contemplating dropping out, need advice

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Dear OP,
I understand Myers-Briggs. As an ENTP, I would recommend shadowing some Urologists (as you're interested in surgery). Another option is shadowing some ER docs. The field of urology is filled with ENTPs. Good luck and hang in there! Remember to recognize that ENTPs tend to start things, but have a hard time finishing them. Starting and not finishing things might just be a pattern that you need to break.

 

[Slowpoke]

OP,

Do you feel that you would not feel this way about medical school if you were not in this particular predicament with the possibility of failure looming?

 

[MedPR]

it's kind of ridiculous that you took away a spot from someone who actually wanted to go to medical school, who knew what they were in for, and actually enjoys (at least some) of the material. frankly I don't feel bad for you at all since you didn't seem prepared in the least for what you were getting yourself into and didn't realize how much work med school would be. It sounds like you want money and free time, neither of which you will have for many years. if you are truly unhappy, I say stick through the rest of the year to see if it doesn't change, and if by the end of the summer you decide not to go back, then don't.

for what it's worth, i know someone who dropped out half way through their second year because they didn't like the material. he's applying to dentistry school now....yeah.

lol dude.. come back to pre-allo with me.

 

[Salinas]

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[Silent Cool]

Alright I think i'll definitely talk to a counselor first.

Yea I think i agree with the leave of absence. I definitely won't straight up drop out since its hard for me to know if i change my mind. I might still approach life as if its a drop out, but still have the option to go back.

I'm at a pretty decent MD school (not quite top 20, but I was a pretty strong applicant minus MCAT).

Akali: i've actually talked to doctors in speciality I'm interested (surgery) in the general consensus has been that I better be super interested and have a deep passion for what I'm doing, or else life is going to suck. I did quite a lot of shadowing and I think most of them seem to say that the life-work balance is really bad and they're not really happy. Although, they don't ever regret their decision and said they do feel passionate about their job.

Yea job security is nice, but my last job had high promotion rate and very low firing rate (I think in 5 years I would've hit 200k and 9 years I would've been at 300k if I match my manager's performance).

but money aside, just not sure if I want to make such a big committment and regret.


I guess a question i would like to ask is, has anybody here known or can personally attest that during their first and second year, they hated it SOOOOO much and felt minorly depressed that they reallllly seriously considered dropping out. But ended up not doing so and today, is super happy they made that decision?

I ask that question because I was just reading a blog (although it was a anti-medschool blog) and it was only people saying they regret not quitting early when they were not interested and ended up quitting during residency.

Yes, I have felt this way throughout first year.