DON'T Listen to Your Premed Advisor | Here's Why

When should you follow the advice from premed advisors and when should you look elsewhere? Here's how to decide and position yourself optimally to get into medical school.

TIME STAMPS:
00:45 - What are Premed Advisors Good For?
01:55 - Their Credentials (or Lack Thereof)
02:44 - Lacking Understanding of Statistics
04:12 - Minimal Medical School & Residency Understanding
05:45 - Easily Manipulated Due to Lacking Expertise

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[munnesa]

I feel bad for any pre med advisor watching this. We don't hate you, we just don't get the motivation we need from you.

[XDXDXDXDXDXDXD]

My pre-med advisor literally majored in art history

[kionarandle]

You also forgot that a lot of pre-med advisor can be VERY discouraging. My freshman year of college during mid terms I went to see my advisor and I had a “C” in my zoology class but an “A” in history and she told me, verbatim....

“I don’t know doesn’t look like you’re doing too good in your science class, medicine might not be for you but you look like you might like history “
I ended up getting an “A” in that class at the end of the semester

3 years later I was having a conversation with a freshman that was in the same pre -health professional club as me and she had basically told her the same thing because she made ONE “C” in anatomy class and told her she wasn’t going to get into nursing school, now she’s about to graduate from it

[Spencer_Thatcher]

My Premed advisor had a Masters in Biomedical Sciences and regularly took the MCAT and Caspr. He also met with the Dean of Admissions at our state medical school regularly. I was pretty fortunate to have an advisor who's education was essentially based on being a premed advisor.

[minhoquang]

My premed advisor : you must get good grades
Me after seeing the title :

[ClicClikBang]

I decided I was going to change gears and go to medical school during my junior year of college.
I spoke to a pre-med advisor from my college once. She kinda seemed to blow me off since I guess she figured I wasn’t serious, so I decided I’d do it without her.
I did. I’m going to DO school this fall.

[easymedicinebytmd]

It is really surprising that Premed advisors do not need a proper qualification and can advise so out off their comfort zone! Great video!

[Camboo]

"They say Caribbean isn't a bad option" that's all I needed to hear.

[DavidTheBaker]

When's the diss track coming out?

[MedSchoolInsiders]

Good luck everyone and thanks for watching! And yes, all the examples I listed in the video were based on real conversations I had with a dozen different premed advisors.

[marcmat]

My premed advisor told me it's better to graduate in four years will subpar grades than spreading my classes out, graduating in an extra semester or two but end up with A's. Yeah right, definitely not listening to her.

[lucasdavison]

#1 thing I love about Dr. Jubbal: my man always tells the truth and doesn’t give a f*** what others think of his honest opinion. We need more people like you Dr. Jubbal.

[shivanishastri]

When it comes to major choosing, here is something I realized
1. Bio major: typical major, cookie cutter when getting into med school, but will understand med school content
2. Biomed major: same, but will have greater familiarity with med school content. Downside could be lower grades as it can be challenging. However, the upside I have personally seen is the excellent connections with likeminded students. (You get all the latest inside news though). It can prepare you for back ups such as optometry in case medical school does not work out.
3. Non-science major: uniqueness which will help a candidate stand out from the applicant pool, however there would be less familiarity with med school content unless they focus on their own. Depending on the difficulty of major, it can definitely help increase one’s GPA.
4. Engineering major: I heard they do well on the MCAT, could help them stand out from other majors in the applicant pool, but since it’s a more challenging major, there’s a chance for a lower GPA than the rest of the applicant pool. If one knows how to be an good engineer, they can start making money before med school or pursue engineering if nothing else works.
6. Health science major: I was a health science major. Lab technology to be specific. Low GPA due to the challenge but provided a back up health science related career in case med school didn’t work. The upside is having a career with a bachelor’s degree and also understanding diseases from a clinical perspective.


If anyone wants to add anything, feel free to do so. ☺️

[renee]

After being in medical school, my chemistry degree helped me in maybe 2? 3? subjects Useless. Wish I picked a major that covered metabolism, immunology, and microbiology. These topics are so important.

[PhilRocksa]

I just got into an accelerated DO medical program. I know DOs aren’t as noticed as MDs but I think this program is a good fit for me, partly because they have really good faculty and advisors. The advisors have been doing this for a long time and know exactly how to help. I’m nervous, but excited and hopeful. Your channel has been a huge help for me and my parents throughout this process!

[xsavidou]

Pre-med advisor here and I appreciate this video lol. Have a bachelor's in Biomed and love Med School Insiders videos, so I hope some of us are ultimately better examples of pre-med advisors! Overall though, agreed that there are a lot of misconceptions in advising unfortunately.

[yvefrancois]

This is super true! I saw this at my university. It is a huge public university in my state. We have 4 pre-med advisors for over 400 students. 2 of which are part-time and travel between two campuses. Unfortunately, three out of the four give HORRIBLE advise. Most students just ask other 3th and 4th years who are applying in the cycle for advise. It's very unfortunate and I think it can be fixable as long as the advisor does their homework (independently) and is very transparent about the advise.


However, I am super blessed to have an adviser that is very transparent about her recommendations for medical school. She is very truthful about the fact that she did not apply to medical school (she has a degree in teaching). She also goes to extreme lengths to find people who are knowledgeable about the med school app process and is not afraid to say that she will get back to us if she does have an answer. (And she always follows up!)

[seandiment]

It seems like a lot of you all have negative experiences, but I’ve only had positive experiences with my pre-health advisor. She is all about you majoring in what you want and taking the right classes and gaining clinical experiences. She connects people with clinical research opportunities on campus and in the area, and is really an amazing advocate for students. I think each person should look for certain things in their advisor to help see if they are helpful or worth your time. Blanket statements that they’re all useless isn’t helpful, and building a good relationship with a pre-health advisor can be helpful. I go to George Mason University, not the biggest named school, but she wants her students to succeed.

[ManjarithePandicorn]

Good to know people are lookin out for us!

[LovelyRavenBelly]

My pre-med advisor actually discouraged me from becoming a MD enough over the course of 3 years that I switched degrees, which resulted in me wasting even more years of my time looking for another path that held any of the same interest... I was aspiring to be a pathologist or MD since childhood, now post "career change", I am two months away from becoming an RN (wound care certification eventually... Hopefully in the next year). I am appreciative to be able to work within the healthcare system with such a diverse and flexible job, but it just was not my ideal future that I had envisioned for myself... Meh, life goes on.