visualizing the future is indeed stupid because you let so many awesome opportunities pass by. Don't rush through college, you only get that time once.

 

[deleted357625]

It's not like i pass up opportunities just for visualizing, I'm just saying i just think about what it might be like. Don't get me wrong I'm enjoying my life as of right now. It's not like I'm giving everything up and just thinking about the future hah.

 

[willen101383]

It's not like i pass up opportunities just for visualizing, I'm just saying i just think about what it might be like. Don't get me wrong I'm enjoying my life as of right now. It's not like I'm giving everything up and just thinking about the future hah.

haha Its like undergrad 2.0. Or in my case being significantly older and having to put up with most of my classmates who treat it like undergrad 2.0.

Its no different than undergrad...except for a massively higher workload and more responsibility. Hell....I actually went to class in undergrad. I havent been to a single class in med school in about 2 months now.

 

[Barcu]

It's not like i pass up opportunities just for visualizing, I'm just saying i just think about what it might be like. Don't get me wrong I'm enjoying my life as of right now. It's not like I'm giving everything up and just thinking about the future hah.

Well, some would argue thinking about med school 24/7 is doing just that.

I'm glad you are enjoying your life right now. I just know so many premeds who made everything about medicine. Every club or every volunteering or abroad experiences all had to be related to medicine somehow. This is your only chance to not do something related to medicine.

If you are happy and want to visualize being a doctor, go ahead. But realize you have plenty of time to do that once you get into med school, and little time to think of anything else.

 

[deleted357625]

Well, some would argue thinking about med school 24/7 is doing just that.

I'm glad you are enjoying your life right now. I just know so many premeds who made everything about medicine. Every club or every volunteering or abroad experiences all had to be related to medicine somehow. This is your only chance to not do something related to medicine.

If you are happy and want to visualize being a doctor, go ahead. But realize you have plenty of time to do that once you get into med school, and little time to think of anything else.

i agree with that. Most premeds ultimately think everything they need to do everything related to medicine somewhere when no matter how many times ADCOMs stress the importance of diversity and being well-rounded.
I think it goes right through ones ear and out the other.

Your right, this is the time to experience new things.

 

[deleted357625]

haha Its like undergrad 2.0. Or in my case being significantly older and having to put up with most of my classmates who treat it like undergrad 2.0.

Its no different than undergrad...except for a massively higher workload and more responsibility. Hell....I actually went to class in undergrad. I havent been to a single class in med school in about 2 months now.

Haha i understand what you mean, i know it might not be different than undergrad, it's just the excitement of actually "getting to that point in life" ya know?
But yea i'm sure once your in med school for a while it won't be as exciting as you might think at first, obviously because of the workload etc.

 

[UpQuark]

Still am an undergrad, but went through a "rollercoaster of eagerness" (so to speak, haha).

Decided to go into medicine end of high school, enrolled university as a biology major. Interest during freshman year = MEH. Rocked first year GPA-wise but got a wake-up call with lack of ECs (none at all), got research position, ER volunteer, and got into some clubs sophomore year. Interest = UBER FOCUSED. Entering junior year taking 18 cred hours +20 hrs of ECs /week. Interest = plummeted to MEH status.

Now back up to UBER levels! RAWR

 

[Mithril]

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[Stephannie]

I'm an undergrad and I can tell you I am EXTREMELY EAGER AND EXCITED! and it does not affect me when med students say "Well you'll hate it once you get here, yada yada yada"
Wow, don't come and ruin my excitement, just because you hate it doesn't mean that I'll hate it. It's just probably not for you.
This is what I have wanted all my life. I used to think about it all the time and everything I did had to do with it. I wouldn't do anything without thinking about med school haha, kinda obsessive. But this year, I been taking things a little easier. I'm enjoying college a lot more and taking it day by day. I still have a set plan though, I need it in order to succeed.

 

[deleted357625]

I'm an undergrad and I can tell you I am EXTREMELY EAGER AND EXCITED! and it does not affect me when med students say "Well you'll hate it once you get here, yada yada yada"
Wow, don't come and ruin my excitement, just because you hate it doesn't mean that I'll hate it. It's just probably not for you.
This is what I have wanted all my life. I used to think about it all the time and everything I did had to do with it. I wouldn't do anything without thinking about med school haha, kinda obsessive. But this year, I been taking things a little easier. I'm enjoying college a lot more and taking it day by day. I still have a set plan though, I need it in order to succeed.

lol like the attitude, I can really tell your excited already by your profile pic haha
Yea i think about it a lot, but yea I'm enjoying my undergrad years and getting involved etc. Fun stuff to keep me busy.

