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If you could go back to your first day of college, what would you do differently regarding pre-med and preparing for medical school?

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If you could go back to your first day of college, what would you do differently regarding pre-med and preparing for medical school?

I'd avoid a lot of the toxic premeds I encountered... Would also have not made the mistake of taking classes that sounded interesting without doing more research on the class first. Could've avoided a few painfully boring classes that way. It's like the professors are using clickbait for their classes lol.
 
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- get into a research lab early and stick with it. I think it gets fun the longer you do it and more opportunities open up.
- find a hobby that can help destress you
- study hard for classes not only for the sake of getting good grades but also to retain the information
- enjoy college cuz you only experience undergrad once LOL
 
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I would have told myself to worry less about a few less than ideal grades. Beating myself up for a B+ in some lab course (random example) just wasn't worth the time or energy. Sometimes it's hard to see the big picture.
 
I would have gotten a minor in computer science, and tried to do research in computational neuroscience or biology, which is very interesting. Programming is a useful skill to have.
 
I would have said: screw this, partied my ass off and then a few years later invest everything in bitcoin.
 
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Get in therapy, on meds for bipolar and go to the resource center and get help with my study skills.
 
If you could go back to your first day of college, what would you do differently regarding pre-med and preparing for medical school?
I would’ve done a much easier major, like psych, to study like crazy for my BCPM classes. Also would’ve started MCAT studying after graduation, not before.
 
- get into a research lab early and stick with it. I think it gets fun the longer you do it and more opportunities open up.
- find a hobby that can help destress you
- study hard for classes not only for the sake of getting good grades but also to retain the information
- enjoy college cuz you only experience undergrad once LOL

Agree with the above, and:

-Wouldve studied earlier for the MCAT and wouldve taken it earlier (I took it senior of college which I think most people take it in junior year so they can enter med school after graduating)
-Wouldve majored in something other than Biology. Wouldve maybe done cell and molecular, or do something non science. Perhaps something I couldve actually gotten a job with.
-Wouldve put more thought into my future courses I was going to take and how it affects my life, ex: if it assists with MCAT, if its boring, if im interested, etc.
 
Would have likely studied computer science instead. I think I would have enjoyed it but honestly I'm terrible at math do I don't think I'd have passed.

I also would have actually tried during undergrad instead of skipping every class and then need to get very lucky years later to get in.
 
I would have split my time 50/50 studying and partying. My grades for sure could have been better if I just focused a little bit more. Definitely would have gotten more involved in research too. And I wouldn't have spent so much time "suffering" through a "hangover" now that I'm in the later half of my 20s and know what a real hangover is.
 
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Would've told myself to not worry about grades as much. There was a time I got a B+ on a physics test and thought it was the end of my premed career....
 
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