premed = negative connotation

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why is that? at my college, most of the premeds are nice to each other and help each other out. only through sdn have i heard about all the gunners and sabotage that some people do. and when i tell someone im premed, they dont seem that disgusted, in fact some people get excited. i think its time premeds are seen in a different light 🙂

 

[jc11011]

why is that? at my college, most of the premeds are nice to each other and help each other out. only through sdn have i heard about all the gunners and sabotage that some people do. and when i tell someone im premed, they dont seem that disgusted, in fact some people get excited. i think its time premeds are seen in a different light 🙂

See, I've had the exact same experience at my undergrad institution. Although there are some kids who just have no lives and can talk about nothing but grades, MCAT scores, etc., the majority of the pre-meds I know are quite normal and don't have it out for each other.

 

[tomorrowgirl99]

I think its the stereotype, not necessarily reality that gives "premed" a bad connotation. Most of the premeds I know are not necessarily laid back, but they are nice.

 

[rpkall]

Most of the premeds I met at my undergrad were pain-in-the-as$ competitive overprivileged kids who whined about how they didn't get that A- they were hoping for, or how the professor is soooo unfair because he curves to a C+, or how they should have gotten extra points on the test, but they didn't, or how they just don't know who to ask for recommendations because there are so many profs they could ask... "Oh... You thought that test was hard, huh?" "Oh, I didn't study quite enough as I should have... I only got an A-." "Did you start studying for the midterm yet?"

If they weren't whining about their grades, they were only opening their mouths so they could compare themselves to others by some other means and be backhandedly catty to each other like a bunch of 17 year old girls. 👍 You can see the bizarre, wide-eyed look they get when they say something seemingly "nice" but is really competitive, too: like they're watching you expectantly, as if your response to whatever lame-as$ thing they've just said is going to make them feel good.

*shudder* Bad memories, people.

 

[jon stewart]

why is that? at my college, most of the premeds are nice to each other and help each other out. only through sdn have i heard about all the gunners and sabotage that some people do. and when i tell someone im premed, they dont seem that disgusted, in fact some people get excited. i think its time premeds are seen in a different light 🙂

my school is the same, but there are some who arnt normal. I geuss its dependent on the school.

 

[tomorrowgirl99]

Most of the premeds I met at my undergrad were pain-in-the-as$ competitive overprivileged kids who whined about how they didn't get that A- they were hoping for, or how the professor is soooo unfair because he curves to a C+, or how they should have gotten extra points on the test, but they didn't, or how they just don't know who to ask for recommendations because there are so many profs they could ask... "Oh... You thought that test was hard, huh?" "Oh, I didn't study quite enough as I should have... I only got an A-." "Did you start studying for the midterm yet?"

If they weren't whining about their grades, they were only opening their mouths so they could compare themselves to others by some other means and be backhandedly catty to each other like a bunch of 17 year old girls. 👍 You can see the bizarre, wide-eyed look they get when they say something seemingly "nice" but is really competitive, too: like they're watching you expectantly, as if your response to whatever lame-as$ thing they've just said is going to make them feel good.

*shudder* Bad memories, people.

That really sucks. My fear of premeds, although it is usually unfounded at my university, is one of the reasons why I decided to major in engineering. The engineers I know are too lazy to put much effort in talking to people.

 

[maggie08]

I know professors that generally dislike premeds due to the seeming lack of interest in the material of the class, but who always get high scores.

its like a student who doesn't give a rip about the material that this prof has devoted his life to [esp. in the physical sciences], but who always memorizes EVERYTHING, and the ruins the curve for students who are really interested in the material, and learned by understanding the concepts. I think it just kinda annoys them....

although from time to time i am guilty of the above, i generally leave out the premed part when first getting to know my profs, unless they specifically ask... instead i just give the impression that i have a gazillion years of school left (which, i do). 😎

 

[freesolo]

the majority aren't dinguses, but I know 2-3, Him: howd you do on the test, me: not too good Himefine not to good!, some premeds wont give you old exams, unless you have some too, or remind each other when they helped each other when they need favors.

 

[thirdunity]

See, I'm a bio major, which meets the premed requirements for prerequisite classes. I don't need to go around telling people I'm premed. I plan on just doing my thing. Plenty of bio majors are just there to... learn biology, too.

