1. "Wow! No way, you must be really smart!"

This is probably the most frequent response we all get and most definitely ends in the worse awkward laugh. We are normally pretty humble; we don't brag. But thank you for the compliment!

2. *Person nods head as if they understand what you're talking about*

Now science is not for everyone I acknowledge this, but please don't let me bore you with the amazing discovery I had in Biology today.

3. "I have no idea what you're talking about, but it sounds pretty cool."

Thank you for being honest and letting me share with you, but also thanks for not letting me drag on for an hour about the process of osmosis.

4. "You want to be a doctor? Do you know how long that takes?"

Absolutely, believe me, I've done my research. However, schooling is the appeal for going for M.D. medicine as a whole is. The processes, the ability to help so many people is the appeal.

5. "Can you look at this?"

This has to be the funniest question we receive. Coming from a second-semester freshman with a major in Biology and a concentration in pre-health; this is terrifying. Please go see a doctor for that rash. I most likely will agree to look at this because of my curiosity, but I have no idea how to diagnose this; trust the professionals.

6. "How do you do it?"

Well, quite literally I just do. I am just as focused as you are; as with any major. For some odd reason mine just seems a bit more terrifying.

7. "You haven't given up yet?"

No, I haven't. Yes, I've thought about the beauty of an English or Philosophy major, but science has stolen my heart; even if this chem mechanism makes me want to walk into traffic.

8. "What if you don't get into medical school?"

Ahh, the age-old question of "what if." Well, number one, I have yet to meet a science major that was unemployed, but I'm sure they exist. However, there are many options; a gap year, lab work, research, etc. We all prepare for it.

9. "What triggered your interest in science/medicine?"

We all have had something in our lives that made us feel stronger about a certain topic or subject. Every story is different, every experience is different. Mine was in my sophomore biology class in high school; the frog dissection stole my heart.

10. "What's the end goal? After medical school?"

Once again, everyone is different, we all want something different out of this very long, tedious process. Some want to be surgeons, cardiologists, dermatologists, pediatricians, etc. Just know we all have an idea as to what we want to be doing, yes it may change; that's okay. We wouldn't be going through all of this money and wasting all of our time on something we did not love.

And the science majors said, "let there be an equilibrium in this reaction."