<p>Ok, this is really aggravating. I cannot decide if I should or should not pursue the pre-med track.</p>
<p>I feel like pre-med is a calling and people would know immediately if they do or do not want to pursue the field of medicine.</p>
<p>I, myself, am half/half between my decision. I don’t know what I want to do in the field of medicine, and I have this weird gut wrenching feeling that if I do not take the pre-res for pre-med, I am going to regret it later on in the future. </p>
<p>I volunteered at a hospital for well over a year already and it hasn’t changed my views on if I would like to or would not want to pursue a field in medicine.</p>
<p>I signed up for CHEM101 @BU, but from all the bad things I heard from it, it makes me feel uneasy. And, I’m afraid if I do decide to not want to, it could be a big hit on my grades.</p>
<p>So, I need help if I should just go with it or not.</p>
<p>From your post right now, it seems like you don’t want it badly enough to pursue it which is fine. I initially started BU off as pre-med but in my sophomore year, I realized it just wasn’t for me. Medical school is hard work. It’s basically 4 years of studying your ass off and unless you LOVE it and want to do it no matter what, you will either be miserable or you will drop out. </p>
<p>With that being said, don’t let certain classes discourage you from becoming a doctor. Chem 101 is designed to be a weed out class for the pre-meds. But guess what? I survived it and most kids do. So your grades shouldn’t be an issue. Like I said, if you want it badly enough, you will do anything to become a doctor.</p>
<p>You don’t need to decide right now. See how your freshman year goes. Maybe you will find another passion and you will change your major…that’s fine. I think something like 50% of the kids actually follow through and become pre-med. Shadow some doctors. Volunteering is cool but unless you actually work with a doctor directly, you won’t know whether you like it or not. Good luck. And remember, it’s okay to change your major! Don’t stick through with it if you aren’t sure because in the long run you will regret it!</p>
<p>Hey, I’m having the same issue. I’m a high school senior and I have been considering pre-med for about a year now. I applied as a neuroscience major. My brother is taking a year off in order to apply for med schools, and he is having a really hard time. I don’t know if i want to put myself through so much stress for possibly no reason? </p>
<p>I need either motivation to pursue pre med or the opposite. Help.</p>