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Jeff
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What's the best way to study in college to become a doctor?
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Richard A.
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Pick a major that interests you. You will need to get good grades in college in order to apply for medical school. At the medical school I attended, the average GPA is reported to be 3.85, so even one or two B's can hurt your chances of acceptance.
Learning good study habits in college is important because the amount of information you need to master in medical school can be daunting. Avoid distractions. Find a quiet place. Try studying alone and with a partner to see which works for you.
Spend at least 3 hours studying for every hour of lecture. Make sure to complete reading assignments before lecture to get the most out of lecture. Try to attend all TA sessions and the professor's office hours if possible
Good luck!
Learning good study habits in college is important because the amount of information you need to master in medical school can be daunting. Avoid distractions. Find a quiet place. Try studying alone and with a partner to see which works for you.
Spend at least 3 hours studying for every hour of lecture. Make sure to complete reading assignments before lecture to get the most out of lecture. Try to attend all TA sessions and the professor's office hours if possible
Good luck!
Sarah Asemota
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Hey Jeff!
I also agree that you should find a major that interests you. You can major in anything as long as you take the required courses for medical school. Your GPA does matter, but recently schools have been looking at the student all around. This means that you need a good GPA, a good MCAT score, volunteer or research hours, and to be involved in other things besides school like sports, student leadership positions, etc. It is also important to shadow doctors to make sure that this is something that you really want to do. Medical schools invest in their students and they don't want to invest in a student that they don't know will finish their schooling.
As far as your study skills in college, I would suggest doing what you need to do to get the best grades. Most classes take about five hours of studying per week in order to get an A. This is only about an hour a day, so very manageable. Once you are in medical school, your study habits are completely different. It's hard to prepare for that in college. The best advice I can give is that you should enjoy every bit of college, but still work hard.
I also agree that you should find a major that interests you. You can major in anything as long as you take the required courses for medical school. Your GPA does matter, but recently schools have been looking at the student all around. This means that you need a good GPA, a good MCAT score, volunteer or research hours, and to be involved in other things besides school like sports, student leadership positions, etc. It is also important to shadow doctors to make sure that this is something that you really want to do. Medical schools invest in their students and they don't want to invest in a student that they don't know will finish their schooling.
As far as your study skills in college, I would suggest doing what you need to do to get the best grades. Most classes take about five hours of studying per week in order to get an A. This is only about an hour a day, so very manageable. Once you are in medical school, your study habits are completely different. It's hard to prepare for that in college. The best advice I can give is that you should enjoy every bit of college, but still work hard.
Rachel Weinheimer
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Rachel’s Answer
Agree. You must pick a major that interests you. Also, pick a major that will allow you to have a GPA >3.8. Study in the morning when you are fresh. Take your classes seriously. If you do poorly on the test, don't blow it off. Get to office hours and get a tutor.
Dante Kelly
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First, you want to volunteer in your community working and helping the public in your free time. Go to www.volunteermatch.org for places to volunteer.
Second, you want to go to speak to your doctor and ask them some questions on their experience and any advice they can give you.
Third, you want to send an e-mail to any college in your state and ask them about their medical programs. Get all the information you can. See if you can get a tour of the college also.
As for the question, there is no one way to study in college. What you want to focus on right now is getting as much information on college as you can and some volunteer experience working in your community first, as well as getting info from medical schools locally.
Study Tools/Resources:
https://www.udemy.com/share/102MoiAEUYeVdWQHQ=/
https://youtu.be/04Wh2E9oNug
Second, you want to go to speak to your doctor and ask them some questions on their experience and any advice they can give you.
Third, you want to send an e-mail to any college in your state and ask them about their medical programs. Get all the information you can. See if you can get a tour of the college also.
As for the question, there is no one way to study in college. What you want to focus on right now is getting as much information on college as you can and some volunteer experience working in your community first, as well as getting info from medical schools locally.
Study Tools/Resources:
https://www.udemy.com/share/102MoiAEUYeVdWQHQ=/
https://youtu.be/04Wh2E9oNug