/sci/ - Science & Math

>>1428739

haha, sorry, switched my replies, sorry.

>>1428736

Fall of this year?

>>1428716
That'll do it.

>>1428719

Hmm, I think you have a little right to be proud of yourself for having made it. It isn't easy at all.

>>1428696

I wish I'd done research for schools :<

You should seen the hSDN part, had some kid who took the Verbal of the MCAT and was asking how to study for it.

>>1428626

I worked with one guy who was a pre-med who was pretty whiny and for all the talk he did, he didn't know how to do his part of the project properly. We got a 56. Needless to say, I wasn't exactly happy with him.

>>1428618

I was a Biology and Chemistry major, because I wanted to do graduate/research work later, but I felt that the extra classes wasn't worth it (wasn't a big fan of chem lab work).

>>1428603

And excuse me for being such a patronizing and pedantic bore. It's something I've struggled with ever since I won the Spelling Bee in 1st Grade.

>>1428587

Which school are you going to?

I feel that pre-med is the kind of term to describe the stereotype, rather than someone who is actually premed. Same goes for a lot of derogatory terms these days.

Well, I have to trip now, due to someone trying to take my name.
>> Engineers, for one, have to put in at least as many hours, if not more.

This I will agree too. Engineer classes are harder and require more work, which is why I don't suggest an engineering major for a pre-med, it will tank your GPA and you will get nothing out of it if you really apply to med school.

As for delusions, I see it as a mindset they were brought up with.

250k tops is a lot by the way. I'd kill for that kind of salary.

>>1428573

It seems OP is very frustrated with how his life turned out.

>>1428564

Was that directed at me?

>>1428534

I would think, based on your reasoning skills displayed here, that you didn't graduate from high school, and likely do not understand simple sine functions.

>>1428531

How often do you seek out help for your mental health?

>>1428514

Although he won't need it in his job, just knowing it will make life better.

>>1428516
>>1428522
>>1428500


Again, not me :<

>>1428514

Don't be silly. You've never taken calculus, nor do you understand it.

>>1428504

Take your lithium on time. It will make you feel less resentful of people who have made something of their lives.

>>1428471

It's no one's fault but your own that you failed.

>>1428440

The current is sufficient. If you start decreasing it, realize that the time spent working and away from the family as well as the time needed to become a doctor starts becoming worth it less and less.

>>One good thing could come of an increasing gap between medicine and finance though. Fewer assholes who just want to make a bunch of money will become doctors, thus better doctors and more med school slots for the people who should actually have them.

You'll find the 'smart' people will be smart enough to realize having lots of money and raising a family is the right choice and choose accordingly.


Everyone has access to the classes

Instead of taking lulshit electives you can take some real sciences.

>>It doesn't make anything easier and it doesn't give you an edge in med school.

It doesn't give you an edge in applying to med school, but instead of having to get a degree and take prereqs (if your degree is entirely unrelated, this is one year each of bio/phys/chem/ochem/calc/adv bio), also some schools do have classes for 'majors only'. Not many, but you need to check on an individual basis.

>>1428240

>>Technically residents are capped at 80 hours per week and can't legally exceed that

You and I should both know that doesn't happen.

>>But the massive 80 hour weeks that you hear about are mostly for surgery and other difficult specialties. Residents working for stuff like family practice and psychiatry etc can have averages of like 50 hours or so and not be nearly as demanding.

Not necessarily true. Also family med is considered overworked and underpaid, not very popular.

>>1428230

A lot of doctors are happy about their job. You don't hear those. The ones that are depressed most likely don't feel like they fit right, or are burned out. EM docs get burned out a lot, because they're often treating things that really aren't emergencies, people looking for painmed handouts, every Joe that doesn't have insurance, etc.

>>1428191

I've seen some colleges offer a 'pre-med' major. Which is effectively worthless, you can take any major as long as you meet the pre-reqs for med school, only about 40-50% of applicants are biology majors. That being said, being a biology major helps, probably because you already have an interest in the sciences and you have easier access to classes.

>>I know a hard working girl going into direct
med.

Are you talking about a 7 year MD program?

>>4.0 HS GPA, but dumb as a fucking rock.
4.0 HS is easymode, depending on high school.

>>She's a god of memorization, but not much else.How do you think she'd do?
Memorization is very good, but without basic critical thinking you will suffer in classes. You can't just do well at school either, you have to do well on the MCAT, college classes, have EC activities, research, clinical contact with patients, and shadowing a doctor. Doing all this requires large (usually) amounts of time and relatively competency at a variety of skills.

>>What's so hard about residency (do you get paid?)

You work 80+ hours and get paid 40k a year for anywhere from 3-5+ years. It is considered hell. Well, it's bearable, but it's basically 3-5 years of your life gone.

>>and why is medical school considered so impossible?

Medical school actually has a low drop-out rate. Getting into medical school is difficult. Medical school does require constant study and memorization and you will feel stressed a lot. Not to mention it will help determine what kind of doctor you'll be. If you go in thinking you want to be [specialty] you must be prepared to be disappointed. Everyone is competitive in medical school, sometimes you just don't get what you want.