<p>Hey,</p>
<p>Isn't life filled with stress as a pre-med? I'm a freshman and I didn't believe my upperclass friends that told me life was going to be stressful. Well it is. Everyday holds new challenges, different concepts, and new discoveries. Anybody else out there know what i'm talking about? Why don't you guys post your current weekly class schedule so we can compare the stresses of our lives. . . lol.</p>
<p>~El Sol</p>
<p>I think that you should read a very good book titled:</p>
<p>Getting into Medical School Today</p>
<p>It's an excellent book, and I think that it would answer many of the questions that you have as a pre-medical student.</p>
<p>I like this quote from Michael Crichton. Yes, THAT Michael Crichton. He went to Harvard College, and then Harvard Medical School, before deciding that he would rather be a writer. Here, he talks about his premed days. </p>
<p>"In general, I found Harvard an exciting place, where people were genuinely focused on study and learning, and with no special emphasis on grades. But to take a premed course was to step into a different world -- nasty and competitive. The most critical course was organic chemistry, Chem 20, and it was widely known as a "screw your buddy" course. In lectures, if you didn't hear what the instructor had said and asked the person next to you, he'd give you the wrong information; thus you were better off leaning over to look at his notes, but in that case he was likely to cover his notes so you couldn't see. In the labs, if you asked the person at the next bench a question, he'd tell you the wrong answer in the hope that you would make a mistake or, even better, start a fire. We were marked down for starting fires. In my year, I had the dubious distinction of starting more lab fires than anyone else, including a spectacular ether fire that set the ceiling aflame and left large scorch marks, a stigmata of ineptitude hanging over my head for the rest of the year. I was uncomfortable with the hostile and paranoid attitude this course demanded for success. I thought that a humane profession like medicine ought to encourage other values in its candidates. But nobody was asking my opinion. I got through it as best I could. "</p>
<p>I am currently a junior in HighSchool. I would like to purse a career as a Doctor. Could you please give me some insight on what to expect and how to go about getting things in order to accomplish this. I have a 3.5 now in highschool and I take both regular and honor courses. With that said do I have a real chance at pre-med.</p>
<p>Best advice that I have recieved is to "work hard". If you want it, you will acomplish it. Will power plays a major role in the pre-med "lifestyle". </p>
<p>~El Sol</p>