Medicine right for me?

ucbalumnus
Mon, 22 May 2023 06:05:03 +0000

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What class in high school is most indicative of whether I’ll enjoy medicine or not?

Biology, chemistry, physics, math / statistics, and any class that has competitive grading (“on a curve”, though this is more common in college than in high school).

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Which extracurricular activities will help me discover if medicine is a good career for me?

Volunteering or paid work in health care contexts and/or charitable service for the more disadvantaged members of society, particularly patient / client contact roles. However, these may not be as available for high school students as college students.

But note that getting into medical school involves the highly competitive pre-med weed-out process. Most frosh pre-meds eventually do not apply to medical school for various reasons (e.g. grades too low, MCAT too low, lost interest, etc.), and <40% of those who do apply get admitted to any medical school (and usually just one, so no choice for lower cost or anything else). So be sure you have other plans in the likely case that you do not get into medical school.