I have had a weird pre med journey because there was a time I gave up on my goal, but overall, I’ve been able to work as a pharmacy technician, became VP of a pre medical club for women, did research at a hospital (an opportunity I got through my club), held various positions in a cultural organization which I love, and I also just got a job as an ER scribe! My grades aren’t the best but I still have a lot of classes to go. Wish me luck! I wish you all luck!

Oh my God!!!!! As an confused Pre-med student, you just don't know how bad I needed this video. Thank you so much for creating this. It's highly appreciated.

Super cool that you participated in a competitive dance team! I am a rising junior bio major deciding to pursue med school and leading a dance team of my own on campus! To hear that you made time for a dance team during your undergrad years while studying as a premed student is greatly encouraging!

At around 2:00 you mention international volunteering. I would advise all students to be wary about deciding to do this. Most of the time you end up spending $4000 on a trip to a third world country and handing out advil all day while playing doctor. Trips like these are considered "voluntourism." It is much more valuable to go on a non-clinical international trip paid for by a church or do work for underserved populations near you. After all, you will be learning and most likely practicing in the US so it is best to do your volunteering there. I am not saying this as just for preference, some adcoms look down on voluntourism or any other service where you essentially pay thousands to hand out advil and wear a disposable stethescope for a week.

as a powerlifter, i love this channel so much more now

Senior in college: taking a gap year, but planning on applying having worked as a barista my entire four years, 3 different international shadowing experiences (got to enter the OR during my semester abroad), volunteering at the food bank and a hospital, a year of research (if not more during my gap year) and working as a chemistry TA. Also founded/am vice president of a club about tea, haha. I have a bunch of random personal hobbies, including playing various instruments and calisthenics. Nearing the end of my process of applying to med school. I used to be freaked out about not having enough or doing the "right things" that would get me in, but I've realized that there will always be people with more and people with less. Sure, there are some unseen prerequisites to garner favor, but at the end of the day it's what you're bringing to the table and how you present it.

About to start my first semester of bio at lsu in August. This really helped get a understanding of things early! Thank u!!

I graduated with a bachelors in psychology Spring 2023. It’s now fall 2024 and I’ve decided to look into volunteering at my hospital to see if a medical career is something I want to pursue. I’m currently in the HR field. In my free time I record content and go to the gym.

watching these videos from Northern Ireland as a factory engineer. I may not have a stressful or difficult a life as a doctor(money will make up for that) but I love seeing all these thoughts, ideas, facts, published like this. very interesting, thanks for sharing!

I worked as a scrub nurse out of high school and college at St. Luke’s Hospital associated with Washington University in St. Louis. This was is in 1964. These programs sadly are not available today for young premeds. This was before all this advice on how to gain entrance to medical school was available. As a first year medical student I knew how to tie knots and assist in surgery better than first year residents in surgery. There was no MCAT courses at that time so I checked out books on the basic six sciences covered in the MCAT. My MCAT scores were exceptional because I devoted the time to learn the 6 sciences. My GPA was 3.4 which was good enough at that time. I did not do research, charity’s work, nor was I most likely to succeed in high school. I was AOA in medical school and went on to be a Urological surgeon for 50 years. I had two things that helped me succeed- desire and sacrifice.

I’m a pre med student and some of my extracurriculars include: electric guitar, anatomy painting, bike riding, lifting weights and advocating scoliosis . I am Vice President of my college Medical and Natural Sciences Club and currently researching/innovating a modified treatment for scoliosis!😁 I will also be a part time phlebotomist soon and I’m loving it!

Granted I’m just a freshman so this will probably all change over the years, but currently for clinical experience the vast majority of my free time is spent working or volunteering as an EMT. I have two jobs doing this, one of which is volunteer for a service at which l get to work with paramedics and watch and assist with advanced life support skills. My other job is a paid position where I respond to 911 calls in a larger city with just another EMT. Although I don’t get as many opportunities to see advanced procedures at this job, it offers me the opportunity to frequently be in charge of patient care, sometimes on very critically ill or injured patients. This experience of learning medical decision making, true assessment skills (not just taking vitals and letting your boss decide what they mean) and leadership under extreme pressure seems to me like a rare opportunity for premed students. As EMS is the reason I chose to pursue med school in the first place, a lot of my free time has been spent gaining as much EMT experience as possible. However, in my first semester of college I have also been elected as Red Cross club president for my school and begun shadowing a PA hospitalist who’s specific job is absolutely fascinating to me.

thank you it's very helpful .... I'm in second year medical school and for my extracurriculars , i'm a member of national medical association , I do fitness , guuitar , some research about anatomy and nutrition and food ,i'm a volunteer too in red crescent

Thanks for this video! I’ve been putting a lot of time into captaining our club basketball team and was worried that to medical schools it might look like a waste of time. Great to know that both for my personal growth and from a leadership perspective while applying that it’s not.

