Question for Current/Former UCLA Premeds...

[The_Accuser]

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Did any of you work as a scribe while being a full time undergrad at UCLA?

Did you scribe at RRMC or somewhere else? (Somewhere else = off campus via a company e.g. ScribeAmerica)

Thanks in advance 😛

 

[Kaelis]

Most people I knew at UCLA got their clinical experience via EMS or Care Extenders. I filled mine with mostly clinical research. Any reason why you want a UCLA specific view on being a scribe?

 

[xbg5567]

Did any of you work as a scribe while being a full time undergrad at UCLA?

Did you scribe at RRMC or somewhere else? (Somewhere else = off campus via a company e.g. ScribeAmerica)

Thanks in advance 😛

I've never heard of any of my friends becoming scribes. Most of them did CARE Extenders. I can't imagine being a scribe while being at UCLA.

 

[The_Accuser]

Any reason why you want a UCLA specific view on being a scribe?

My question asked for a UCLA specific view because my situation is UCLA specific haha.

I can't imagine being a scribe while being at UCLA.

Is it because of the (increasingly) heavy course load after 1st year? Granted, I've only done 2 quarters, so I'm still trying to gauge the types of ECs I can sustain without hurting my grades.

Thanks for answering! 😀

 

[Kaelis]

My question asked for a UCLA specific view because my situation is UCLA specific haha.


Is it because of the (increasingly) heavy course load after 1st year? Granted, I've only done 2 quarters, so I'm still trying to gauge the types of ECs I can sustain without hurting my grades.

Thanks for answering! 😀

I would say that outside of the engineering heaving life science majors, most classes in the life science department are rather manageable. You can easily get through all of your necessary courses by taking 3 classes a quarter, with a few 4-class quarters thrown in for posterity. Of course, this is also dependent on your preferred style of studying, but I didn't feel that difficulty ramped up too extremely once upper divisions hit. But, yes, to parrot @xbg5567, I didn't have any friends who were scribes either.

 

[xbg5567]

I would say that outside of the engineering heaving life science majors, most classes in the life science department are rather manageable. You can easily get through all of your necessary courses by taking 3 classes a quarter, with a few 4-class quarters thrown in for posterity. Of course, this is also dependent on your preferred style of studying, but I didn't feel that difficulty ramped up too extremely once upper divisions hit. But, yes, to parrot @xbg5567, I didn't have any friends who were scribes either.

I suppose scribing could be manageable if that was the only EC you did. However, like most students at UCLA, I was involved with several things (such as USAC, RA, and research) so I can't imagine adding scribe to my arsenal unless I quit everything else. But if you can balance everything, hats off to you. (Make sure you have time for fun as well. Seriously)

Is it because of the (increasingly) heavy course load after 1st year? Granted, I've only done 2 quarters, so I'm still trying to gauge the types of ECs I can sustain without hurting my grades.

Like @Kaelis said, it really depends on your studying. Things can get tough with upper divs (Chem 153A/153L, holy ****). It also depends on your major. Phy Sci upper divs are apparently difficult.

Keep in mind part-time scribes are expected to commit at least 2 years. Full time (~40hr/week) commit at least 1 year. If you really want to do it, plan ahead and wisely.

 

[bruwin2011]

I had a few friends who scribed at Reagan, however most of my friends became scribes after graduation due to the unexpected schedule/long hours. I think it would be tough to balance scribing, other EC, research, and upper division courses (depends on the major of course, but physci and biochem is going to be rough).

Remember, the hardest red flag to recover from is bad grades, so if you are doing well your first year keep it up and make sure that you don't lose the momentum junior and senior year! If you are looking to be paid, you could consider workstudy in a lab or even something that is not medically related and isn't a 40 hour commitment.

 

[The_Accuser]

I had a few friends who scribed at Reagan

Per-diem sounds appealing to me, except the RRMC job listing never specifies the minimum hours per week. I'm still trying to find out if there is an actual HR office that answers questions about job openings. Happy to finally hear from someone who knows students who scribed. 🙂 (But based on the responses I've been getting so far, I think there's a very low chance I'll actually be able to scribe.)

became scribes after graduation due to the unexpected schedule/long hours

gap year?

depends on the major of course

I'm in biology; however, the majority of people I've met in my prereq classes are neuroscience/psychobio, so I still don't have a clear idea about the difficulty of my major in the long run.

 

[Kaelis]

Per-diem sounds appealing to me, except the RRMC job listing never specifies the minimum hours per week. I'm still trying to find out if there is an actual HR office that answers questions about job openings. Happy to finally hear from someone who knows students who scribed. 🙂 (But based on the responses I've been getting so far, I think there's a very low chance I'll actually be able to scribe.)


gap year?


I'm in biology; however, the majority of people I've met in my prereq classes are neuroscience/psychobio, so I still don't have a clear idea about the difficulty of my major in the long run.

Just, straight up biology? Not, EEB or something of the like? I tended to steer away from majors like that because I wasn't a huge fan of ecology. I had a couple of friends that took EEB though, and most didn't say it was too difficult. I do remember them saying hat upper division EEB labs are rather simple. Granted, I changed majors multiple times, the last during my fourth year, so I wouldn't worry too much about that yet.

 

[The_Accuser]

Just, straight up biology?

Yes, just biology, not EEB. A 3rd year premed recently told me that a biology major would give me more freedom when it comes to choosing upperdivision classes.