It’s no secret that being a pre-med is hard. I feel like somewhere along the way most of us forget why we started on this path in the first place. For me, I forgot some time around Orgo 2 while I was studying for the MCAT, juggling 3 different volunteering positions, getting clinical hours, doing research, and taking some courses that were insanely hard for me.
Then after doing all of these things, we get our MCAT score, we have all of our boxes checked, and we sit down to write our application. This is when the AAMC asks us, a question that would have been easy to answer before we started, but feels impossible now: “Why do you want to be a doctor? Tell me in 5,300 characters or less”.
This scenario is what drove us to create MedLeague. While the test scores and million little (and big) boxes to check are undoubtedly important, it’s even more important to figure out if medicine is right for you.
And by being immersed in a community of med students, doctors, and fellow pre-meds, MedLeague will make sure you never forget the answer to the all-important question: Why do you still want to be a doctor?
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