Some points, no particular order:
- UC Berkeley: Great life experience, not necessarily a good time. To survive, you have to go out of your way to do something fun/enjoyable every day. Or almost every day.
- Are you sure you want to be a physician? There are plenty of other things you can do with a biology degree that might give you a more satisfying, less stressful life. Pharmacy, yes, but also public health, law, public policy, research, investment analysis, nutrition, toxicology, etc. For many of these you will (eventually, at least) want to go to graduate school (not necessarily for doctorate), but it’s not absolutely necessary depending on the path you take. I sense that being a doctor is not going to make you very happy, based on how you’ve described your personality.
- You are going to have to learn how to enjoy the ride. You will go nuts if your entire life consists of delaying all gratification (“I will sacrifice everything to get into medical school” and then “I will sacrifice everything to get through medical school” etc).
- You will need to have a talk with your parents at some point. They mean well, of course, but their expectations need to be managed. If they don’t have a background in science, then it might be that the only path they know of for a kid who is good in math/science is medical school. But there are many paths. Getting 3.77 at Berkeley is doing great and you will have many options, even if medical school isn’t what you choose to do.
- Out of curiosity, what did your dad want you to major in? And have you considered majoring in something other than biology?
- Is it possible that your nosy roommate is just trying to connect with you by asking about your exams? From her perspective, she probably sees that you spend most of your time studying, that school and grades appear to be very important to you, and so she asks about that. You could run a social experiment and try engaging with her about dating, romance, and guys. It could be fun.