Anyone NOT that excited to start Med?

[kenshinoro2004]

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[patzan]

No, I am excited to start.

 

[Odaroloc]

Excited...anxious...

 

[SaltySqueegee]

After the yearlong (plus the years of taking classes, studying for MCAT etc)....saga of getting a position at a medical school (I was blessed to get 6).. I find myself utterly unexcited that I will soon be starting medical school.. Anyone else who feels similar? I would much rather just go live on the beach (haha..oops..i already do 🙂 ) than contemplate studying.

Sounds like your burnt. I recommend the following prescriptive cocktail:

Vitamin D via a little UV from the Sun
Sleep
The Occasional Titration of EtOH in various forms

regiment takes 2months to complete.

Expected outcome is excitation for Medical Education. Get some sleep and have some fun, sounds like you pushed yourself; we all get to that way at some point after finals, etc.

 

[snapdad]

Nope...I'm stoked. I've been wanting this for a long time, and I'm really excited that it's finally here.

 

[Hotrocks]

I gotta say I'm not really that excited - I'm pretty indifferent. I guess I never had that *feeling* I was meant to be a doctor. My perspective on being a doctor is that everybody has to have a job. ...I'm good at science and enjoy it and I have good interpersonal skills. I need a challenging job, so I might as well be a physician. I do have a tinge of guilt because I'm taking a spot at a top 10 from somebody that has known for 20 years they wanted to be a doctor, but I have to get a job too. If I won the lottery, I'd be out of the doctor game and be out on the beach in a heartbeat.

So, I'm not excited to go to medical school, I just think of it as part of the process of growing up.

 

[jlee9531]

yeah it sounds good to start later this fall.

 

[CalBeE]

I too was burned too...and when I talked to my parents over the phone I kept on mentioning "Maybe I should withdraw...I'm not sure if I wanna torture myself for the many years ahead"...And also I haven't been accepted by the schools that I really really wanna goto, and I'm still a bit bumped. I think if I actually get off the waitlist, I'll be all excited again. 😉

 

[Spitting Camel]

I gotta say I'm not really that excited - I'm pretty indifferent. I guess I never had that *feeling* I was meant to be a doctor. My perspective on being a doctor is that everybody has to have a job. ...I'm good at science and enjoy it and I have good interpersonal skills. I need a challenging job, so I might as well be a physician. I do have a tinge of guilt because I'm taking a spot at a top 10 from somebody that has known for 20 years they wanted to be a doctor, but I have to get a job too. If I won the lottery, I'd be out of the doctor game and be out on the beach in a heartbeat.

So, I'm not excited to go to medical school, I just think of it as part of the process of growing up.

Yikes! I can't wait to see how you feel in 8 years! Good Luck...

 

[CalBeE]

Yikes! I can't wait to see how you feel in 8 years! Good Luck...

Actually when you think about all the stuff you heard, sooner or later most people will somehow regret going into medicine and wanting to give up. It's nice to be excited, but we do have to realize that we don't really know how it is like to be a physician...yet.

 

[mellantro]

I'm not excited.... maybe it is a case of you always want what you don't have... and now that you have it.... i know that isn't PC at all, but hey. I do know I will be happy once school starts up and I get really engrossed into studying and learning, but this year has been so damn long that I need a year to de-stress. I am looking into deferring if possible although I'm afraid it could be too late. I figure if I enter with low expectations I will be pleasantly surprised rather than those people who bound into medical school only to burnout after the first anatomy exam.... slow and steady wins the race.

 

[bkmonkey]

I have to say that after the whole application process I was feeling pretty burned out, but as soon as I got my first acceptance I went through the roof. I've been waiting for way too many years to not be excited about medical school.

 

[LA:)]

i had to choose between schools I didn't want to go to. I know alot of people would love to have gotten into the schools I did, but none of them felt/ feel right.

this is how i feel, too. i know i should be thankful for the acceptances i have. i remember thinking it would be such a long shot to get in anywhere. and now...geez. i'm such an ingrate. pooh.

part of my issue is the uncertainty. i'm waitlisted & fiercely hoping i get in elsewhere --> sobering effect

 

[ForensicPath]

I'm more anxious than excited. I'm looking forward to starting and meeting my classmates, but I am not looking forward to those long study days. I just hope that I can find myself some sort of routine that allows me to have a fair amount of free time in addition to the time I spend studying. I also can't become completely excited yet because I am still on one waitlist. I know I would be happy at either school (the one I accepted and the one I am waitlisted for), but I would love to get off that waitlist. This little bit of uncertainty is keeping me from being completely excited. The one saving grace is that either way I will be living in the same city.

 

[SoCalOrBust]

Hehe...I have found reason to be excited... I will not have to continue being bored doing research 🙂 No, seriously, I'm more excited today...just thinking...I am very blessed.. no I didn't get my first choice...but a year ago, I wondered if I would get into any school, or have to go somewhere I would really hate...so having had options, I am truly blessed. I will not complain again. I hope you guys on waitlists (and me on USC) get in...Med will be fun, we'll actually get to study what we are interested in (i don't know about you, but most undergrad bio classes were truly useless in my opinion...I don't want to study something for a grade, I want to learn cuz I want to be a great doctor, my patients are who I study for).

I totally sympathize! No more research! And finally learning stuff we can use for something. Did you send a letter of Intent to USC? You sound like someone that belongs with us. Good luck!!!

 

[lotanna]

After the yearlong (plus the years of taking classes, studying for MCAT etc)....saga of getting a position at a medical school (I was blessed to get 6).. I find myself utterly unexcited that I will soon be starting medical school.. Anyone else who feels similar? I would much rather just go live on the beach (haha..oops..i already do 🙂 ) than contemplate studying.