I think obsessive is the right word hah

 

[Kgizzle]

Im glad to see im not the only one thats obsessed...um passionate (yeah i like this word better)...with the whole process and trying to get in...its fun but taxing at times. Keep in mind that all the things that we do like EC's are all learning experiences and we should enjoy em

 

[jc235693]

So I entered college with the desire to go to med school and ultimately got my first acceptance a couple days ago, and while I spent a good amount of time planning and preparing for this I definitely wouldn't say I was EAGER.

I feel being eager is a little ridiculous, right now I am young healthy and have as little responsibility as I probably will ever have for the rest of my life so I'm in no hurry to move on. I also don't understand these people who obsess over becoming a doctor and everything they do is related towards that end goal. I wonder what these people will do once they actually become doctors? Where does that energy go? Do they wake up say well 'I guess I did it and now there is nothing left to live for'?

Enjoy life, prepare for the future, but don't sit around waiting for it come.

 

[LRAccord624]

I'm an undergrad and I can tell you I am EXTREMELY EAGER AND EXCITED! and it does not affect me when med students say "Well you'll hate it once you get here, yada yada yada"
Wow, don't come and ruin my excitement, just because you hate it doesn't mean that I'll hate it. It's just probably not for you.
This is what I have wanted all my life. I used to think about it all the time and everything I did had to do with it. I wouldn't do anything without thinking about med school haha, kinda obsessive. But this year, I been taking things a little easier. I'm enjoying college a lot more and taking it day by day. I still have a set plan though, I need it in order to succeed.

Med students tell you this stuff usually not because they really hate med school. We tell you because hindsight is 20/20 and we want to make sure you take the time to squeeze every ounce of enjoyment out of undergrad that you possibly can. It is (or should be) an amazing time in life. There are parts about med school that are really awesome, but mostly, it's very difficult. It's easy for us to look back and think about how easy college was and wish that we could relive those years. Most med students were excited just like you are and I can understand where you're coming from- but it may be beneficial for you to take advice in stride (even if it's with just a grain of salt) instead of haughtily telling people who are looking out for you to stop ruining your excitement.🙄

 

[LRAccord624]

So I entered college with the desire to go to med school and ultimately got my first acceptance a couple days ago, and while I spent a good amount of time planning and preparing for this I definitely wouldn't say I was EAGER.

I feel being eager is a little ridiculous, right now I am young healthy and have as little responsibility as I probably will ever have for the rest of my life so I'm in no hurry to move on. I also don't understand these people who obsess over becoming a doctor and everything they do is related towards that end goal. I wonder what these people will do once they actually become doctors? Where does that energy go? Do they wake up say well 'I guess I did it and now there is nothing left to live for'?

Enjoy life, prepare for the future, but don't sit around waiting for it come.

👍

 

[Rollo]

Medical school is exciting for me because I finally feel like I'm doing something significant with my life.

That, in itself, beats having mindless fun and having no responsibility that the undergrad environment promotes.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed my undergrad years. It's just time for me to move on from that phase of life to this new exciting phase of life.

 

[Doc of the Walk]

I think about how f*cked I am when I don't have a 3.8 GPA and the long road ahead of me, but then I take a deep breath and say "chill the eff out, we got this"

 

[MilkmanAl]

That, in itself, beats having mindless fun and having no responsibility that the undergrad environment promotes.

Disagree completely. I'd take fun over this crazy work schedule any day, regardless of how cool getting my M.D. is. The trick is to have both. 😀

 

[Rollo]

Disagree completely. I'd take fun over this crazy work schedule any day, regardless of how cool getting my M.D. is. The trick is to have both. 😀

Yes, ideally having both is the best option. However, personal biases will determine the next best option.

 

[fahimaz7]

You're so far away from doing anything "glamorous or interesting" in medicine. As a second year, we don't do anything except studying an endless amount of powerpoint slides. I'm talking >1000 slides/week.

 

[Rollo]

You're so far away from doing anything "glamorous or interesting" in medicine. As a second year, we don't do anything except studying an endless amount of powerpoint slides. I'm talking >1000 slides/week.

Rome wasn't built in one day...

 

[deleted357625]

You're so far away from doing anything "glamorous or interesting" in medicine. As a second year, we don't do anything except studying an endless amount of powerpoint slides. I'm talking >1000 slides/week.

Fun! ;/
I can't stand some classes I'm taking with less than a 100 slides per day. But in med school 1000 slides....lol