r/premed

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About r/premed

Reddit's home for wholesome discussion related to pre-medical studies.

The community at a glance

r/premed is a Subreddit for Students and Med School Students with roughly 930K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Medical School topic page and the 9th largest community in the Students topic page.

Roughly 29K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Hate, Secondaries, and Looking. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention school recs, letter of recs, and mcat prep.

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Established 2010
930K Members

Community Topics

Community Features

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +29K members
Growth: +3.2% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 4K members
  • 2014: 4K members
  • 2015: 3K members
  • 2016: 5K members
  • 2017: 11K members
  • 2018: 26K members
  • 2019: 46K members
  • 2020: 69K members
  • 2021: 68K members
  • 2022: 49K members
  • 2023: 112K members
  • 2024: 428K members
  • 2025: 80K members
  • 2026: 22K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 475 members
  • Oct: 789 members
  • Nov: 3K members
  • Dec: 3K members
  • Jan: 2K members
  • Feb: 2K members
  • Mar: 4K members
  • Apr: 4K members
  • May: 3K members
  • Jun: 2K members
  • Jul: 2K members
  • Aug: 1K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    23 posts in the past month
    1. Is it a bad idea to disclose a severe mental health diagnosis for a med school application?
    2. submitted primary and was just waiting to submit secondaries
    3. Physician gave me his personal phone number to text him about shadowing
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Is it a bad idea to disclose a severe mental health diagnosis for a med school application? · submitted primary and was just waiting to submit secondaries · Physician gave me his personal phone number to text him about shadowing
    23
  • Pain & Anger
    12 posts in the past month
    1. I think it’s really important to acknowledge that what med school admission committees do is immoral
    2. Got told I have no chance at med school with a 510 MCAT
    3. writing secondaries is like constipation
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    I think it’s really important to acknowledge that what med school admission committees do is immoral · Got told I have no chance at med school with a 510 MCAT · writing secondaries is like constipation
    12
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. CUSM SECONDARIES JUST DROPPED
    #3
    News
    CUSM SECONDARIES JUST DROPPED
    1

Topics

  • Hate
    15 posts in the past month
    #1
    Hate
    15
  • Secondaries
    15 posts in the past month
    1. My responses to the 2026 USC secondaries:
    2. Just noticed I forgot a period at the end of a paragraph on one of the secondaries I submitted
    #2
    Secondaries
    My responses to the 2026 USC secondaries: · Just noticed I forgot a period at the end of a paragraph on one of the secondaries I submitted
    15
  • Looking
    14 posts in the past month
    #3
    Looking
    14
  • Premed
    9 posts in the past month
    #4
    Premed
    9
  • Struggling
    7 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling
    7

Flair

  • ❔ Question
    38 posts in the past month
    1. Now to choose a fit!!🤭🤍🐻
    2. Is it a bad idea to disclose a severe mental health diagnosis for a med school application?
    3. Physician wants to grab coffee before I shadow him?
    #1
    ❔ Question
    Now to choose a fit!!🤭🤍🐻 · Is it a bad idea to disclose a severe mental health diagnosis for a med school application? · Physician wants to grab coffee before I shadow him?
    38
  • ❔ Discussion
    21 posts in the past month
    1. One million applications on a single Sankey
    2. Couldn't bring back a dead man and now I'm questioning everything...
    3. anyone let their parents be delulu?
    #2
    ❔ Discussion
    One million applications on a single Sankey · Couldn't bring back a dead man and now I'm questioning everything... · anyone let their parents be delulu?
    21
  • 😡 Vent
    21 posts in the past month
    1. I think it’s really important to acknowledge that what med school admission committees do is immoral
    2. Watching the most arrogant people you know get accepted
    3. The classism is insanity
    #3
    😡 Vent
    I think it’s really important to acknowledge that what med school admission committees do is immoral · Watching the most arrogant people you know get accepted · The classism is insanity
    21
  • 💀 Secondaries
    20 posts in the past month
    1. Lol which one of you actually wrote this
    2. Hot Take(?): Schools SHOULD Heavily Screen Before Secondaries
    3. PSA: for those working on secondaries Claude's new models (and its working on updating its previously released models) to add watermarks to the content it generates (WHICH SOMEHOW INCLUDES TEXT YOU YOU JUST COPY AND PASTE FROM THE AI PROGRAM)
    #4
    💀 Secondaries
    Lol which one of you actually wrote this · Hot Take(?): Schools SHOULD Heavily Screen Before Secondaries · PSA: for those working on secondaries Claude's new models (and its working on updating its previously released models) to add watermarks to the content it generates (WHICH SOMEHOW INCLUDES TEXT YOU YOU JUST COPY AND PASTE FROM THE AI PROGRAM)
    20
  • 💩 Meme/Shitpost
    19 posts in the past month
    1. r/premed after submitting secondaries and not getting an interview the next week
    2. these two notifs in a row made me laugh
    3. My responses to the 2026 USC secondaries:
    #5
    💩 Meme/Shitpost
    r/premed after submitting secondaries and not getting an interview the next week · these two notifs in a row made me laugh · My responses to the 2026 USC secondaries:
    19

Product recommendations

  • school recs
    12 posts in the past month
    1. advice/school recs?
    2. App Review — School Recs?
    3. School Recs for only one semester of Ochem
    #1
    school recs
    advice/school recs? · App Review — School Recs? · School Recs for only one semester of Ochem
    12
  • letter of recs
    9 posts in the past month
    1. When should I start collecting Letter of Recs from Professors
    2. Letter of Recs
    3. When do professors need to submit letter of recs by?
    #2
    letter of recs
    When should I start collecting Letter of Recs from Professors · Letter of Recs · When do professors need to submit letter of recs by?
    9
  • mcat prep
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Which MCAT prep online course is the best?
    2. Best third party Mcat FLs
    3. "best of the best" MCAT service?
    #3
    mcat prep
    Which MCAT prep online course is the best? · Best third party Mcat FLs · "best of the best" MCAT service?
    4
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/premed for?
Best for Students and Med School Students enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/premed free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/premed have?
Roughly 930K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/premed on?
r/premed runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/premed cover?
On the Hive Index, r/premed is organized under Students, Med School Students.
How do I join r/premed?
You can join r/premed by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Students communities like?
Communities for students at high school, university, and graduate level, covering study skills, campus life, career prep, and mental health. Discord hosts massive study communities with focus rooms and accountability systems, while Reddit has subreddits for specific schools, programs, and academic disciplines.
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