How much free time to pre-med and engineering majors have in college?

College Life
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<p>I signed up for engineering, but may switch in to medical (My dad originally wanted to be a doctor, but switched into engineering since engineers made more money in his home country. Dad warns me that though engineering is short yet profitable, it can get hard as he**. Dad is educated in both fields, and says that though doctors spend a longer time studying, the studying is easier to do, and the payroll is still high.)</p>

<p>There are so many things I want to do: read, write, and watch shows on my iTouch. But I’m willing to sacrifice all those for the sake of a decent grade and internships.</p>

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<p>It depends on how easy it takes you to grasp the concepts. I have many friends who are engineering majors (no friends who are pre med majors) and some study regularly, and some who study until 4am a couple times a week, and some who it seems don’t study at all. The friend who studied until very early in the morning has a job as an engineer for a huge manufacturing and technology company and the other who didn’t seem to study at all I believe isn’t doing anything at the moment. </p>

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<p>I would have some, but I joined a club, and spend the remaining time outside, with friends, or on the internet.</p>

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<p>It really just depends on what kind of course load you’re taking (i.e., how many hours, the difficulty of the classes). I know pre-meds that spend most of their time studying, and I know some that are very balanced and have a lot of free time to pursue other interests. I am pre-med but also a biopsych major and women’s studies minor, so try to I plan out my semesters to have two med school pre-reqs, and then one psych class and one women’s studies class. The psych and women’s studies classes are generally easier and balance out the sciences.</p>

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<p>Not much difference between pre-med engineers and engineers since nearly all the classes overlap. You’ll just have to take pre-med commitments like a club.</p>

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<p>Ask yourself what you want to be doing for your life-long career, not what you want to be doing during your college and graduate or medical school years. More time now for your iTouch at the cost of being in a career that you might not enjoy as much? Not worth it.</p>