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Shambhvi
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What are some things I should do in freshmen year to stand out to colleges?
I want to do med and I am currently a high school freshmen.
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Suzanne Sorkin
Retired family physician and medical educator
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Suzanne’s Answer
Good for you! Medicine can be a wonderful career and 9th grade is not too early to begin planning for it.
1) Be sure your teachers and high school guidance counselors know what your goal is. You should be taking classes for those who are college-bound. Try to take as much science and math as your school offers as well as English, a second language and other classes for the college-bound.
2) If you have an option for AP classes and/or dual enrollment classes with your local community college, consider taking them.
3) Study hard and if you are having a hard time (as many of us do at some point) speak up and get extra help.
4) Try sometime in high school to connect with a health care setting where you can either work or volunteer. This should be possible if you look into it carefully. Ask a helpful adult (teacher, counselor) to help you connect with these opportunities.
5) See if the closest college or university to you offers any summer programs for high school students who are looking into careers in health care. Ask for financial help, if needed. Get a teacher or counselor to be your helper.
Check out this website from Rutgers on summer programs for high schoolers: https://precollegesummer.rutgers.edu
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1) Be sure your teachers and high school guidance counselors know what your goal is. You should be taking classes for those who are college-bound. Try to take as much science and math as your school offers as well as English, a second language and other classes for the college-bound.
2) If you have an option for AP classes and/or dual enrollment classes with your local community college, consider taking them.
3) Study hard and if you are having a hard time (as many of us do at some point) speak up and get extra help.
4) Try sometime in high school to connect with a health care setting where you can either work or volunteer. This should be possible if you look into it carefully. Ask a helpful adult (teacher, counselor) to help you connect with these opportunities.
5) See if the closest college or university to you offers any summer programs for high school students who are looking into careers in health care. Ask for financial help, if needed. Get a teacher or counselor to be your helper.
Suzanne recommends the following next steps:
Vilash Reddy MD
Adult/Child/Addiction Psychiatrist - Onelifepsychiatry.com. Holistic model to mental illness including meds, therapy, and alternatives.
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I would first meet with an academic counselor to figure out a major that would fit what your interests are. I didn’t do that and wasted my GPA and detailed my path to medicine which I eventually figured out on my own. You should always seek guidance from a school counselor. I am developing a holistic psychiatric, therapy, alternative mental health practice called onelifepsychiatry.com
Life is a journey just take it one step at a time.
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Life is a journey just take it one step at a time.
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Caitlyn Johnston
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You'll need to look at college entrance requirements. Once you're in, you'll declare a pre-med major. But, as far as I know, getting in as a pre-med major does not have any special requirements. You can even get in as a Creative Writing major, or art history, etc, and change your major later to pre-med. I changed my major three times, one of which was pre-veterinary science. Focus on getting good grades, of course, but you don't need to worry about college entrance until you're a junior or senior.