Does the wait ever seem like it will never go away?

[ToldYouSo]

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Hey guys! Well since most of us are choosing to go into health-related fields, I I figured that you all can sympathize with how I feel. 4 years undergrad, 4 years of w/e health school your doing (6 for some pharm ppl and a few years less for accelerated programs but still) and possible extra years if your doing residency/specializing... That's a lot of time left to go, sometimes I feel like I will be in a classroom forever! I'm doing a 7 year accelerated bs/dds program but there is a mandatory 1 year residnecy AEDG in NY if im correct...If you want to specialize add another 2-6 years.


Whenever I feel this way I just think that the time will pass by anyway and might as well have done something challenging and meaningful! How do you guys feel?

 

[gotmilklol]

I feel the same way you do. I want to be a pharmacist and also do 1-2 years into residency. But I always think how my future will be amazing 🙂 and all the hot girls will be chasing me cuz im like rich lolll

 

[tennisball80]

I feel the same way you do. I want to be a pharmacist and also do 1-2 years into residency. But I always think how my future will be amazing 🙂 and all the hot girls will be chasing me cuz im like rich lolll

Don't forget your eight packs.

 

[xnfs93hy]

I feel the same way you do. I want to be a pharmacist and also do 1-2 years into residency. But I always think how my future will be amazing 🙂 and all the hot girls will be chasing me cuz im like rich lolll

 

[xnfs93hy]

Hey guys! Well since most of us are choosing to go into health-related fields, I I figured that you all can sympathize with how I feel. 4 years undergrad, 4 years of w/e health school your doing (6 for some pharm ppl and a few years less for accelerated programs but still) and possible extra years if your doing residency/specializing... That's a lot of time left to go, sometimes I feel like I will be in a classroom forever! I'm doing a 7 year accelerated bs/dds program but there is a mandatory 1 year residnecy AEDG in NY if im correct...If you want to specialize add another 2-6 years.


Whenever I feel this way I just think that the time will pass by anyway and might as well have done something challenging and meaningful! How do you guys feel?

The same way you do.

 

[pharmerB]

I definitely feel the same way. So much school

 

[gotmilklol]

Don't forget your eight packs.

haha yes definitely
I will have like a perfect life hehe

 

[Cryptonic Mind]

i understand what you mean by the time i become a surgeon im going to be old 😡

 

[Vicviper]

Eh, time goes by, it feels like I graduated high school only recently but that was 5 years ago. I've got another 4 for Dental School, and then 1-3 depending on if I want to specialize or not, but in the end you can consider it an investment. It'll all pay off in the end, you'll be able to have an amazing life, and do something you enjoy for the next 40 years until you retire, and then you do stuff you really like, haha. Que sara sera.

And also, for NY, it's you have to do a residency, so if you want to go Ortho, you don't have to do a GPR or AEGD, since they're all residencies.

 

[ToldYouSo]

Eh, time goes by, it feels like I graduated high school only recently but that was 5 years ago. I've got another 4 for Dental School, and then 1-3 depending on if I want to specialize or not, but in the end you can consider it an investment. It'll all pay off in the end, you'll be able to have an amazing life, and do something you enjoy for the next 40 years until you retire, and then you do stuff you really like, haha. Que sara sera.

And also, for NY, it's you have to do a residency, so if you want to go Ortho, you don't have to do a GPR or AEGD, since they're all residencies.

Thanks! So if you just want to do general dentistry, you have to do a GPR/AEGD but if your specializing you already are doing a program anyway, good to know!

 

[DrYoda]

i understand what you mean by the time i become a surgeon im going to be old 😡

lol, old is relative.


I know people older than you allways say how fast life goes by, but it really does go faster than it seems it will.

 

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[Vicviper]

Hahahahaha!

 

[RochChalk]

Haha, that link is pretty funny. Just make sure you have picked to do something that you are genuinely interested in and time will seem to fly by. If you don't, those years will probably be hell for you.

 

[newdoc2013]

Hey guys! Well since most of us are choosing to go into health-related fields, I I figured that you all can sympathize with how I feel. 4 years undergrad, 4 years of w/e health school your doing (6 for some pharm ppl and a few years less for accelerated programs but still) and possible extra years if your doing residency/specializing... That's a lot of time left to go, sometimes I feel like I will be in a classroom forever! I'm doing a 7 year accelerated bs/dds program but there is a mandatory 1 year residnecy AEDG in NY if im correct...If you want to specialize add another 2-6 years.


