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I graduated college with an EE degree (and lots of chemistry) back in 2008. I went into a PhD program for a year and was somewhat successful in my research and good enough in my classes. However, I had a nervous breakdown that forced me to leave. I looked for a job to no avail and went back to the same grad school with no funding and I took out additional loans. Well, I ended up getting severely depressed and I ended up dropping out. When I dropped out I had a long string my short term jobs and the most recent one I was fired from because I didn't "show enough initiative".
Now I am unemployed and I am unhappy with doing engineering for the rest of my life. I considered becoming a hs teacher but the amount of things required to get a teaching credential turns me off considering the abysmal pay.
Now I would like to become a medical doctor. All I need to take is 2 bio classes with labs and the MCAT (and shadowing/volunteering). However, my parents are against the idea because I would need to take out ~200K in loans and since I have screwed up so many times before they are afraid I will ended up dropping out of med school.
Should I just follow my instincts and try getting into med school or should I continue looking for a job as an engineer even though it doesn't make me happy?
Also, I am not exactly a spring chicken. I am 27 and I will be around 38 by the time I am done with residency and med school.
FYI, my gpa is a 3.44 and I double majored in EE and physics.
Thanks,
PhysicsUG
Now I am unemployed and I am unhappy with doing engineering for the rest of my life. I considered becoming a hs teacher but the amount of things required to get a teaching credential turns me off considering the abysmal pay.
Now I would like to become a medical doctor. All I need to take is 2 bio classes with labs and the MCAT (and shadowing/volunteering). However, my parents are against the idea because I would need to take out ~200K in loans and since I have screwed up so many times before they are afraid I will ended up dropping out of med school.
Should I just follow my instincts and try getting into med school or should I continue looking for a job as an engineer even though it doesn't make me happy?
Also, I am not exactly a spring chicken. I am 27 and I will be around 38 by the time I am done with residency and med school.
FYI, my gpa is a 3.44 and I double majored in EE and physics.
Thanks,
PhysicsUG