I'm Adrian and I'm a fourth year MD student. I make videos about what it's like in medical school, how to get into medical school, how to be a better student and if this path is right for you.
Should I go to a smaller less competitive undergrad college to keep my GPA up as a premed. I have full tuition to a smaller college. My dad thinks it’s better to go to a bigger college in my town where it would cost me 20k. What is your take on it.
@@cvxe5370 ok ur just stupid lol, I was joking about this kid studying for the MCAT. You will get so burned out to the point where you wont wanna study at all
Have I been mispronouncing “diagnoses” wrong my whole life? 🤔 It’s like “diagnos-zees” not “diagnosis-zees”, right? Anyway, I love general surgery. My general surgeon (specializing in hepatobiliary oncology) saved my life. Thanks for what you do! 🙌
Hi,, i am from INDIA, can u please guide me,, There are so many majors that it’s a bit confusing for me,, I wanna pursue medical line,, so i should be choosing HUMAN BIOLOGY EMPHASIS or other Biological Science majors?? And what minors should i choose..
I am a UC Berkeley grad physician. I was an economics major and didn’t think about med school until late in my curriculum. I would recommend majoring in a subject that you enjoy. Being a science major confers no advantage once you get to med school. In fact, the whole idea that physics, chemistry and biology proficiency translates to clinical excellence as a physician is insane to me. Choose a passion and immerse yourself thoroughly in it. Take the skeleton pre-med requirements and you do need to kick ass in them. You don’t need to be a science nerd to get admitted to med school.
I agree, but I also disagree. You should take a major your enjoy without a doubt, at some point though you will need to learn the bio physics and chem for the MCAT.
Awesome Adrian! Super suspenseful towards the end, and look forward to the next video! All the hard work will pay off and any residency would be lucky to have you... can't wait to watch the next one! Be safe if going out for the Super Bowl on Sunday! - Andrew
Hey, do you have an email or any sort of media that I can contact you on personally to ask questions involving medical school because I’ve been trying to make a plan for myself but I’ve been getting confused at every turn.
Congratulations on completing medical school and choosing your specialty! Wishing you all the success in your residency journey and looking forward to more vlogs whenever you get the chance! 🙏 I am currently a nursing student, looking towards becoming a CRNA and these progress videos also help inspire me so thank you very much! -Angie.
Good video....i am berkelely grad...1979....went 4 years..then straight to med school...i took all the classes you did....except they were on quarter systems then!....very fast paced..12 week quarters..with 3 midterms then final....you were 100%always studying for exams.....i was a bacteriology major......i agree with most of video...trying to get your breadth requirements done while taking hard core science classes was a challenge...reading books...writing papers...difficult for science/math oriented students......i will tell you that i took 4 AP courses in high school...had 3.96 gpa in high school....went to CAL...thinking im gonna just kick ass!....dude 1st quarter qas a rude awakening!....every person had the same qualifications!.....for 4 years i studied 7 days a week....no parties..no clubs...no drinking...i didnt no anyone else in my classes who did different!....it was intense!...we thought we were cool if moffit library closed but we had a key to grad rooms in evans hall to study after that!...2am! Was pretty normal for exam times and weekends!.......didnt go to football or any sports games....the thing is when you went to library...you saw everyone doing the same thing!....i saw in a college book that describes all universities...life..and what its like....for UC berkeley they said this!...." full of souless grade mongers!"...hows that...thats 100% accurate....did i get a good education ?...hell yes...was it easy?...fuck no!... you better be prepared or you will get run over...my chem 1 A class had 2000 people in it..lots of pre meds...my chem 1C( 3rdquarter)...had 800....1200 people left!...if you get a C...its over...big weed out courses there!....brutal competition..........on a positive note...med school was easy compared to UC berkelely....my study skillset was light years beyond everyone...why?..because of UC Berkelely!.....my advice......i would not recommend going to CAL unless.....1...you really love to study!...i mean 7 days a week...weekends 8am-10pm library hours...then finding more places to study!.....2....you really get off on grade competition and getting that A ..really makes you feel that all that hard work was worth it!....3.....you realize that CAL doesnt believe in grade inflation like stanford.....to get an A....it really does mean something.....and if you go and get in med school....believe me it will be so much easier then CAL!..
the other argument I think is important to bring up, esp for Latino and black communities, is historical medical mistreatment and racism. From forced/nonconsensual sterilization as recent as the 90s to exploitative medical research and other forms of systemic medical trauma, the medical system has much to do to reckon with its violent past towards marginalized populations like the Latino community. I have sooo many stories both from my family and from serving Latino communities of medical mistreatment due to racial biases, language barriers, and other forms of disenfranchisement. Thus, you can see why racial concordance between physician/patient relationships can be so crucial in trying to bridge that gap.
the mentorship/representation argument is so true! it's tough to envision yourself working in this field when there is so much under-representation and nepotism.
A cGPA of 3.90, sGPA 3.87, and mcat of 518 is quite literally enough to get you into any medical school in the country if you have a great personal statement with good EC. That holistic crap that med schools throw around doesn’t mean shit if you dont atleast break a 3.5+ gpa and/or a 510+ mcat. Anyone who is familiar with amcas or med school would know this.
