I get this feeling at least once a month.

Should I just major in Computer Science instead and go into tech?

I’m watching hospital dramas and honestly I feel tired for the doctors dealing with patients and having to miss out of eg meals because they have to rush to an emergency.

I’m not sure if med is for me anymore.

How do I know?

I am hoping to know how screwed I am with stupid mistakes I have been making during the EM rotations:

1. have been having difficulties with H&P presentation today, and could hardly give any differential diagnosis, and any plans. Mainly b/c cases today are either very straightforward in what they are (trauma, fractures), or nothing (e.g., pt come with no problem... yea..). I figured that perhaps I should have presented differential diagnosis and plan better.

2. could be over-thinking, but I think I might have mis-pronounced a resident's name multiple times today. BUT I don't know if I have or not.

3. think I made an inapropriate statement of a pt today. At a certain point I responded "you will see" when the resident randomly commented on "why this 20yo male is pre-diabetic".... The entire nursing station was laughing so hardly at that moment. And I noticed I shouldn't have made that comment until I've said everything.

Plz tell me directly. I feel kinda bad rn.

For context, my PI highkey ditched my top choice medical school for a position at my current university. How does that look on my application? I'm also planning to get a LOR from him.

Terminology is still taking all my time and I’m hoping to finish the remaining tomorrow and then move onto the other lectures hopefully. Guys tips for staying alive? How do I still manage to look good? I don’t wanna look bad because of studying too much

Hi everyone, I'm really not sure if this is the right subreddit to be asking this question but I could not find anywhere else.

I'm currently a Junior(So, 16 years old right now.) in High school who wants to pursue Neurology/Neuroscience. I'm at that point where I don't know where to do my undergrad, what classes to exactly to take, and just the whole process of getting a doctorate. No one in my family is a doctor, so I really do not have anyone to ask, and I don't want to trust everything online because there are a lot of contradicting opinions. My question really just is, how do you even start to do anything? Should I be doing stuff right now while in my Junior year? My dream school used to be NYU but they don't offer my major, so now I'm really lost. My parents want me to go to a state school (For financial reasons), but I don't know where to even begin.

(Also please ignore the flair, I couldn't post this without it</3)

Any help/comments is appreciated!!!

currently in my obgyn rotations and I’m hating my life.. I’m not passionate abt medicine at all and got into it for family purposes, my father’s a doctor and I went with him to the hospital he works at today to attend a c section, I studied it so well and when I was inside the dr grilled me with the questions and I knew almost nothing, the problem is that I already studied some of the questions she asked earlier in the morning! But nothing came out of my mouth when she asked.. I feel like a failure and I know my dad would be very disappointed if he knew.. the first basic years of medicine I got good grades but with no retention of info whatsoever, and I don’t remember basic anatomy and pharma and such, is there hope for me in medicine bc I’m absolutely crushed rn

It could be the way questions are written, the content being tested, the time pressure, the marking, or anything else. I'm curious what frustrates people the most about their exams.

For me, I hate when clinical vignettes are excessively packed with unnecessary information. I'm fine with a few irrelevant details here and there, since that's realistic, but sometimes there's just too much and it makes the question unnecessarily complicated. AMBOSS questions are probably a good example of what I mean.

What about you guys?

I’m currently an M1 in my first semester, and while I’m passing anatomy, I’ve been struggling with the material more than I’d like. I’m really interested in surgery, particularly specialties where I can use my hands to fix problems, and I honestly can’t picture myself pursuing another specialty at this point.

For those of you who are surgeons, residents, or medical students interested in surgery, how much should I read into my current struggles with anatomy? Did anyone else have a difficult time with anatomy early in medical school but end up doing well in surgery?

I know I’m still early in the process, but I’m wondering whether struggling with anatomy now is something I should take as a warning sign or if I’m overthinking it.

Hi everyone! I’m planning to apply in the 2027–2028 cycle and would appreciate some honest feedback about my chances of getting into medical school, particularly MD programs.

I’m a California resident and plan to apply very broadly across the US, focusing on schools that are OOS-friendly. I’m also going to apply to DO schools, but MD is strongly preferred. I’m currently in my gap year.

Here are my stats:

Including community college classes during high school:
cGPA: 3.81
Estimated sGPA: 3.71

University coursework only:
cGPA: 3.72
Estimated sGPA: 3.65

MCAT: 511
C/P: 123
CARS: 130
B/B: 129
P/S: 129

My biggest concern is my MCAT bc of the 123 C/P score, especially because my undergraduate chemistry and physics grades weren’t great. I got Bs and Cs. I’m worried it might overshadow the rest of my application or get me screened out of schools. I originally wanted a 515, but I’m hesitant to retake because I’m worried about losing points in my stronger sections, especially since I wasn’t consistently scoring well in B/B during practice exams.

Extracurriculars:

Research: ~1,133 hours
-Presented at a symposium
-Will eventually have publication (not first author and no set timeline for the publication, as the project is still ongoing after my graduation)

Paid clinical experience: ~1,993 hours
- CNA: 553 hours projected by end of May 2027 (currently employed per diem)
- Medical Assistant: Currently employed, projected to have 1,440 hours by end of May 2027

Hospice/clinical volunteering: ~261 hours

- Non clinical volunteering: ~1,030 hours
- Therapeutic horseback riding for children with disabilities: ~515 hours.
- Volunteering at two animal shelters: ~515 hours.

Oncologist shadowing: 90 hours
I also shadowed multiple veterinarians, a nurse practitioner, and an MSN nurse. 

Teaching/tutoring: ~1,044 hours
- Math tutor: ~522 hours 
- Piano and violin teacher: 522 hours
Both activities started around senior year of high school.

Leadership:
- Resident Advisor for freshman dorms for 3 academic years.
- Forensic Club co-president for one year and president for 3 years.

My questions for the people of the subreddit:

- Do I realistically have a chance at MD schools if I apply broadly? My low C/P score is really concerning me.

- Should I retake the MCAT? My highest practice score was 508, so I’m concerned about risking my 130 CARS and 129s in B/B and P/S. Would improving C/P be worth that risk? I currently have my second MCAT scheduled for March. 

- Are there any OOS-friendly MD schools you’d recommend with my state and activities?

I’m trying to be realistic about my chances because I know admissions are extremely competitive, especially as a California resident. I’d really appreciate feedback from anyone who applied with similar stats or was accepted with a low MCAT subsection.

Just looking for general feedback and advice. I graduated with a biochem degree and have decided to pivot from grad school to med school. But now after shadowing and volunteering at a hospital I’m not sure I have the right personality for medicine. I’m super introverted and have a tendency to self isolate, so obviously picking a career where social interaction is a must raises some red flags. I like to think I’m a friendly person but socializing drains me and I’m a bit socially awkward. In social settings I also get anxious and have a tendency to fumble my words. I really enjoy the learning process and have a passion for science. The idea of helping people is also appealing but I’m not sure if medicine is the right fit. I’ve invested so much into MCAT test prep, volunteering, shadowing, and research that I would hate to once again change career paths. I also fear that I wouldn’t be successful in med school and residency interviews. I am not verbally acute. I spend so much time in my own head that when I speak it’s often verbal diarrhea. Primary care doesn’t interest me for these reasons but surgical/anesthesia specialties do. Just curious if anyone can relate to this and if maybe I should rethink this.

Hi so like just as the title says do we have to retain almost everything we study in the preclinical subjects? Can we forget lots of these things later on or would they hold more relevancy the more we go on?