r/premed is a subreddit with 930k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses hate, secondaries, looking, premed, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review laptops, scrubs, and desk chair.
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Popular Themes in r/premed
#1
Advice Requests
: "Is it a bad idea to disclose a severe mental health diagnosis for a med school application?"
23 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I think it’s really important to acknowledge that what med school admission committees do is immoral"
12 posts
#3
News
: "CUSM SECONDARIES JUST DROPPED"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/premed
#1
Hate
15 posts
#2
Secondaries
: "My responses to the 2026 USC Secondaries:"
15 posts
#3
Looking
14 posts
#4
Premed
9 posts
#5
Struggling
7 posts
#6
Job
6 posts
#7
Secondary
5 posts
#8
Application
5 posts
#9
Mcat
: "How I lowered my obsession of med school applications and the Mcat. (Try at your own risk)"
5 posts
#10
Advice
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/premed
Laptops
4 reviews
#1
Apple
4.8★ from 4 reviews
Scrubs
3 reviews
#1
Cherokee
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Dagacci
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
WonderWink
5.0★ from 1 review
Desk Chair
2 reviews
#1
Herman Miller
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/premed
#1
❔ Question
: "Now to choose a fit!!🤭🤍🐻"
38 posts
#2
❔ Discussion
: "One million applications on a single Sankey"
21 posts
#3
😡 Vent
: "I think it’s really important to acknowledge that what med school admission committees do is immoral"
21 posts
#4
💀 Secondaries
: "Lol which one of you actually wrote this"
20 posts
#5
💩 Meme/Shitpost
: "r/premed after submitting secondaries and not getting an interview the next week"
19 posts
#6
💻 AMCAS
: "For current cycle applicants"
15 posts
#7
😢 SAD
: "Got told I have no chance at med school with a 510 MCAT"
14 posts
#8
🗨 Interviews
: "First II!!"
14 posts
#9
🌞 HAPPY
: "IM GONNA BE A DOCTOR"
12 posts
#10
☑️ Extracurriculars
: "Made the mistake of chugging coffee prior to shadowing 😜😜💕💕"
9 posts
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Last updated: August 17, 2026