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Hey guys,
In high school, I often thought about medicine. But I decided it was not for me. I was pretty bored with math and science classes and was much more of a "humanities guy".
I took a gap year after I graduated, and I taught in an underperforming middle school. The work was incredibly demanding, physically, mentally, and emotionally. I absolutely dreaded going to work every morning, but I did anyways. And it was weird because I hated it, and I struggled so hard. But there was something about working in education that drew me in.
Following that year, I did more work in education, and I've put quite a bit of time and effort into exploring a future in teaching. I realized that I was fooling myself this entire time, and that teaching is not for me. I feel a potent sense of dread every single time I walk into class. I struggle to teach effectively, and I've finally come to terms with the fact that teaching is probably not the career for me.
As a psych major, I took the opportunity to take various science classes, like a molecular cell biology class about immunology, physiology...etc... And I've found that I'm really interested in the human body, especially the brain. This made me reconsider medicine. If I want, I can keep my psychology major and take the necessary pre-requisite pre-med classes to be able to apply to medical school after I graduate. However, this would be a pretty big decision, as I would have to fill up every slot not devoted to a psych class to a pre-med class.
Medicine is something I've thought about on and off my entire life. However, I'm not like any of the pre-med students at my school. I go to a very competitive university, and all the pre-meds are kids who've known they wanted to go into medicine for years. They're intense and completely devoted. I guess I'm not at that level yet. Not to say that I wouldn't be able to compete though. I just want to spend my life helping people. I don't care about making a ton of money. And if it's work that I believe in, I am ready to work as hard as I must.
Do you guys have any advice for me? I guess I'm taking steps in the medical path pretty late. And I'm not 100% sure that this is the right path for me. I want to explore it though, just like I did with education. I could really use any insights you guys can provide. Was anyone else in a similar situation? Am I walking to my own demise?
In high school, I often thought about medicine. But I decided it was not for me. I was pretty bored with math and science classes and was much more of a "humanities guy".
I took a gap year after I graduated, and I taught in an underperforming middle school. The work was incredibly demanding, physically, mentally, and emotionally. I absolutely dreaded going to work every morning, but I did anyways. And it was weird because I hated it, and I struggled so hard. But there was something about working in education that drew me in.
Following that year, I did more work in education, and I've put quite a bit of time and effort into exploring a future in teaching. I realized that I was fooling myself this entire time, and that teaching is not for me. I feel a potent sense of dread every single time I walk into class. I struggle to teach effectively, and I've finally come to terms with the fact that teaching is probably not the career for me.
As a psych major, I took the opportunity to take various science classes, like a molecular cell biology class about immunology, physiology...etc... And I've found that I'm really interested in the human body, especially the brain. This made me reconsider medicine. If I want, I can keep my psychology major and take the necessary pre-requisite pre-med classes to be able to apply to medical school after I graduate. However, this would be a pretty big decision, as I would have to fill up every slot not devoted to a psych class to a pre-med class.
Medicine is something I've thought about on and off my entire life. However, I'm not like any of the pre-med students at my school. I go to a very competitive university, and all the pre-meds are kids who've known they wanted to go into medicine for years. They're intense and completely devoted. I guess I'm not at that level yet. Not to say that I wouldn't be able to compete though. I just want to spend my life helping people. I don't care about making a ton of money. And if it's work that I believe in, I am ready to work as hard as I must.
Do you guys have any advice for me? I guess I'm taking steps in the medical path pretty late. And I'm not 100% sure that this is the right path for me. I want to explore it though, just like I did with education. I could really use any insights you guys can provide. Was anyone else in a similar situation? Am I walking to my own demise?
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