"The Millennial Falcon" (e395)
03/01/2015 at 19:19 • Filed to: None
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"The Millennial Falcon" (e395)
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I'm starting Vanderbilt next fall as a Neuroscience major and I'm attempting to sketch out the earliest incarnations of a freshman year schedule. I'm definitely aiming for medical school directly after undergrad, and I have an acute understanding of what all that entails. Aside from the colloquial warnings about Organic I & II and all the other herd-thinning courses, does anyone have any pragmatic advice for how to stay in front of the challenges this aspiration presents? I'm fully aware that it'll be everything but easy, but I'd at least like to give myself a fighting chance beforehand.
E. Julius
> The Millennial Falcon
03/01/2015 at 19:33 |
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I do have some advice for you, despite being an "unsuccessful" premed: always keep an open mind about what you want to do.
It's obviously a great thing that you have conviction and a goal, but be aware that you'll learn a lot about yourself in college, and that one day you might realize that it's not what you want to do. I know a few people who are going to med school/law school because that's what 17 year old them wanted to do, but they didn't have the courage to change their mind at 21. I myself had enough faith in my desire to be a doctor that I was able to win a spot in a competitive premed program and a reserved seat at a med school, but realized it wasn't for me.
If you make it to the end and you still want to accomplish that goal, more power to you! This world needs more doctors, and good doctors. Just don't let your past self (or anyone else) tell you what you need to do with your life.
Best of luck!
CounterTorqueSteer
> E. Julius
03/01/2015 at 19:43 |
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That's excellent advice. I can definitely relate.
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E. Julius
> CounterTorqueSteer
03/01/2015 at 19:48 |
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It's powerful stuff, and it's really something Americans often take for granted. Though my dad has worked at the same company for 25 years now, I have an uncle who so far has been: a lawyer, engineer, foster parent to disabled infants/toddlers (including three adoptions on top of three biological children), and just recently got a nursing degree at age 65 so he could care for the foster children in his home full time. We have the power to change our destiny whenever we choose, but many of the young Europeans I've come to know have told me that their societies don't always give them that same freedom.
Local Miata Bro
> The Millennial Falcon
03/01/2015 at 19:55 |
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Unrelated note wooohooo another oppo in SmashVille
whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU
> The Millennial Falcon
03/01/2015 at 19:59 |
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I'm pre-med as well and in my first year of school as a biochem major. I'm in the midst of Organic Chemistry, and I can tell you if you have a good teacher it's really not bad. Just keep your head above it all, and make sure to keep yourself from getting behind in weeder classes, or you will never catch up. Apply yourself, and you'll do great.
Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed
> The Millennial Falcon
03/01/2015 at 20:04 |
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Study hard, don't skip classes, and do all your homework especially any "optional" parts. All that may seem rather obvious, but when you are living on your own in a dorm its easy to lose focus.
However, make sure you set aside time for extracurriculars. All work and no play does not make for a happy and well adjusted person.
Widget_Master
> The Millennial Falcon
03/01/2015 at 20:23 |
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Based on your vocabulary, you'll do just fine. J/k. Joking aside, I would recommend that you keep your options open and don't be afraid to change your major if needed. It's really not as huge of a deal as it may seem when the time comes, especially if it is a related major. Remember that all sorts of majors get into med school so you might as well study one that you enjoy.
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E. Julius
> Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed
03/01/2015 at 20:30 |
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Fuck I didn't do any of that stuff!
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CounterTorqueSteer
> E. Julius
03/01/2015 at 20:32 |
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Like you said, it really is a shame that so many young people do not think that it is okay to change his/her minds after progressing to a certain point. I began my college career as an engineering major. After two semesters, my hobby of videography blossomed into a passion. I began taking classes in television production and now I am one semester from completion.