Currently Im a freshman in college. I missed one semester but took summer classes to make up for it. So I guess at the end of the month I will be a sophmore in college. My major is now Biology. Im just looking for someone who can give me some perspective with life in medicine, as med student, getting into med school, boards, etc. Anyone?
2006-08-08 16:50:53 · 4 answers · asked by amofber 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
My GPA is a 3.3 but that is a guesstimate between two colleges. My sat scores were 1250 or somewhere around there, Id have to look. To put it plainly I am not outstanding but my college app's have always looked very aggresive and appealing.
2006-08-08 16:54:12 · update #1
someone wanted to know.
2006-08-08 16:57:20 · update #2
I am currently a 4th year med student. I didn't have anything outstanding on my application. I did have to wait 1 year to get in (GPA was 3.47 from an unkown college). Life as a med student is almost the same as undergrad, except it's a lot more information in the 1st 2 years. The material isn't really difficult (at least most of it isn't); it's the sheer volume of information that makes it challenging. Boards are definitely harder than anything I ever took in undergrad, including the MCAT. I think the big thing is if you want to do medicine, do it with your whole heart. Once you get in and start getting loans, it's VERY difficult to say "I shouldn't be here" because then you have to start repayment immediately. I know a person who waited 2 years to get in with a 4.0 GPA, and there is a guy in our class who is in his mid-late 40's. Bottom line, as long as your willing to work hard, anyone can do well in med school. There are some days when you don't have a life, and there are some days that you have a little bit of a life. There's noone to check up on you, so if you want to party every night you can, but it won't do well on the exams. I can honestly say, I'm enjoying med school.
Oh, and 3rd and 4th years are MUCH better than 1st and 2nd years because instead of boring lectures you get to talk with patients, formulate diagnoses and plans (even if you're wrong) and be part of team taking care of people.
I highly recommend med school if that's what you want to do.
***EDIT*** MCAT: I'm not sure if the scoring has changed, but there is no pass/fail level. when I took it the highest possible was a 45, I got a 28 (not good, not bad). covers gen chem, organic chem, biology, physics, reading comprehension (answer questions about passages that have nothing to do with medicine) and a writing sample (to test communication). writing was graded on a scale from J to T, I got a M (not good). Again, I don't know how much has changed on the MCAT. Also, I barely had above avg scores (if that) and I am almost done with med school. You can do it if you want
2006-08-09 02:17:53 · answer #1 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say becareful of med school. Most medicine that people take today actually cause disease than prevent them. I don't take pills or any other drugs and I haven't had the flu or a cold in 12 years. That's just me though as well as my own opinion, prescription and non prescription drugs are bad. There are true natural cures that people can take to cure themselves. I don't sell stuff though and I don't get paid, it's all under my own opinion and any nasty feedback is not necessary.
2006-08-09 01:22:56 · answer #2 · answered by mat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SATs Mean jack.
2006-08-08 23:55:42 · answer #3 · answered by jeffrey k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
need to take the MCAT and a lot of volunteering
2006-08-09 00:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by Travis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