A Pre-Med Life

Everyone I know who is applying for medical school is stressed out by what books they should use for the MCAT. Here are the books that I use: Kaplan MCAT 2020-2021 $242.99 These are absolutely phenomenal prep books. The content is spot on and the layout is easy to use I would recommend these 10/10. I know that these are pricey but I feel like the quality of the content easily off sets the cost of the books. AAMC - The Official Guide to the MCAT Exam Fifth Edition $30.00 Who better than the AAMC to explain the MCAT. This has guides and help for applying and preparing for the MCAT with deadlines and schedules for preparation. It also has practice questions from the creators of the MCAT. This is a purchase that I don't think very many pre-med students make, but I would highly recommend it! I'll continue to update this post with the resources I use to prepare for the MCAT as my test date gets closer

I feel a ton of pressure to balance the demands of life and the medical school requirements that we all know that we have to do, shadow doctors, build unique life experiences, build connections with our professors without brown nosing, participating in community service and the list goes on. Add to that the effort of keeping up friendships and spending time with the people that matter the most in our lives and it can be daunting. I think that this is super important to acknowledge. It is absolutely ok to feel overwhelmed in the pursuit of something worth your time and energy and I can't think of anything more fulfilling and worth your time. However, it's not healthy to sit under the burden of stress and let that mountain of work pile up. I've been there. You let stuff pile up, then you get overwhelmed and then it's a huge effort to get it all done. I'm going to share what I do to deal with time management. You can take it or leave it, but I'm going to say t

Last summer I worked as an intern for Massachussetts General Hospital developing a selection protocol for a new home hospital program. The attending physician of the team of Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants is a close mentor and friend of mine, Dr. Ryan Thompson. In a conversation with me on the top floor of the hospital he said, " I need to order some flowers...Today is my anniversary and I can't forget that..." He then looked me in the eyes and said, " Christian, you'll have a lot of balls to balance in the future, you'll have work, a wife, kids and other responsibilities...remember that only a couple are made of glass..." This has had a profound impact on my life decisions especially as I have worked to be a well qualified applicant for medical school. This past year and semester has been absolutely the hardest year of my life. Not only did I have to take classes online with the out break COVID-19 during these past months but I was in the