Fuck yeah shout-out to all medical powerlifters, strongmen, and bodybuilders out there (stay natty boys)

Hey! Great video. For me, as a student who is about to apply, I have several EC's I am involved with. I have a degree in bass performance, and I still put a lot of time and effort into developing myself as a musician through playing in a personal rock band that writes original music (7 years), music directing at my church (for about 2 1/2 years), and working on music and sound design for an animated short film which went on to receive multiple awards at film festivals. As far as clinical, I have shadowed roughly 22 hours in ENT, Ortho, Peds, Urology, and Neurology. I have also volunteered in a geropsychiatric ward for roughly 6 months, and went on to continue volunteering at the ER in the same hospital (roughly 230 hours altogether at the moment). I also perform basic research in the realm of cell biology. Some of the research we do is biomedical in nature, and much of the work is in fine-tuning methods in which to study myofibroblasts as well as seeing the effects certain drugs have upon myofibroblast differentiation, proliferation, and tension generation in vitro. We are preparing to publish a paper in which I will be a co-author on over optimization of the collagen lattice model. I have done research as a volunteer and assistant with the same team for roughly 100 hours at this point.

I am currently a grade 11 high school student from Canada and have already taken some of my grade 12 university courses and completed them with a high mark. My main extracurriculars are Cross Country in the fall, Swim Team in the Winter and Track and Field in the Spring. I am also on Student Council and going to run for President next year. I hope to pursue a career in medicine and I really enjoy your videos. Thanks

I love band and writing but my brother (BME major) told me I shouldn’t waste my time in band because I won’t be a music major. It makes me happy to know that I can stay in band now.

I love writing, reading, cycling, and sketching.

Hi I am also involve in extracurricular activities. I am part of the med student council. And here I am already a second year med student, please pray for my endeavors.

AHH . THANK GOD . I thought I was the only medical student who loves graphic design and digital art . Much relief ☺️

In my free time, I play for my highschool's Jazz ensemble!

I play guitar on my freetime and kickbox. Those two things relieve so much stress for me.

You are killing it with these videos thank you for all of the content you are putting out! For clinical involvement, I spent a semester volunteering at the hospital and have been on two international medical trips. I have also had a large number of shadowing hours in different surgical disciplines. For research I have been involved in 2 different clinical research projects and this summer I will be aiding in a project that is a combination of clinical and basic research. As for personal extracurriculars, I have created both a cycling club and a strength club on my campus. I'm also heavily involved in Love Your Melon (pediatric cancer awareness brand/club) on campus. It sounds like we actually have quite a few interests in common!

great video! it's so important to get the right balance. As a dental student, i also find it difficult at times to strike the right work/ activities balance because there's just not enought time to do so sometimes. i really like the tips you gave here ☺

Hi Jay! Long time no talk, I'm super excited that you went back to your original roots (you know... paper and pen). It's very nice to see a good change up! As for me, I love extracurriculars! I volunteer on a personal care home in a rural area and I love it! I'm thinking of volunteering in a mental health hospital to challenge myself and help break the stigma of mental health hospitals. Do you think that this is a good idea? Personally, I just joined the Chess Club in my school because I've always loved chess as a kid and I want to learn and improve more on my skills! I'm also thinking of joining the Magic club in my school which is where student magicians showcase their talents and share it with other students. As for research, I still haven't found any openings in my University so far but I'm still looking and I'm not giving up! Thank you Jay!! :) -Entei Edit: Autocorrect placed "joking" instead of "joining" The Magic club.

he’s so talented in art tho bro what

I'll talk to you when I get into med school. Let me get in first. It's a nationalised exam after high school. It's scary so let me go over it before anything else.

I never thought of personal hobbies also being important! I love research, however, and I'm participating in a STEM project at my college.

Solid vid, and rather insightful as opposed to the rest on yt. Thank you

This is a great video! Thank you for these insightful tips.

Thank you for these awesome insiders!!

