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 926K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the Medical School communities list and #10 in the Students communities list.
Roughly 27K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include School List, Amcas, and Hate. Product recommendations often mention school recs, letter of recs, and mcat prep.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember 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: 17K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 1K members
- Aug: 0 members
- 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
Topics
- School List43 posts in the past month#143School List
- Amcas35 posts in the past month#235Amcas
- Hate29 posts in the past month#329Hate
- Premed25 posts in the past month#425Premed
- Struggling24 posts in the past month#524Struggling
Flair
- ❔ Question42 posts in the past month
- Sister used my ID to get into university gym, passed out, and I got a conduct violation in 2023
- Guys I majorly messed up and I need help asap
- LOR Strength
#142❔ QuestionSister used my ID to get into university gym, passed out, and I got a conduct violation in 2023 · Guys I majorly messed up and I need help asap · LOR Strength - 💀 Secondaries25 posts in the past month
- Why Us??
- One positive of secondaries...
- Why Us secondaries - niche things about your school that you like, that most people might not know about
#225💀 SecondariesWhy Us?? · One positive of secondaries... · Why Us secondaries - niche things about your school that you like, that most people might not know about - 🔮 App Review25 posts in the past month
- am I wasting my time this cycle?
- School list help 😥😥
- School list advice for reapplication
#325🔮 App Reviewam I wasting my time this cycle? · School list help 😥😥 · School list advice for reapplication - 😡 Vent18 posts in the past month
- Hot take: You can love medicine and want to be a doctor with all your heart, but hate your clinical job
- I NEED TO START SECONDARIES
- My premed job makes me want to quit medicine
#418😡 VentHot take: You can love medicine and want to be a doctor with all your heart, but hate your clinical job · I NEED TO START SECONDARIES · My premed job makes me want to quit medicine - 💻 AMCAS17 posts in the past month
- Anyone else have insane anxiety writing secondaries?
- AMCAS Verification
- Submitted primaries. What now?
#517💻 AMCASAnyone else have insane anxiety writing secondaries? · AMCAS Verification · Submitted primaries. What now?
Product recommendations
- school recs12 posts in the past month
- advice/school recs?
- App Review — School Recs?
- School Recs for only one semester of Ochem
#112school recsadvice/school recs? · App Review — School Recs? · School Recs for only one semester of Ochem - letter of recs9 posts in the past month
- When should I start collecting Letter of Recs from Professors
- Letter of Recs
- When do professors need to submit letter of recs by?
#29letter of recsWhen should I start collecting Letter of Recs from Professors · Letter of Recs · When do professors need to submit letter of recs by? - mcat prep4 posts in the past month
- Which MCAT prep online course is the best?
- Best third party Mcat FLs
- "best of the best" MCAT service?
#34mcat prepWhich MCAT prep online course is the best? · Best third party Mcat FLs · "best of the best" MCAT service?
Community Reviews
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 926K 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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- Visitors
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- Referrals
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