And med school students here?

shoot, title should be "any"

nerd.

gee thanks, bump.

hoping to eventually get to med school...got to focus on grade 10 first

yeah luc you need to get those grades up

bizump. come on, there's gotta be at least one med student, and guaranteed that someone has a parent who's a doctor.

I've asked this before. One kid on here has a brother that's been through med school and is in his residency, other than that, no med school students. It's because kids in med school don't really have time to spend online screwin around.

I am applying to med-school currently... will that help you? any other questions?

perfect. do you think you could possibly try to answer the questions i had in my first post? otherwise, just try to explain whether or not you were aware of BA/MD type programs when applying to college and why you didn't choose to pursue them.

1. Name/Title/Degree (this is just so i have a name with credentials to quote)
John Duhamel, General Surgeon, PHD

2. What college did you attend for undergrad?
Dartmouth

3. What medical school did/are you attend/attending?
Harvard Medical School

4. Please explain any preparations you made in high school to be able to enroll in a medical school?
I sucked off the college councelor, threw in a couple thousand under the table, and stripped for the deans wife

5. As far I as know, the most common path to medical school is to attend an undergraduate university first, and then apply for medical school. Were you aware of any alternative pathways such as applying for a BA/MD program straight out of high school? If so, what were they?
You could always threaten to bomb the school if they didn't let you in. that is what i did

6. If you took the conventional approach to attend medical school, why? Would you have preferred an alternative approach (e.g. BA/MD program)? Please explain.
i would have preferred the alterante approach that i took but i almost got arrested so be careful. say that you are al quida so the fbi knows to leave you alone

1. Name/Title/Degree

Oscar Noel/ Mr./ BS (biology and a minor in bio-med sci)

2. What college did you attend for undergrad?

(CSU colorado state)

3. What medical school did/are you attend/attending?

CU med-school (denver)

4. Please explain any preparations you made in high school to be able to enroll in a medical school?

Shadowed doctors, took anatomy, chem, physics, calculus, volunteered, got good grades (4.0 weighted), got mad scholarships... communicated like crazy w/ post-grad office... (all this helps your character, mind, and what college you get into)

5. As far I as know, the most common path to medical school is to attend an undergraduate university first, and then apply for medical school. Were you aware of any alternative pathways such as applying for a BA/MD program straight out of high school? If so, what were they?

Was aware... but it wasn't for me... college is a blast!! why skip it?

6. If you took the conventional approach to attend medical school, why? Would you have preferred an alternative approach (e.g. BA/MD program)? Please explain.

I wanted to attend college. have fun. Make new friends. gain life experience. learn more. have an intense social life. I would HIGHLY recommend going through the conventional approach. You gain so much maturity and independence by going to college... anyone would be a FOOL to pass it by.

what about that guy who overdosed on e and coke, but claimed to be a med school student?

does it have to be a doc? my friend's dad is a dentist, i'm sure he'd be happy to help out.

There is nothing you can do in highschool to prepare you for medical school. And if you go to a high ranking university, highschool will honostly look like a joke.

I'm going to be a sophomore next fall here at the univeristy of pittsburgh, with a Microbiology major, a minor in chemistry, and I'd like to pick up a certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine.

If you are not familiar with Pitt, it is the #18 ranked public university in the country according to US News and World Report. And let me assure you it earns it's ranking. I'm also pretty sure the medical school here has also been in the top 10 in the country for a while now.
And in fact one of the seniors, Justin Chalker just became a Rhodes Scholar.

I graduated highschool with 554 other strudents. I was number 19 in my class. I took all honors and AP classes throughout highschool. Has a QPA of 4.20. Scored 1290 on my SAT (the old one). ...none of that prepared me for Pitt.

This semester I got a 3.155. You wouldn't believe how frustruating it is to study for a test for over 25 hours and get a C+ on the test. I just wanted to give you an idea of what I'm talking about here.

You can major in what ever the fuck you want, but here are the requirements for 95% of the medical schools around the country:

General Biology I and II + Labs
General Chemistry I and II + Labs
Organic Chemistry I and II + Labs
Physics I and II
Scientific Calculus I
Probability and Statistics

Here are the highly recommended classes:

Genetics
Biochemisty
Human Physiology
Human Anatomy

Here are some other classes that are helpful:

Pathology
Microbiology
Ethics

And don't forget your MCAT scores.

But lets put all of that aside. Medical school aren't just looking for science nerds. They belong in grad school and in Labs. They are looking for well rounded individuals that are also very personable and compassionate. Why do you think that all perspective medical students are interviewed by the shcool? Remember, you're going to be a doctor. Doctors need to be smart... but they also must be personable and in touch with other things than just a microscope.

Call me a loser but I'm also in the marching band. Great opportunity and it looks amazing on a medical school application. I'm also in a fraternity. I'm going to be an officer in the Ski Club next year. Volunteering is almost a necessity to have on your application. Especially in a hospital. Patient contact is crucial.

If you want to attempt to prepare for this, the best thing I can say is get into good habits now. Learn to study correctly and efficiently. Put in 4 hours a week at a local hospital. They are always looking for young men to push wheel chairs around.

Hope that everything you wanted.

I'm the guy with the brother in med school...good memory for whoever wrote that.

He went to seton hall, bio major..3.8
He's at Loyola Stritch school of medicne now...just finished up his second year in the program. after his 4th year he will be going to residencey for 4-6 years in neurosurgery...100 hour weeks, making around 40-50 grand....when he is on his own he will be in the 6 figure range.
As far as i know, there is no alternative of going from high school to med school...it was hard enough for him just to get into med school from shu...he literally didn't get any feedback from where he applyed until the VERY end at shu.
any direct questions, feel free to ask me, and i'll relay it off to him