pre-med
Hey Jae: What should I study in college if I want to become a doctor?
Jul 28th
What should I study in college if I want to become a doctor? Whatever you love. I have classmates who majored in everything under the sun, including: French Biochemistry Piano performance Material science engineering Math Biology Chemistry English Neuroscience Take courses in whatever you’re interested in. I would push more for classes that teach you [...]
10 things I wish I’d known before starting med school
Jul 8th
It’s still a bit weird for me to know that I’m now officially a second-year medical student, but here’s my best shot at some pearls of wisdom! You really have to love medicine. If I offered you $100 million to quit medicine forever, you should be able to say no without looking back. I realize [...]
An open warning about admissions coaching services
Jun 2nd
Dear pre-med reader, It’s been brought to my attention that there are numerous online services that throw themselves at pre-meds, all promising top-notch personal statement support and advice, all for a seemingly “nominal” fee. I am hereby informing you, with utmost confidence, that they are all scams. My first tip-off to this was a comment [...]
Hey Jae: will a master’s degree improve my chances?
May 22nd
If someone has a relatively low undergraduate GPA, is it better to go for a master’s degree in a science/public health specialty (and do really well) or take more science classes (to raise the GPA) prior to applying to medical school? This is an extremely tough question, and it’s taken me much longer than usual [...]
Hey Jae: how should I think about pre-med classes?
May 18th
Hey Jae! It’s scary going into sophomore year hoping that everything will work out for premed. I have absolutely no idea what my reaction will be like to the classes. Since I didn’t take chem this year, I’m basically planning to jump straight into all the premed reqs next year hoping that I will end [...]