Hi everyone,
So I am currently an M1, didnt do too well on my first section ( we have a systems based curriculum at my school). anyways, I was .8% from passing, and then into the second section, I scored a 61% (need a 70 to pass). My final is in a couple days. I am trying to think positive, but with three failed exams, I am starting to have doubts. I lived at home with my parents all four years of undergrad and now i am far way from home, 8 hrs away. I dont know if I was unable to cope with all the changes of living on my own with the stresses of med school. I think being on my own & the stressful workload of med school led to the build up of even more anxiety and now I dont know if I am undergoing mild depression. I made an appt with a counselor too after my exams are done this week and plan on seeing a therapy to see if it is an underlying med condition. I dont wanna think about it, but how bad will it look to take a LOA for this reason? At my school, if you fail three sections, u are automatically kicked out, so it would be wise to take a LOA and defer a yr. I know medicine is for me. I love the material, but I have had major time managemnt issues, was always behind the material along with living alone and being out of the house for the first time. Did I just ruin my career and aspirations of becoming a succesful physican?
So I am currently an M1, didnt do too well on my first section ( we have a systems based curriculum at my school). anyways, I was .8% from passing, and then into the second section, I scored a 61% (need a 70 to pass). My final is in a couple days. I am trying to think positive, but with three failed exams, I am starting to have doubts. I lived at home with my parents all four years of undergrad and now i am far way from home, 8 hrs away. I dont know if I was unable to cope with all the changes of living on my own with the stresses of med school. I think being on my own & the stressful workload of med school led to the build up of even more anxiety and now I dont know if I am undergoing mild depression. I made an appt with a counselor too after my exams are done this week and plan on seeing a therapy to see if it is an underlying med condition. I dont wanna think about it, but how bad will it look to take a LOA for this reason? At my school, if you fail three sections, u are automatically kicked out, so it would be wise to take a LOA and defer a yr. I know medicine is for me. I love the material, but I have had major time managemnt issues, was always behind the material along with living alone and being out of the house for the first time. Did I just ruin my career and aspirations of becoming a succesful physican?