Pre-Medicine Program Experience

I originally chose the University of San Francisco because I wanted to be a part of a diverse student body, get involved in the pre-medicine program, receive more help in a small class size, and be far away from home due to a few personal problems. However, my experience at the University of San Francisco was not like how I imagined such as being comfortable in a classroom environment of fewer than 30 students and being passionate about the classes I am currently taking. I imagined that I could find my place here as well as be able to do hands-on training for the pre-medicine program. I was not able to schedule an appointment for office hours to receive more support due to overlapping with my class schedule. There is no pre-medicine program, but a pre-professional health committee.
It wasn’t until I experienced a classroom setting of 30 to 70 students, a different environment, a busy class schedule and no hands-on experience that I realized that learning in a smaller classroom size, …show more content…
I went to certain office hours that didn’t overlap with my schedule. I attended SI sessions (Supplemental Instructions) where undergraduate students that previously learned the content before provided one-on-one support and group sessions. I started to participate in the intramural basketball teams, one being co-ed and the other all women. I started to get involved in two cultural clubs: the Latinas Unidas and M.E.Ch.A (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx De Aztlán). I went to the Latinas Unidas meetings every Thursdays and I interacted with other female Latinas on ways to help the Latino community and Latina Empowerment. For M.E.Ch.A, I attended their meetings every Wednesdays with other Latino Students to talk about current issues that are important to us and has happened regarding the minority community, as well as trying to create solutions that we can do to help