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Good diversity. I like it. I can go into more detail if you want me to.
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I went to a pretty competitive OOS high school where science courses were comparable/slightly harder than the 1st year classes in the program. However, the general consensus was that high school courses were considerably easier.
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Nah. Well, minimally. I have a physician parent so I came in with a very slight leg-up on basic knowledge of stuff like diabetes, hypertension, and how healthcare generally works. This discrepancy if you can even call it that closes up pretty fast though.
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Shadow a shit ton if you’re unsure about the idea of medicine. Following a family physician or internist would give you a good general idea. As far as questions for your shadow doctor person, “what are your favorite and least favorite parts of your career?” would be pretty valuable.
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A bad reason for attending this program is to make your parents/others happy. For all other reasons, including things like money and prestige, I believe that people can go into this profession with these as primary motivators and be happy with their decision, to be honest. As long as they’re aware that these are not as they used to be of course.
For your question about whether liking science is enough reason alone to decide to go into medicine: absolutely not.
Happy to answer any questions!