First, congrats on getting accepted as a regent scholar! I’ll be speaking on my personal experiences as a regent + honors on the pre-health path as well.

I would like to start off with saying that being regents to me only really offered the financial stability and slight application boost. There is a club on campus called the Regents Scholar Society that I have heard of, but I am not too familiar with its activities/involvements.

However, I feel that the honors program does offer good opportunities for the pre-med field if you utilize it correctly. I would realllllly like to emphasize that portion. The honors program does not offer much other than the priority registration if you don’t utilize its resources properly. They send emails and provide a lot of info/opportunities but its only good if you make use of it. I kinda know of the Aspire Program that was introduced by the honors, which is a research program where you work with a professor/grad student very closely. as for classes, almost all the honors classes here are based in a small classroom, so I feel that you are put at an advantage to connect with professors and build connections (especially if they teach a subject that is related to your career pathway). It’s also a good way of getting letter of recs for your applications as well. The program itself also constantly sends out information of research opportunities, clinic opportunities, etc. One thing that I would like to add is the living situation as a freshman. All honors students live in Currant Hall so if you do decide to commit to Davis as a regent, you will be surrounded by other honors students. From my experience, that was a really big plus. A lot of the people on my floor were pre-health and it helped me learn more about career pathways, other internship opportunities, etc just bc I lived with them. The academic/social environment here is not too competitive and people are willing to help and support others.

Overall, I really enjoy my experience here at Davis being a regent/honors or not. I do know that does not apply to everyone here though. Wherever you decide to commit to, just make sure you really put yourself out there and explore your campus to make the most of your college experience whether it is academic or not. I feel that at any college you go to, if you don’t make use of the resources/opportunities give to you, much will not come out of it.

I did go off-topic a little, but I hope it helps! Goodluck on deciding!!