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Haven't been posting for awhile, because I gave up on this idea for a third time. Essentially, I took winter quarter off to coach Upward basketball for my daughters, then I took spring quarter off for the girls softball/soccer, and somewhere during that period of time I realized that I liked spending time with my family and it was selfish for me to continue to pursue this pathway.
The problem now is twofold;
1. Everywhere I turn I see reminders of why I want to go to medical school. Two quick examples are the part time job I picked up with a pretty highly regarded critical care helicopter/MICU transportation company, and I am constantly around brilliant minds, nurses, physicians, medics who have forgotten more than I know. Another example is the fact that OUCOM purchased land to build their new satellite campus 10 minutes from my house and I see the building every day when I drive to work.
2. My wife is insistent that it's what I really want, and continues to push me to go with this plan. She assures me we can make it work and I think deep down she really hates the idea that I would sacrifice this dream for our family (odd, I know). After having fully explained my desire to spend more time with the family and to pursue some of our material desires now that we are financially able, she is still trying to nudge me. She has recently registered for some classes to bridge her LPN to RN and said to me a few days ago "so, what classes are you going to take next quarter?".
I'm not really posting this for anything other than to get it off my chest, it is fresh on my mind because upon arriving home from the firehouse this morning I find the Kaplan MCAT practice test book, Barron's MCAT study guide, "Getting Into Medical School" by Sanford Brown, and AAMC 2012-2013 Med School Admission Guide, all of which she picked up from the library yesterday.
Thanks for reading my silly rant, have a great day non-trads!
The problem now is twofold;
1. Everywhere I turn I see reminders of why I want to go to medical school. Two quick examples are the part time job I picked up with a pretty highly regarded critical care helicopter/MICU transportation company, and I am constantly around brilliant minds, nurses, physicians, medics who have forgotten more than I know. Another example is the fact that OUCOM purchased land to build their new satellite campus 10 minutes from my house and I see the building every day when I drive to work.
2. My wife is insistent that it's what I really want, and continues to push me to go with this plan. She assures me we can make it work and I think deep down she really hates the idea that I would sacrifice this dream for our family (odd, I know). After having fully explained my desire to spend more time with the family and to pursue some of our material desires now that we are financially able, she is still trying to nudge me. She has recently registered for some classes to bridge her LPN to RN and said to me a few days ago "so, what classes are you going to take next quarter?".
I'm not really posting this for anything other than to get it off my chest, it is fresh on my mind because upon arriving home from the firehouse this morning I find the Kaplan MCAT practice test book, Barron's MCAT study guide, "Getting Into Medical School" by Sanford Brown, and AAMC 2012-2013 Med School Admission Guide, all of which she picked up from the library yesterday.
Thanks for reading my silly rant, have a great day non-trads!