 

[rpkall]

That reminds me! The premed "friends" who ask for your exam so they can "compare answers" and "learn" what they didn't know? 99% of the time: bullsh*t! ahahah! 😉 They want to know what you got wrong so they can feel better about themselves. If you don't give it to them, they assume they did better than you and walk away smugly. And the "favor" stuff! Ugh. "Can I see all your old midterms? Remember when I let you copy my notes when your mother died that time, and you had to miss a whole week of class?" *vomit* Way to cultivate a mature, genuine relationship with a fellow classmate. 👍

 

[LJDHC05]

Welcome to SDN! In addition to being a wealth of information it is also:
-a place where every OCD pre-med congregates and asks questions about every aspect of being pre-med
-a pre-med b!tch-fest about everything
-not the best cross-section of the applicant pool or even reality

Pre-med is a derogatory term for "that kid" in your Orgo class that kisses butt, wears his harvard med sweatshirt to tests, has the sign above his bed reminding him of how much every class costs, lives in the library friday some saturday nights, would knife someone before helping them study, and uses SDN as a connection to the outside world. 99% of pre-meds dont fall into this category, but everyone knows someone like that and it becomes the stereotype. Think about the guy in VanWilder, (National Lampoons movies are generally a decent guage of stereotypes when they were made and that's why they are so funny, because they are soo wrong)...that's the sterotype of a pre-med. Most premeds are normal kids who are fun, truly generous and nice people...

 

[amberm4]

I guess I'm lucky. I go to a small school where we all help each other. We have a party whenever anyone gets into med school, dental school, vet school, etc. We not all hoping to get into the same school, so we're not competing against each other. I have heard large state school programs are like this. If this is true, then heaven help us if THESE people are going to be the next generation doctor.

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

Most premeds are normal kids who are fun, truly generous and nice people...

I wouldnt go that far... I don't think that most people in any group are fun, generous, and nice people. 😀

 

[LJDHC05]

I wouldnt go that far... I don't think that most people in any group are fun, generous, and nice people. 😀

ok, so I exaggerated...it's not the first time

my premed class was split between some pretty cool kids, some a$$holes who thought they were entitled while driving their new BMW's and mooching off of you for help, the people you knew wouldnt make it past the first semester because they showed up to Gen Chem still drunk from the night before more often than not, and those kids that you only saw in the library between orientation and graduation. But as VanWilder taught us, everyone is cool in their own right and just needs to be given a chance

 

[obgyny]

Well I'm really competitive, sit at the front of every class kind of person, but I don't sabotage or back-stab my fellow classmates. In fact, I'm always glad to help anyone who asks. I always set up study groups and invite anyone who wants to come. I don't cheat or give anyone my answers, unlike those people who type in all the formulas and answers in their graphing calculators. I'm competitive, but I want to beat everybody fair and square 🙂

 

[superdevil]

the key to avoiding "those" pre-meds is to do what i did: go to a college with zero prestige. there, you'll find that the students are rather inept and overmatched by the college experience in general, thus causing instances of hysteric competition to be rare--and insuring that the instances of competition that do transpire are nothing short of knee-slapping hilarity.

or you could go to MIT or berkely or whatever. its your life.

 

[CTSballer11]

the key to avoiding "those" pre-meds is to do what i did: go to a college with zero prestige. there, you'll find that the students are rather inept and overmatched by the college experience in general, thus causing instances of hysteric competition to be rare--and insuring that the instances of competition that do transpire are nothing short of knee-slapping hilarity.

or you could go to MIT or berkely or whatever. its your life.

That is a good point, I guess this answers the question for some of the anal premeds, it is possible to get into a top tier medical school even if you do not attend Harvard undergrad. Who knew?

It all depends on where you go, a lot of premeds are dousches who need to get laid.

 

[ubcredfox]

I just graduated from a school that itself was extremely impersonal and indifferent toward its students. Seemed like a lot of students were like that - many pre-meds among them.

My tip: get to know people outside of your faculty/major or even better, at the polar opposite..like say English or History. I really enjoyed my Literature electives and the people I met..they seemed so different..so happy 🙂

Diversify! There's so much more out there than Science...

 

[45408]

I've had some rivalries in some of my classes, but they always stayed friendly. There was a time when I really aced a test, and some of my friends were a little jealous, but there have been plenty of times when the situation was totally reversed. A little competition is motivation to study harder. Besides, I was usually studying with "the competition," because we all wanted to see each other do well in addition to getting good grades ourselves.

 

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google's premed:

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Man, those chicks from MCCD are nasty.