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What are the steps to getting into Medical School?
I want to go to Medical School, but I feel like it seems tough to go about getting into it. #medicine #medical-school #surgery
Do I have to decide to pursue medical studies right at the start of college?
I'm interested in a lot of careers, medicine being on of them. I want to have time to take classes in college and explore my options but I know that getting into medical school takes a lot of work and is very challenging. If I go into college not knowing what I want to do, will it be too hard...
What are the chances of not getting a job after completing a 4 year university and then medical school?
I'm scared that after all this hard work, money, and time that I am willing to put into my education may not pay off. Does this happen a lot? #doctor #medicine #biology #pre-med
Will Anatomy class help in med school?
If I take an anatomy class will it help in med school or would it make no difference? #pre-med
For someone going into the medical field, is it better to take physics senior year in high school or wait until college?
I am a little hesitant on taking physics my senior year because I've heard how the teacher does not teach properly nor grade properly. But knowing I want to go into the medical field, I'm debating whether to take the class or not. #college #medicine #physics #medical-school #high-school-classes...
What is a typical day in the life like for a medical student?
I am interested in going to medical school after college (possibly to be a surgeon), and was wondering what it would be like. #career #medicine #medicine-school
Can you major in business and then go into medical school?
My friend is majoring in accounting and is interested in the premed career track and I was wondering if this is feasible. #college #medicine #accounting #pre-med #undergraduate
What are potential undergraduate degrees on the career path to a premed track?
I am interested in being a pediatrician but would like to major in something more versatile as an undergraduate degree. #college #pre-med #pediatrics #degree #undergraduate
For anyone who has been/is pre-med: How many years into college did you learn you wanted to go pre-med? What experiences or classes in college made you decide pre-med? How many years (undergrad and med-school) did it end up taking?
I'm possibly interested in pre-med, but am wondering if it is best to go into it directly, or if it is possible to go into it in say, my second year of college and how that may affect my time in school. Thanks! #doctor #medicine #pre-med #medical-school #undergraduate
What are medical school committees looking for in an applicant (research experience, extracurricular/volunteer activities, grade point average,...)?
I am a research postdoc fellow in life sciences. I was recently asked how to get accepted to medical school. This is not really in my field so I figured I should share this question. Hope the answers will be helpful to any student going through the selection process. #doctor #medicine...
Can I apply for medical school with an undergraduate degree in biology?
I'm enrolled at Jacksonville State University as a freshman for fall 2016. I'm majoring in biology, but plan to enroll in medical school after college with plans to be a pediatric oncologist. #doctor #medicine #professor #healthcare #medical-school
Biomedical engineering and Pre-med
How difficult would it be to attempt to get into the Premed system at a college while also striving for a bachelors in bio medical engineering? Would it help my chances? #doctor #engineering #medical-school #biomedical #premed
Is it possible to finish premed in 2 years?
I feel like studying for 8 years and then spending a couple more years in an internship is a very long time. I'm wondering whether it is possible to speed up the processes by finishing premed in two years. I know that two years might not sound like a lot of saving, but I feel like it is....
If you are an aspiring medical student, should you be preparing for what you're going to learn as early as high school? Is there any way to become more familiar with these type of feilds while being at such an early stage of education?
I am currently a Sophmore in High School, and I have heard a lot about how stressful medical school can be, so I was wondering if becoming more familiar now with the material that I would be studying in medical school would make it any easier in the long run, or if there was any other way of...
What is some advice to students following the pre-med track?
I want to major in Biology and follow a pre-med track. #college #biology #pre-med #pediatrics