I've been feeling extremely stressed lately. I hate almost everything about med school except when I'm in real hospital shadowing. I feel burnt out and I'm tired of studying. I'm in the bottom quintile of my class based on my first two years (Pre-clinical grades) and maybe the bottom 10%. My grades are mostly B's, but I have a few C's as well. I'm in a long distance relationship which is also stressful and I don't feel like I can relate to the majority of my classmates. Most of them to seem to have very fortunate lives and come from well off families and they tend to reward themselves frequently with trips abroad and shopping sprees. My motivation is dwindling. I'll probably finish my pre-clinical years. I only have a couple months left.
I don't know if it's worth finishing my MD though considering how miserable I am all the time. I can't make time to cook for myself or work out and it sucks. I think the best plan is to go through a couple of rotations 3rd yr and see if I want to quit based on that. I really don't know what to do and being bottom of my class I'm not sure what my residency options will be. I want to have the option of doing pediatrics in Southern California where my family is, but I don't know if it's possible with my bad pre-clinical grades. I'm not sure if I can live with family medicine being my only option. I don't think I'd be happy.
Any advice? Will bad pre-clinical yr grades keep me out of a peds residency in California? Can I redeem myself with a decent step score and better 3rd yr grades? Should I just quit and do an MBA or something?
I don't know if it's worth finishing my MD though considering how miserable I am all the time. I can't make time to cook for myself or work out and it sucks. I think the best plan is to go through a couple of rotations 3rd yr and see if I want to quit based on that. I really don't know what to do and being bottom of my class I'm not sure what my residency options will be. I want to have the option of doing pediatrics in Southern California where my family is, but I don't know if it's possible with my bad pre-clinical grades. I'm not sure if I can live with family medicine being my only option. I don't think I'd be happy.
Any advice? Will bad pre-clinical yr grades keep me out of a peds residency in California? Can I redeem myself with a decent step score and better 3rd yr grades? Should I just quit and do an MBA or something?