Hi, I was hoping you could post a video or provide some insight on how to approach a doctor to shadow. Will I need to provide a resume or cover letter and come in for an interview? Do I need previous connections to shadow a doctor? How should I contact him or her, via email, phone, etc? And how do I go about finding a doctor to shadow in the first place? Thanks.

I wish I could do dance lol...I express myself through violin a lot better, and through writing as well!

Great videos! Keep it going, helps a lot.

The car you drew looks like a gt 86 👀

Thank you!

Thanks n Please make a video on how does Environment affect ur studies n what to do to increase efficiency.

I love the pens that you use in the videos. What is the brand and where can I purchase them?

Based on what I watched, 1.) extracurriculars before med school are required? 2.) Can I have a respectable resume without participating in extracurriculars? I’m currently a pre-med student and I’m taking every core curriculum class online that I can. I’m terrible with new people but I’m very interested in the fieldwork.

Can you find clinical research as an undergraduate at a medical school?

currently a sophomore in college double majoring in neuroscience and psych. so far ive been a part of First Year Council for SGA, been an intern on a pharmacogenomics clinical research study looking at the advancement of personalized medications, I'm a founding father of a new chapter of Theta Chi fraternity (where ive already held a secretary officer position), shadowed a neurologist in clinic for a few days, currently working as a medical scribe in the ED, and in July im about to take a 8 month hiatus from school to train to become a FMF Hospital Corpsman for the Navy/Marines. Hopefully later Im going to get to shadow a neurosurgeon (for a bit longer than 3 days) and get some OR shadowing time.

What extra curricular should I do if I’m still in high school and wanting to do medicine? I still have two years of school.

Is working as an RN /drawing / note taker/ tutoring chemistry consider good ec?

Other than volunteering ... I do figure skating as an extra curricular! (I’m not no national Olympic competitor though... not quite that good) I’m still in high school so I haven’t had a lot of feasible research opportunities yet.

for personal: would being in a chem club at uni be a good choice ? My major is chem, but I truly enjoy chem by itself aswell.

Hello. I am a premed and I do a lot of cycling. Also, I am currently working on a research project for the CSTEP program.

Is it a good enough to just be working as a part time emt and some research programs?

This is really helpful! But the question is, what car do you drive????

I have a question. What would summer camp teach you (as a volunteer) that is important for you med school application? I mean... what qualities do you learn to have that are important to have in the medical field?

I scribe at a hospital

Do you need proof or certificate for your personal extracurriculars? What do you need to do for that? I do some music and initiated a club at college? But how do I prove that?

Where i can do basic research???

Do clinical hours count if you get paid? Or does it not matter

ECs like lifting and boxing... if you don’t compete, can you use these at all on your applications?

How did you get involved in these research extracurricular activities? And what are the steps to volunteer in a hospital setting?

Hello, thank you so much for you videos. I’m doing a little binge watching if your videos right now but I’ve been subscribed for a while now. I have a concern. I definitely want to get into clinical research and I’d like to m ow a lot more about health care than I already know. Where did you start with these things? For instance l, who did you go to for research opportunities as a college student and shadowing? Where did you start for increasing your healthcare knowledge? Also, to Anyone who can help, please do

You race a BRZ?

Ah! How do you do all this while also working?

Hi Im Ashly, Im in high school as a sophomore and I was wondering what classes should I take since I want to go to med school. Thanks!

Can you explain me in which places i can do Basic Research, because i know those technics but i don't know what you do with that.

Thank you ! :)

What if you work full time in a field is nowhere near relevant to medicine? I am an aircraft mechanic and I just don't see where I would find the time for Extracurriculars.

Being a medical assistant would cover the “research” part right?

nessariya fazil Madrasah in Inter second year examine candidate. Now I am gonna apply for undergraduate but I didn’t completed my Inter second year exam because of Corona virus. But my exam is gonna be held in December 2 and will be finished December 10. After my exam I will get my result. Now I want to study at your College and I want to be a doctor. Please I don’t Wanna miss First season which will be held at December November 1

So I'm a bit conflicted. I box and I'm in the university choir (for credit, nearly every semester of college). I did ecology research for a semester and organometallic catalyst research for a summer -loathed them both and not sure if they are worth including. My strong points, however, are that I have done nearly 700 hours as an EMT (paid on the ambulance, and volunteering for the campus and for events like marathons), and have held leadership positions as an EMT (supervisor, recruitment coordinator). I tutor refugee high school girls. I have my senior year and a gap year left (most likely doing a post-bacc).I am a member of Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity. Where do you recommend I shift my focus? I am thinking volunteering with some non-medical organization, a medical mission trip, and shadowing/volunteering at a free community clinic. Let me know what you think!:)

Is there any research internships that are free though?

