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I am 23 years old and almost done with a master in public health. I was the classic pre-med student in high school and college.. though, towards the end of college I saw that I had C's in organic/physics/calc (3.3 cuml) in an undergrad program that "sought to be as difficult as med school". The first and only round of the MCATs my junior year and only a 23 - even after intense Kaplan preparation. I used these stats that I now had, and the fact that I wasn't totally sure if med school was what I wanted to do and decided on plan B - public health.
2 years later...I am married to my best friend and while he has a stable career up and coming...I am swaying back and forth with med school thoughts again. I don't feel like public health is my end all and be all and yet the thought of the rigors of med school scares me to death. Hubby is cheering for me in whatever direction I go but I am scared to dive into something without a 100% feeling of confidence. What if I commit to get into med school and don't get in- all the time I wasted that I could have applied towards a future in something else - and continue the cycle I'm on now.
I don't know if others had this sense of fear and self-doubt when it came to academics and maintaining relationships while in school? I would like to have kids at some point and I don't know how that will pan out either. Basically I have a hard time not knowing what each decision will lead to.
Would anyone please offer any advise?
2 years later...I am married to my best friend and while he has a stable career up and coming...I am swaying back and forth with med school thoughts again. I don't feel like public health is my end all and be all and yet the thought of the rigors of med school scares me to death. Hubby is cheering for me in whatever direction I go but I am scared to dive into something without a 100% feeling of confidence. What if I commit to get into med school and don't get in- all the time I wasted that I could have applied towards a future in something else - and continue the cycle I'm on now.
I don't know if others had this sense of fear and self-doubt when it came to academics and maintaining relationships while in school? I would like to have kids at some point and I don't know how that will pan out either. Basically I have a hard time not knowing what each decision will lead to.
Would anyone please offer any advise?