Any residents willing to pm with me about whether or not to go to med school?

[brotherbloat]

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Hi,

I'm 28, had another career, non-trad, pre-med, and am giving myself the deadline of June 1 to decide whether or not to apply for this cycle. I'm really, really having a hard time deciding. There are so many issues.

Any resident with a bit of time on their hands willing to PM with me--listen to my pros and cons about med school and offer advice, being old-timers through the long medical path and all?

 

[abcxyz0123]

Hi,

I'm 28, had another career, non-trad, pre-med, and am giving myself the deadline of June 1 to decide whether or not to apply for this cycle. I'm really, really having a hard time deciding. There are so many issues.

Any resident with a bit of time on their hands willing to PM with me--listen to my pros and cons about med school and offer advice, being old-timers through the long medical path and all?

post for all of us to see. There are more people reading these things than you think, and I am in the middle of the same decision as well.

 

[wook]

I'm a third year student, not a resident, but would happy to share my experience. Feel free to PM me or post more information regarding the pros and cons.

As a side note, in my class there are a few non-trad students with our oldest student starting at age 51. I was 36 when I started med school and had two 2 previous careers before embarking on this path.

Wook

 

[cytoborg]

I'll be starting residency in July, would be happy to talk with you about it.

 

[Stinger86]

Not sure how many opinions you've received already, but I'm willing to offer one more if needed.

 

[rrreagan]

Not sure how many opinions you've received already, but I'm willing to offer one more if needed.

I'm a resident--willing to chat with you.

My gut instinct is NO. Get out of this rat race and open your own business NOW.

 

[doc05]

MS4 here.

Short answer: don't do it.
Long answer: it depends on the specifics of your situation, but you will probably be better off doing something else.

My response would be the same regardless of your age: 28, 58, the traditional 22, etc. Post your actual questions, and they'll be answered: noone has time to outline everything good and bad about a career in medicine. Also check out a few recent threads in "General Residency Issues."