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Everyone's priorities change over time. Just part of growing up and a consequence of humans being terrible at predicting the future. Until someone figures out what the objective meaning of life is, nobody can suggest what you should be doing with your life. You do you.
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I'm very happy for you and proud that all your work has paid off, but something about OP sounds more about seeking validation for accomplishments rather than trying to pull some vague answers to a vague question. Medical school and residency is 7 years at the least, so of course, priorities and goals will change. What those goals and priorities are is different for every person. I am sure with everything that you have been able to do that you will be able to find a balance between professional goals and life balance that you desire.
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The grass always seems greener on the other side.
Congrats on your humblebrag
Congrats on your humblebrag
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i apologize if it sounds like i'm bragging 🙁 it really wasn't meant to be that way but i can see how it does sound that way. i am still not sure how i got the scholarship and it definitely wasn't my scores (didn't go to a fancy school, low GPA, low MCAT) so I'm saying that I portrayed myself as somebody who wanted to do things that i fundamentally believed at the time when I applied and is perhaps why I got that scholarship.. but now I'm thinking more about my life, and i don't know if I want to do all the things I said i would do and i feel guilty. that's all.
it's not seeking validation-- i'm not asking anyone to tell me why i got this scholarship. there's a thing called impostor syndrome and i'm having a lot of it and for me, having the scholarship makes me feel like the school is making a huge investment on me based on what i said in my application and my interviews and i want them to be proud of that. if i decide to "cop out", i would feel guilt for that. that's all. i know the school isn't thinking that deeply about what i will do but from the way they phrase their words, it sure feels like they gave it to us because they believed in us.
it's not specific to people who get scholarships. my point was that everybody enters medicine with lofty goals but most people don't end up doing those things. i was just asking more about sincerity and whether anyone struggles with feeling disingenuous when they shift paths.
but anyways, this is a good lesson for me to learn about how to phrase certain thoughts in a better way so it doesn't make me sound like a terrible person. thanks for all the comments.
it's not seeking validation-- i'm not asking anyone to tell me why i got this scholarship. there's a thing called impostor syndrome and i'm having a lot of it and for me, having the scholarship makes me feel like the school is making a huge investment on me based on what i said in my application and my interviews and i want them to be proud of that. if i decide to "cop out", i would feel guilt for that. that's all. i know the school isn't thinking that deeply about what i will do but from the way they phrase their words, it sure feels like they gave it to us because they believed in us.
it's not specific to people who get scholarships. my point was that everybody enters medicine with lofty goals but most people don't end up doing those things. i was just asking more about sincerity and whether anyone struggles with feeling disingenuous when they shift paths.
but anyways, this is a good lesson for me to learn about how to phrase certain thoughts in a better way so it doesn't make me sound like a terrible person. thanks for all the comments.