Accepted as a pre-med student; what now?

fighterkirby
Sun, 05 Mar 2023 18:55:46 +0000

On Wednesday, I learned that I got into the Honors College for SEBS. This is my target school, so there’s pretty much a 0% chance that I will go anywhere else except if the other places I applied to can somehow offer a lower price tag than Rutgers.

While I was elated, I’ve stumbled into a new problem: I have no idea what to do for the next several months, especially over the summer, before walking into the New Brunswick campus. Most of the online resources I’ve looked at give advice that’s no longer applicable for an admit (i.e. “take ap classes”). I know that pre-med will be an arduous journey, so I’m looking for options to prepare for the courses and the researching. Here are the three major questions that I have:

1. What are some good resources I can use to prepare for pre-med classes such as chemistry, biology, physics, advanced math, etc. over the summer?

2. Working or volunteering? My parents are pushing me to get a summer job so I can save a bit before entering college. I’m not against the idea, but I was wondering if it would be a better use of time volunteering instead.

3. What are some steps I should take to prepare for the Rutgers pre-med experience specifically?

Thank you in advance for your time!