Just finished your first year as a premed student? Wondering how to spend your summer wisely to stay on track for medical school? In this video, I share the ultimate summer guide for your first year, including actionable summer tips, planning your next steps, and setting yourself up for success.

This week I’ve been looking ahead to my summer, and it’s starting to feel a little overwhelming. I’m planning on taking history and math classes at a community college near me to get some credits out of the way, working full-time at the country club I’ve worked at for the past few summers, starting an EMT course, and trying to find doctors to shadow. I know all of these things are important, especially for building experience and my resume as a pre-med student, on paper it sounds like a really productive summer. At the same time, putting it all together makes my schedule feel extremely full. It’s hard not to think about everything I might not have time for, like working out, spending time with friends, going to the beach, or visiting my grandparents. I want to stay focused and make progress, but I also don’t want to miss out on enjoying my summer or feel completely burned out before the next semester even starts.