Ask AZK about being Pre-med/Getting into Medical School

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AZK,

Awesome and very insightful post. Thanks for taking the time to write it.

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and nearly everyone in the program sucked...it was just awful.

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What is the difference, you think, between your SMP class and your current class of 1st years? Aren't like 80% of those from your SMP class going to medical school? Is it a matter of perspective, from outside to inside medical school, or do you think you are lucky with your current class? Could it be the school itself?

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AZK,

Awesome and very insightful post. Thanks for taking the time to write it.

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and nearly everyone in the program sucked...it was just awful.

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What is the difference, you think, between your SMP class and your current class of 1st years? Aren't like 80% of those from your SMP class going to medical school? Is it a matter of perspective, from outside to inside medical school, or do you think you are lucky with your current class? Could it be the school itself?

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The SMP class was very different than medical school, because it was basically taking everyone that got rejected from medical school or wasn't qualified and stuck them in a room to fight it out to get in. If you thought premed gunners in college were bad, you can imagine what this was like...insanity. People only cared about books, getting in, there was some back stabbing, people just sucked. Another difference was me. I made no effort to socialize, get to know people, care, etc... I was in my own world, and didn't really give a [censored] about anything/anyone else. I was really consumed by poker at this point, which also had a lot to do with it. Who needs peace of mind or friends when you have $, right? Wrong. At that point I didn't realize it though. A lot of the SMPers are in medical schools now, and I'm sure it's different for them too. A lot of it has to do with perspective when you are looking in vs. looking out of medical school, I don't think I am particularly lucky with this incoming class. I took a few classes at georgetown in undergrad to get them out of the way, and I met a few fun people but sort of had the same impression. I hate georgetown. I don't mean to offend anyone, but that school sucks. They have this air about them, undeserved, and they make everyone know it. I mean who are we kidding, you aren't an ivy league school so why do all the faculty, staff, and students, act like they are the best instituition in the US? I mean get real. I just found this mentality everywhere, I'm not condoning it at places like Harvard/Princeton/etc, but I can understand it there. I can't understand it here. So basically yeah, I think it was also a good part of the school itself.