Think about all the many waitlisted, and rejected folks let alone I'm retakin the MCAT for the umpteenth time folks, and how much they would pay to be in ur spot. I wasnt excited b4, but the more I realize just how blessed I am, thats when it hits me!

 

[Celestron2000]

I'm definately excited! But, I've had lots of time "out" to figure out that this is what I really want. I feel amazed and grateful and totally stoked to learn all about the human body and how to be a doctor.

To the poster who said that they don't feel this is what they really want... there's still time to get out! You haven't borrowed all that money yet. Seriously, this is a hard road, and from what I hear many people regret it down the road. If you're not totally commited, at least defer for a year to sort it out. You'd hate to confirm your doubts 8 years in and 200 thou in debt! 😱
I think this path is really hard on those of us who really want it, I'd hate to be doing all this and not wanting it... why oh why!

 

[TheRussian]

I was extremely excited about starting med school until I had to say goodbye to a lot of my friends after graduation. Realizing that I will never see most of them again hit me hard and now I want to go back to school and repeat my four years of undergrad.

I guess I'm still really looking forward to med school but it's going to be hard without my close friends nearby.

 

[Wednesday]

I gotta say I'm not really that excited - I'm pretty indifferent. I guess I never had that *feeling* I was meant to be a doctor. My perspective on being a doctor is that everybody has to have a job. ...I'm good at science and enjoy it and I have good interpersonal skills. I need a challenging job, so I might as well be a physician. I do have a tinge of guilt because I'm taking a spot at a top 10 from somebody that has known for 20 years they wanted to be a doctor, but I have to get a job too. If I won the lottery, I'd be out of the doctor game and be out on the beach in a heartbeat.

So, I'm not excited to go to medical school, I just think of it as part of the process of growing up.

I think you might be a troll, so I'll try not to give you too much to knaw on.

In case you are a real person, there is someone like you in my class. I can't imagine anyone more miserable and full of anger (she is continuing this because of her parents' expectations apparently). As I study for Step I, I can't imagine doing even one minute of this (it is PAIN) without a desire to get on to the next step--the "fun" part. I too haven't wanted to be a doctor since birth and also see it as a "job", but I see it as a fun and exciting job. If I didn't, it wouldn't be worth it. No question.

 

[gschl1234]

I feel anxitous and not excited. I few of my friends have gotten totally stressed and burned out in medical school and I'm afraid it might happen to me too. I'm also afraid of failing a class. I'm also nervous about moving across the country and getting settled in. I guess I'm also worried that ultimately I won't like living in the new city but I always have those fears no matter where I go. I guess I don't take the idea of change very well.

 

[ForensicPath]

I was extremely excited about starting med school until I had to say goodbye to a lot of my friends after graduation. Realizing that I will never see most of them again hit me hard and now I want to go back to school and repeat my four years of undergrad.

I guess I'm still really looking forward to med school but it's going to be hard without my close friends nearby.

I sort of feel the same way. There are people that I will most likely never see again, which is a shame, but it is reality. I am fortunate in that I will be in the same city that I was in undergraduate, so I still will have a couple of friends nearby.

 

[Hotrocks]

I think you might be a troll, so I'll try not to give you too much to knaw on.

In case you are a real person, there is someone like you in my class. I can't imagine anyone more miserable and full of anger (she is continuing this because of her parents' expectations apparently). As I study for Step I, I can't imagine doing even one minute of this (it is PAIN) without a desire to get on to the next step--the "fun" part. I too haven't wanted to be a doctor since birth and also see it as a "job", but I see it as a fun and exciting job. If I didn't, it wouldn't be worth it. No question.

I don't think I'm a troll. I'm not sure what that is. At any rate, I guess I wasn't trying to make it seem like it's not what I wanted to do. I mentioned I like science. I love to learn about it. I'm good working with people. I said I need a challenging job, being a physician will do that. I'm excited to learn new things, so studying for Step 1 won't make me miserable. I'm just not excited for "medical school." I guess I can't explain it. Do I think I will be happy being a physician? Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be doing it. I made the decision myself after thinking about what I wanted in a career and what my strengths are and this is what I came up with. I think you can be excited about being a physician without being excited about medical school. Sounds kind of weird, but that's what I feel.

 

[bkmonkey]

There are a lot of jobs which involve science and working with people...I don't even know how I could contemplate going into medical school without having a serious passion to do so. I remember saying when I was about four years old that I wanted to be a doctor, and I've felt the same way ever since. We're going to be totally stressed and swamped with work, not to mention owing a ridiculous amount of money. If you don't think you're going to be happy being a doctor, don't.

 

[freddydpt]

I feel anxitous and not excited. I few of my friends have gotten totally stressed and burned out in medical school and I'm afraid it might happen to me too. I'm also afraid of failing a class. I'm also nervous about moving across the country and getting settled in. I guess I'm also worried that ultimately I won't like living in the new city but I always have those fears no matter where I go. I guess I don't take the idea of change very well.

No worries cause as long as you're around kick ass people... you'll be happy! At least that's my philosophy. I wouldn't worry about failing a class... cause even if you do, you can always take it again. I think once you get into the swing of things, the anxiety will go away... remember the MCAT... waiting was the worst part!

 

[gschl1234]

No worries cause as long as you're around kick ass people... you'll be happy! At least that's my philosophy. I wouldn't worry about failing a class... cause even if you do, you can always take it again. I think once you get into the swing of things, the anxiety will go away... remember the MCAT... waiting was the worst part!

Thanks for the words on encouragement, Freddy. I think I always psych myself out before starting something new. I look forward to meeting you and everyone else at GWU and hopfully we can all help each other through the tough times. 🙂