Career questions tagged pre-med
Pre-Med is a term used for undergraduate college students who are on track to go to medical school. Popular medical doctor careers include a pediatrician, surgeon, and anesthesiologist. Please read below to find out more. Read more Show less
Is medicine worth it?
Is the 11 years of schooling and student debt worth the salary of being a doctor?
Which major is more beneficial if I want to be a neurologist, biology or health sciences?
I'm currently a senior in high school and I plan on doing community college with a 4 year college partnership after high school and the college I am interested in doing the partnership with offers either biology or health sciences for a bachelor in pre-med. After doing my 2 years at the community college (with the partnership) I plan on transferring to a 4 year college and getting a doctorate. So I just was wondering which area would be more beneficial if I want to go into the neuroscience field.
What are some solid extracurriculars for medical?
I am currently a sophomore in highschool and I am wondering what are some solid extracurriculars that revolve around medical? I am currently in the IB programme and trying to maintain high grades, but I don’t think my grades solely will be able to get me into a good university. Another question is would it be better to focus on my grades and try to get them to near perfect with simple extracurriculars? Or should I maintain the grades I have now and add unique extracurriculars?
What do you need to do to become an Oncologist?
How many years of schooling are necessary to become a medical oncologist? Are there any extracurriculars/classes that I should be taking to prepare myself? What undergraduate major should I look into?
What are the steps to become a psychiatrist after high school?
Right now I think I should to major in neuroscience, and then apply to med school. However Im not sure if thats the best way to go to ensure I get my PHD in psychiatry and then become a Psychiatrist. Honestly I am lost and would love some help going over the process/steps.
What are the best majors to go pre-med?
Majors that also can be a back up if I don't get into med school
Can I take both a pre-med and pre-vet track?
I was leaning towards pre-med in the beginning, but now I'm interested in being a veterinarian. I saw someone on social media doing both, but I didn't know that was possible. Edit: I know I want to be a neuroscience major.
How should I plan out my college path if I want to be a dermatologist?
I am starting to plan for college and I don’t really know where to start. I’m not sure what I should study for my bachelors degree and or what type of schools to go to in order to start my college path. Also, I keep hearing different things when it comes to how med school for dermatology would work which isn’t making this easier.
What should be my plan for college since I plan on being a pediatric? Are there any majors, internships, clubs I should be taking into consideration to maximize the best of my abilities?
Also how many different types of pediatrics are there?