School Tips & Tricks
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Freshman Year of College Advice: 6 Helpful Tips for Pre-Med/Pre-Health Students
Hey, Sunshine I hope you are doing amazing and happy summer! I am so proud of you for getting through this insane, chaotic, unpredictable train wreck of a school year. If you have struggled at all during the past year and a half, know that I see you, I hear you, and I am here for you. Even though some things didn’t go as planned, you have to admit that good things did come out of quarantine. For a lot people it was a time of self-reflection and, above all, a reality check. Personally, it made me realize that everything–the good and the bad–is temporary, and I grew more in…
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Pre-Med Advice: What You Need to Know as a Pre-Med Student
Hello, Sunshine! For today’s blog post I had the privilege of interviewing UCR alum and first-year medical student at the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Leandra Doan. She has excelled tremendously in her academic career as well as outside of the classroom. Pre-Med Advice: What You Need to Know as a Pre-Med Student ABOUT Leandra Leandra graduated from the University of California, Riverside with her Bachelor’s degree in Biology. She started a Youtube channel during the summer before entering medical school and posts videos giving pre-med advice while documenting her journey in medical school. I found her story extremely empowering and knew I needed to share her side as a medical…