CRITICAL: Chances for PreMed

mikemac
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:37:59 +0000

OP, I strongly suggest you take 30 minutes and read thru the Amherst premed guide at the link posted above. It will clear up the misconceptions you have about the process of getting into med school.

For that matter, why have you decided becoming an MD is the right career goal in the medical area for you? Given that you have an interest in medicine there are plenty of ways to enter the field in areas ranging from those with limited patient contact to those very closely involved in it. Not that you should not consider being a doctor, but like many HS students I’d bet you are not very well informed about the wide range of career opportunities available. I say this emphatically given the misconceptions you hold about even the process of getting into med school.

Becoming an MD involves at least 11 years of training after High School, and often a significant amount of debt. You owe it to yourself to investigate all the options before you commit yourself to the MD path.