"Ideal" premed

[Jim Henderson]

Hi! I'm going to take the premed path starting this
> fall '99. If I am not
> attending a major research university, where can I
> find this opportunity? Is
> it wise to start freshman year? What are the ideal
> extra-curricular
> activities- that is, for getting into a top 10
> school? (I already am planning
> for dance as a minor and this is what I do for fun-
> but what in the world do
> med schools look for? Please don't tell me to
> "do whatever makes you happy". I just want to know
> what is the "ideal
> applicant")
> Also, is studying from college textbooks in
> biology/chemistry the best
> way for acing the MCATs? Or is it just like the SATs
> where you just have to
> be a good test taker and study from Princeton Review
> books, etc?
> Sorry for all my question but I'd really
> appreciate your advice...
> Thank you.
> (I just want to have a good start freshman year)
>

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[Jim Henderson]

Even if you are not attending a major research university, you will likely have the opportunity to do some research. It is not what you research as an undergrad, but simply the fact that you do the research and get the experience.
Extracurricular activities that will make you strong are things like volunteering, research, medical mission trips, student government.
Never study for the MCAT with textbooks. Use review books such as found in our bookstore. You'll waste a bunch of time and won't learn what is important if you use texts.

Best wishes!

Jim Henderson, MD


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Jim Henderson, MD of Medicalstudent.net

 

[CarlosDanger]

This is the oldest thread I could find on SDN...who is Jim Henderson? Is he the inventor of SDN? Is he still alive? His profile says he was last seen in 2008. So many questions

Sorry for the extreme necro bump.

Best wishes!

Carlos Danger, MS-0

 

[Ace-Co-A]

This is the oldest thread I could find on SDN...who is Jim Henderson? Is he the inventor of SDN? Is he still alive? His profile says he was last seen in 2008. So many questions

Sorry for the extreme necro bump.

Best wishes!

Carlos Danger, MS-0

We need to get you a girlfriend, mate.

 

[listener23]

Legend has it he is now chief of surgery at a top 5 hospital....

 

[TheWeeIceMan]

According to post history, he was one of the creators of SDN. He practiced FM for 7 years and then may or may not have quit medicine.

 

[deleted407021]

> med schools look for? Please don't tell me to
> "do whatever makes you happy". I just want to know
> what is the "ideal
> applicant")

>

Lol. Some things never change.

 

[joonage]

dat necro bump

 

[compstomper]

This is the oldest thread I could find on SDN...who is Jim Henderson? Is he the inventor of SDN? Is he still alive? His profile says he was last seen in 2008. So many questions

Sorry for the extreme necro bump.

Best wishes!

Carlos Danger, MS-0

Witchcraft! Burn him alive with cleansing fire!

 

[papi89]

This is a fitting post as the oldest one on SDN, since it has the appropriate amount of anxiety and odd questions mixed perfectly together

 

[hayek]

Whole pre-meds section represented in 2 posts.

 

[Mad Jack]

This is the oldest thread I could find on SDN...who is Jim Henderson? Is he the inventor of SDN? Is he still alive? His profile says he was last seen in 2008. So many questions

Sorry for the extreme necro bump.

Best wishes!

Carlos Danger, MS-0

Also loving that even back in 1999, people were calling it the "MCATs." Didn't realize our favorite feline superheroes were that popular back then.

 

[deleted407021]

I think it's great that he probably made this thread on one of these bad boys:

Rockin' that 500 MHz CPU. Aw yeah.

 

[TheWeeIceMan]

Oceans rise

Cities fall

Neurotic pre-meds remain

 

[Narmerguy]

Pretty interesting history for this guy. Left medicine after 7 years to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience, though it sounds like that was his plan all along.