Yes, you do have freedom as a premed. It’s a lot of work and sacrifice, and you have to make the time to have fun and relax rather than expect it to just fall in your lap, but I’ve honestly had a fantastic and rewarding 4 years in college, and am also very happy with how my med school application cycle is going.
@Riversider I strongly disagree that the path starts in high school—I had no idea I wanted to go into medicine while I was in high school and things have turned out just fine. There are even people who don’t realize they want to go into medicine until they’re several years out of college.