1/5 However, I had a very atypical experience. I stayed at home as a caretaker for a family member and worked all throughout college. On the upside: the friendships I had before college grew even stronger, I got to see a helluva lot more of the proverbial "real world" than if I had the conventional college experience, and made sure to have a blast whenever I got time off. I used to look at my friends' lives with envy, but I honestly can't complain. College itself is a privilege – it doesn't necessarily have to be fun to be valuable.
That's why I'm really excited by the prospect of medical school and hoping that I get accepted to a school with good class chemistry. I won't lie, but I'm kind of worried about entering med school to find people already with pre-established friend groups and families/SOs that occupy their free time (though I cannot fault them). Med school will be the first time where I won't have to juggle several jobs/family commitments, so I'm hoping I get to spend it with some awesome people.
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