u/Ok-Image2011

Hey guys!

I’ve recently finished the application process for a few European medical schools, and I honestly feel like my chances of getting a seat are decent.

The entire process of applying, studying for written and oral entrance exams, researching universities, and constantly planning my future kept me mentally occupied for almost 6 months straight. Now that it’s finally over, I suddenly have this huge vacuum of time and thought. Most of it has been replaced by imagining what the next 6 years of my life will actually look like.

That’s why I wanted to ask people who are already in medical school or have graduated a few questions. I come from a family with no doctors, so I feel like I’m entering this world without much guidance, and I know medical school can become much harder when you don’t know what mistakes to avoid early on. So:

What are your biggest regrets during medical school?

What are some things you wish someone had told you before starting?

What habits, skills, or routines made the biggest difference for you academically or mentally?

How did medical school change you as a person?

What are common traps first-year students fall into?

If you could restart medical school from year one, what would you do differently?

How do you balance ambition with actually enjoying your life during those years?

I’d genuinely appreciate honest answers, whether they’re motivational, harsh, practical, or philosophical. I think I’m at that strange stage where medicine still feels very idealized in my head, and I’m trying to build more realistic expectations before stepping into it.

Thanks in advance :)

Hey guys!

I'm a 20 year old medical student.

I have realized recently that I am genuinely interested in AI content so much that I've been spending a consistent amount of time daily just browsing YouTube to watch videos on what AI is, the kinds of projects that can be built with it, and ethics about future usage and safety guidelines.

I was thinking that I can make something a bit more structured out of this passion and actually take some courses that will build foundational knowledge ( unlike a lot of YouTube videos that are only about entertainment) and in the future build some interdisciplinary projects that cover shared AI and health care space.

I have done some surface level research and found the following courses that I thought could be a decent road map:

1. Elements of AI

2. CS50 python

3. Machine learning specialisation

4. AI in healthcare specialization

Does this road map give the foundational knowledge I need to start getting an idea about how to build projects and where to begin?

If you have any suggestions about courses to add or remove or maybe a totally different road map you'd think Does the job better I'd be grateful to hear.

I'm looking for something that can stick with me for a few years as I genuinely haven't come across something that interested me as much as AI and I'm willing to dedicate time and commit to a plan.

Thank you!

Hey guys!

I got accepted to the university of debrecen for OTM medicine.

I'm applying throught the stipendium hungaricum and I wanted to know what kind of chances I have to get the scholarship.

Debrecen was my first choice, my second one was Szeged but they did not reach out to offer a written or an oral exam.

I'm Palestinian and my country nominated about 15 students for medicine.

I'm on the main list but I don't know what my ranking is, I've reached out multiple times to get that info and no one confirmed anything.

The university did not give out scores for OTM applicants but I calculated a rough estimate of my score for the written exam and I think I score between 90-95% on both the bio and chemistry exams

My oral interview was honestly great I think I answered all questions correctly and I was able to keep up with the examiners when they went deeper into the questions.

However, I think my application lacks a bit when it comes to GPA, my GPA is only 91/100 which I understand not to be competitive for medicine.

I do have an 8.5 ielts score, a great motivation letter, and really good extracurriculars like international debate at WSDC and starting a health related non profit but I understand that the weight of those things is no where near the importance of other metrics.

I genuinely can't seem to be able to wait and I keep calculating my chances and talking to other applicants from my country to try to understand where I land and it's driving me crazy.

I'd appreciate any kind of opinion on my case.

Thank you!