Judging from my blog stats, it would look like a lot of folks who come here are still premeds and interested in going to med school. My most popular article thus far is a guide on how to not be a premed douchebag, and right below that are all other premed-related articles. So, in the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Pre-med'
Are you ready for med school?
August 16th, 2009 8 Comments
Tags: am i ready for med school? · Pre-med · premed · quiz · ready for med school
Must watch: Gross Anatomy
May 27th, 2008 1 Comment
What? You haven’t seen Gross Anatomy?
Shame on you.
Tags: Gross Anatomy · movies · must watch · review
Some advice on the AMCAS
May 23rd, 2008 4 Comments
Well, it’s that time of year. The AMCAS is open for this year’s round of applicants, and before long they will begin accepting submissions. If you’re planning on attending an allopathic medical school in the US next year, this torturous little web-app will likely become the bane of your existence at some point in [...]
A guide to not being a pre-med douchebag.
May 19th, 2008 32 Comments
A few weeks ago, I posted a response to a blog entry at wired.com about pre-meds. At the time, I was pretty worked up and defensive about it, and I went out of my way to disprove their negative take on pre-meds.
Now I realize I was just taking it all too personally.
The article was [...]
Tags: douchebags · pre-meds
May 15th
May 15th, 2008 No Comments
Today is May 15th. That’s the day that med school applicants with multiple acceptances must officially give up all but one acceptance in order to begin the winding-down of the application process. From what I understand, this day is especially stressful for lots of people torn between attending two or more good schools.
But [...]
Tags: Pre-med
Let The Countdown Commence…
May 13th, 2008 No Comments
Holy crap. Where does the time go? This time last year, I was nervously preparing to take the MCAT, and now, here I am, posting to my med school blog about how I’m nervously preparing to begin med school. What a difference a year makes.
So, it’s now May 13th. That means [...]
Tags: Countdown · Pre-med · summer plans · wrapping up
Pre-Meds: What Wired Got Wrong
April 22nd, 2008 1 Comment
If you keep abreast of the pre-med blogosphere, you’ve probably already seen the article on the blog at wired.com entitled “Top 5 Reasons to Dislike Pre-Meds.” In case you missed it, here’s what they had to say:
5. They haggle with their teachers for extra points.
As a teaching assistant, I would have been rich if [...]
Tags: haters · Musings · pre-meds · study drugs · wired
Musings: The Opportunity Cost(s) of Medical School
April 22nd, 2008 1 Comment
From wikipedia:
Opportunity cost is the cost (sacrifice) incurred by choosing one option over an alternative one that may be equally desired. Thus, opportunity cost is the cost of pursuing one choice instead of another. Every action has an opportunity cost.
I’ve read tons of blog posts and message board debates about whether or not going to [...]
Tags: Musings · opportunity cost
The MCAT
March 31st, 2008 3 Comments
The 4 letters known to commonly spawn pre-emptive fits of nervous diarrhea and anxiety-induced head explosions in any number of premeds: MCAT.
Possibly the grand bitch-mother of all admissions tests, this exam stands alone in its complexity and ability to crack even the most able student.
Tags: MCAT · study techniques
Accepted!
February 9th, 2008 4 Comments
It’s been a couple weeks now since the evening I came home to that big manila envelope in the mail. Even now, I’m still riding high on the post-acceptance wave of relief, mostly because I always thought chance of getting in was about as good as my chance of spontaneously combusting.
Tags: acceptance · medical school
