<p>Can any current student that is premed at UNC tell me what it is like? Can you tell me how helpful the advisors are and what type of help can you get for the MCAT? Also, can you tell me about the research and internship opportunities that you have participated in or that you friends have participated in? What do you need to do to start your own research or help with a professors research? What do you need to do to get opportunities in the medical center and will the school help you to find positions in the hospital?<br>
What did you do to get LORs from your professors?
Also, what kind of Honors society or organizations do you have for students preparing to go to med school? Is the work extremely stressful?</p>
<p>bump… char10</p>
<p>So, I’m still on the pre-med track, but med school is not my definite goal, but I’ll try to answer some of the questions. I honestly haven’t talked to any of the pre-med or pre-health advisors, but I’ve heard good things about them. Really, some of the best advice you can get is from older pre-med students.</p>
<p>A popular way to prepare for the MCAT is to go to the Kaplan courses that are offered. As far as research goes, you can start research any year at UNC, but most tend to start their sophomore year. People can work with professors in UNC or at the UNC Medical School as well. </p>
<p>As far as other resources, the pre-med club on UNC is pretty good, and has a good way of setting up shadows as you go through the years. I really have no idea about LORs though. And the work is what you expect for anyone trying to go the premed route. Really competitive.</p>