Is medical school worth going through all that work,blood and sweat?
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If you want to be a doctor, then yes.
791759
It's just not possible, not by a long shot. You really can't even work part time.Medical school requires 8 hours a day attending classes and another 4 hrs/day studying. And don't think you can get by with less than your required 8 hrs/night of sleep.
879123
If it got you a career path you enjoyed, and found fulfilling, then yes.\nLife is about life experiences, not $$$\nIf your study brings you rewarding experiences, working with interesting people in a field that you love... that is priceless
326815
I gave a VERY extensive answer about why you should never study "pre-med" http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aku4IXG8IY3tKDdBW5Nfhhrsy6IX?qid=1006042121134\n\nPlease read what I wrote (it was selected as Best Answer by the asker) and give it some thought. I am on a person crusade to discourage any aspiring physicians from studying "pre-med" as it is a ticket to RUIN. Find out why in the above link...\n\nAs a strong hint, you should notice that NONE of the schools in that list of colleges offering "pre-med" as a major are Tier 1 (highly ranked, highly selective) schools.
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Describing it is difficult and depends on your perspective in life.  Basically, it's a very intense period of didactic study (classwork) accompanied by increasing amounts of time encoutering patients to learn clinical medicine.  These are interspersed with various efforts to learn medical ethics, clinical or lab research, information about medical finances, legal liability, etc.  The workload is incredibly high, but the education is incredibly rewarding.\n\nIf your name is "Dr Stacy," shouldn't you know the answer to this question?
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i went through a lot before i settled on mine...which is communications. I now realize thats a BS degree and i wish i had picked English, which is what I love. Basically you need to do something you like rather than just pursue the degrees that are going to make you money. You can get a great job after school is over, but if you are miserable is it worth it?
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As a physician, I think I'd encourage you to strongly consider a career in medicine.  Certainly, as a physician, you could pursue fields where being artistic/creativity is a bonus---plastic or cosmetic surgery would be one such field.  \n\nI would also say, however, that preparation for college and medical school would definitely require an affinity for science.  It also requires a willingness and ability to delay gratification---I studied for 14 years after high school before starting practice as a cardiologist at the age of 32.  And of course, you have to do well in school, be at the top of your class, and pursue pertinent extracurricular activities to gain admission to medical school.  Not to mention the MCAT (medical college admission test) in your Junior year of college.\n\nSo, it's a really rewarding career, and we need good women in many medical fields, but it surely is not for the faint of heart or timid.  \n\nGood luck.
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This is not a decision you have to make now. I would say at this point just take General Chemistry and General Biology along with general education courses at the community college and concentrate on making good grades. After you have completed these courses you will have a better idea of what you would like to major in - Biology or something like English or History.\n\nIt is true that the more science you have, the better chance you will have on the MCAT but medical schools do not require that you major in a science. In fact, they are pleased when a candidate for med school has a broad liberal arts education in addition to the pre-med requirements.\n\nI wish you well at the community college. It is really important that almost all of your grades are A.\n\ns
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You won't get rich. If you're looking for money, go to med school. Otherwise, it is a rewarding career and fun.
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Wow, this is an angry dentist hatin' bunch. We did take all the med school classes freshman year of dental school. (Anatomy, Histology, Pathology, Biochem) But in addition to all of their classes we also had labs. (operative lab to learn how to do fillings, denture lab, perio lab, etc). So maybe the physicians like to joke we were too dumb to get into med school, but our curriculum was acturally more difficult. \nThere was enough material taught in dental school to cover 4 full years of classes. Also, the manual dexterity required for dental is pretty tough to learn. We start seeing patients after the 2nd year.of school in addition to the conitnued full class load. Even after the 4th year of school most dental students are still only so -so clinically. Kind of scary when you think these guys and girls are going out into the world. By the way, what do you call the guy who graduates last in his dental school class? \n\nDoctor. \n\nSo anyway there's enough crap you have to learn that it really does take all that time. We don't learn all the medical stuff they teach about the rest of the body. That's what the med students start with after they finish their freshman year. Hard to believe that there is that much to learn about the mouth.
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hi I'm a med student i got one more year before graduation so I'm almost there :)\nI'm sure you know about the long hours the endless books and the long long nights of studying these are the main obstacles for any med student everywhere but don't put that on mind do what you can do it may never seem to be enough i always have this feeling before tests that i will defiantly fail this time there are still so much more to read! but i pass every time with good grades the main point is that you can't cover everything no matter how you try in the start but year after year you will find that the same information is being told in different situation and it will somehow be there in your mind and you will find yourself with time developing a clinical sense for me i think that's the most important thing to learn information is everywhere if you didn't learn it in med school you will learn it in residency .\nwhat motivate me everyday is the patients after all im doing all of this from the start because i wanted to help people and ease their pain i know i still have a long way to go and allot of things to learn but that's a life long process and i hope im ready for that!\nso do carry on med school is very rewarding in the end
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There really isn't a such thing as a "pre-medicine" program anymore. Most medical schools can care less about your major. They are concerned more about GPA, MCAT scores, and what you did in undergrad as far as activities. There are some undergrad programs that are geared more toward preparing you for med school, but if you don't get into med school (most people don't) there isn't very much that you can do with one of these majors. If you are looking at a place to do your undergrad, you may want to look at whether the school has an advisor especially for pre-professional students. I am a premed student and my advisor knows exactly what I need to do to get into med school. Also see if the school has an organization known as Alpha Epsilon Delta. It is a pre-preofessional honor society that has proven to be a good support system for me and allows me to know others in my class.
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This may come as a shock, but the medical school will teach you anatomy and physiology. You just need general & organic chemistry, basic biology, basic physics. Don't waste time learning material that will be repeated in medical school. Get a broad prepatory education.
914463
Then you should go on to get at least your Masters.  In todays world you need all you can get, and that doesn't mean settling for a Bachelors.  You will make more money over time selling cars than you will doing anything related to your field.  I promise you that.  I wouldn't listen to your advisor, there are many things one can do to circumnavigate the world of getting into med schools.  Who is he/she to say you can't do something!!?  Email me and we'll talk, good luck, Jack
869440
definitely med school
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look at collegeboard.com for info on colleges\nthey should have info on med schools\n\nyou'll need a high gpa to even quality for most med schools (greater than 3.2, at least 4.0 preferred)\n\nscholarships and volunteering are all a big plus, but the main factor is your grades\n\nthe hardest part is after you get accepted, that you try to stay in.. its not easy
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It is tough.  Even for the smartest person and fastest learner, the amount of material you are required to master will require you to work hard and study long hours.  How your life will be as a medical student depends on how well you manage your time, how quickly you learn, and how important it is to you that you always acheive the highest grades.  The fact is, in a typical medical school class, you already have the best of the best students there, otherwise they will not have made it in.  However, you should know that many medical schools run their classes like pass/fail or will issue grades but passing is considered a true (not curved) 75%.  Remember this: the toughest part will probably be GETTING INTO medical school, not BEING in school itself.  After you are admitted already, all you have to do is pass, or as the students joking say..."C=MD".  The only reason you have to achieve A's and B's is for your own principles, or if you plan to enter into a competitive residency (such as gen surgery) and thus you will be competing and compared with your peers. With "passing only" study efforts and a good capacity to retain information, you will probably have a fairly balanced life - get in 16-25 or so hours of studying each week.