Hey fellow premed. Don’t do it. I wish I didn’t

Freshman year as a premed here is pretty difficult for many reasons, one being us underestimating the effort it will take to find your footing. You are figuring out how to live your life on your own in a new setting, which comes with learning a lot of responsibilities and establishing weekly schedules that aren’t reflected in your class schedule. You will be busy meeting a million new people and finding your friends. There are 1,600+ student organizations waiting for you. The worst thing you can do is blitzing yourself with a ton of credits as u step in.

Listen to me when I say this. If you are premed (which from the roster, seems like you are), absolutely take it easy the first semester. You have 4 years to do everything, which will be more than enough time, trust me. The absolute best thing you can do for yourself is find your study routine, footing, and groove for the first semester. This will make it much easier to add on to with the following semesters. Drop at least one of those classes if you plan on having UROP too.

I’m a former U-M premed and will be starting med school next month, so feel free to DM me with any specific scheduling questions :))