I work as a surgical core technician, is that going to look ok on my application? I see surgeries all day.

Thoughts on gap year(s)?

How do I start research? Is there a specific program?

What pen are you using in this video?

I’m not in med school and not even university yet lol, I am in grade 11 but I’m taking all Ap sciences and Ap pre cal gr 12 and my marks are insanely up there, I play the drums and am apart of the school band but the teacher just puts me on percussion extras for no reason! My plans are to get my undergraduate and this summer I’m doing research for a thoracic surgeon in my area I was wondering if you could answer back on a few questions I have

Are extracurriculars viewed with the same weight with younger and older applicants? I will be thirty-four when hopefully beginning in medical school, I have the clinical shadowing, started a club when I was much younger, a masters degree, and military experience. Being older and having two children, I'd rather be home with them if it wouldn't hold the same weight in the light of having greater life experience and leadership positions outside of college. Please advise.

What are your opinions on joining a Frat and bring a PreMed at the same time?

For clinical experience, does it have to be in a hospital setting? Could it be in some other setting such as a dental office but with a longer and more serious commitment period?

2:45 (ignore, just a bookmark)

So I don’t have to get a job like scribe or something? Will volunteering in a clinical setting be enough?

Hello. What company did you go on your medical trip with overseas??

He didn’t go to med school. Dude got great handwrititng😂

Omg I forgot your pseudonym and I kept being like: who is Jaye? This sounds like Doctor Jubbal😅😂 I’m so dumb

That car better be a big turbo Supra 😂😩

what pen is that

Hi guys Is anyone here starting their pre-med journey soon? Would like to connect 🙂

Is it possible to be a full time medical assistant while studying biology in college full time and engaging in extra curricular activities? Or is that spreading too thin?

Hey, what kind of international medical trip did you do?

Hi ,sir this video is good but I have an big critical problem here.sir in my country there was no MCAT conducted ,so what can I do

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Great video and advice, I am a junior in high school. I was wondering if it's better to attend a college/University with a pre-med track or just major in biology or chemistry?

My problem is that I love games too much, I waste a lot of time on it and I'm not happy about that.

Who's Jay? Isn't this Kevin?

Do you think Physics is necessary for med school? I highly enjoy Bilolgy and Chemistry but find Physics less enjoyable. Is it worth me choosing it as an option or will I be fine without it?

oh theres definitely a magic bullet go to nursing school work in the ICU for a few years while getting your med school prerequisites, then apply to osteopathic schools lol even with a subpar GPA and a unimpressive MCAT the fact that your a nurse with experience and non traditional which many schools love, and lets be real your miles ahead clinically than some 22 year old kid with a biochem degree who volunteered once a week at the local hospital. also and this may be the biggest factor you know doctors! you work with them hell you may even be golfing buddies i know I'm pretty tight with many of the MD's and DO's i work with and they would have no problem writing a glowing letter of recommendation highlighting my work ethic and strong clinical knowledge. and if all else fails theres always podiatry lol

Hi jay, I'm transferring my studies to life sciences to get into a med school in Canada, and I only have about a year or a year and a half to finish the pre med, so I was wondering what activies would be more efficiently with this short amount of time???

Hey bro, if you don't mind me asking, did you already get into medical school? Where did/are you going? I have about 10 things total to put on my work and activities, which I didn't realize how much I've done until I sat down and listed them. But my problem is exactly what you're saying; I've done all these things, but most of them have been for short times, like semester long, and some long term things. I haven't really achieved a promotional position in any if them except for my job I've had for 4 years, so I'm worried that my application will look thin as air. I definitely did find great deal of meaning in All of these things, however, that I can articulate. I only have a year and a half left, and it's not like I can go to all these places I've volunteered at and become the emperor of Rome in each of them in a year... any recommendations on how to improve that resume with lots of activities but very little promotion?

Where do you get your pens?

does being into fitness count as extracurricular if its something you enjoy outside of school and shadowing or does it mean nothing unless you start a club for it

Hello, I'm from the UK and it's difficult to volunteer at a hospital or shadow so what would you recommend?

do you advise studying abroad in second year of undergrad? im planning to volunteer in a clinic or hospital while im there as well

I’m a high schooler, but what can I do if I want to volunteer.