Whenever I feel this way I just think that the time will pass by anyway and might as well have done something challenging and meaningful! How do you guys feel?

A friend once told me "in medicine, never count the years or hours"

 

[AryaStark]

Have you seen the Hangover? Hot girls? Dentists? hm.

I feel the same way you do. I want to be a pharmacist and also do 1-2 years into residency. But I always think how my future will be amazing 🙂 and all the hot girls will be chasing me cuz im like rich lolll

 

[Future Doc1]

My doctor says that you get use to being a student so the factor of time
sort of disapates.

 

[URHere]

It goes by quickly, almost too quickly. Honestly, it feels like college only lasted seconds, and first year of medical school went even more quickly. Don't be too eager to fast forward...you just may miss those years once they are gone.

 

[ToldYouSo]

It goes by quickly, almost too quickly. Honestly, it feels like college only lasted seconds, and first year of medical school went even more quickly. Don't be too eager to fast forward...you just may miss those years once they are gone.

I was told the same thing about high school....Im so glad its over!

 

[AryaStark]

It feels like I just started undergrad yesterday, and now I'm going onto my PhD. It really does go by very quickly. I'm sure I'll feel the same way when I finish grad school. Don't worry about running through it. Enjoy the ride.

 

[runnerx93]

i'm still a high schooler, and who knows, maybe i'll get into college and find out i want to be something completely different, but right now this is what interests me and thinking about the amount of education is already a little overwhelming. it seems like most of the stuff i hear about medical school and residency is it's torture. but i wonder..it can't be THAT horrible if people are still choosing to go into this profession? well, hopefully everybody who works hard and wants it can get through it and it'll all pay off 🙂

 

[clinicallabguy]

It does seem like a long time. But, someday when we get there and the waiting to be professionals is over there will still be something that we are waiting for and looking forward too. That never goes away. Learn to enjoy being whatever type of student you are, and don't put off enjoying life just because you have to delay gratification in many areas of your life. You don't have to delay having a good time (it will just have to be a good cheap time, and in the time frames when you're not studying).

 

[CoolWhipp]

No. If your goal orientated, waiting is just a part of progress. Or at least that's what I try to convince myself of in order to stay sane.

 

[QofQuimica]

How do you guys feel?

Old. I just realized that if you are in HS, I am twice your age. Or more.

All kidding aside, my experience has been that time seems to go by faster and faster the older you get. Maybe it's just that you spend less and less time waiting around for something to happen. You spend a lot of time sitting around doing nothing in HS classes. (Well, at least I did.) I think I could have done everything I learned in HS in about two years instead of four. That all changes once you go to college and beyond. Things start coming at you right and left as you advance in your education, and the longer you go on, the faster they go. By those standards, medical school is practically a blur, and residency will probably register like waking up from a coma and wondering where I was during that period of my life.

Well, unless I'm on medicine rounds. Then each second is a small eternity.

 

[Depakote]

It's best not to look at it as a "race to the finish".

You don't put your life on hold. Try to enjoy every step of the process.

 

[Gallix23]

I dont really mind thinking about the time it'll take. I know that I'll enjoy every second of undergrad and actually can't wait for school to start (which makes no sense....). Then when the hardships of medschool (hopefully) comes around I'll just take it as it comes.

 

[ucsfstudents]

Before you know it, you'll wish time went by more slowly. At this time in your life just enjoy the freedom you have from bills and adult responsibility. Study hard, stay focused, and stay on track. 8 years goes by faster than you can ever imagine. As a highschool student, that is hard to appreciate, but you'll realize this soon enough. Remember to friends who decide to work rather than go to college because they can't imagine holding off on getting paid for that long... in the long run, it's not worth it. It's better to work hard now and reap the rewards later, than to stop your education now and suffer with a low income later. Good luck!

 

[Kaiter]

education is important, but don't forget to enjoy college...I hear so many people regret that they didn't enjoy college as much as they could have (just don't sacrifice your grades for it)

yeah the accelerated programs are great n all (I was in one...sorta), but that also means you get out into a full busy life sooner too...all your perspective on it

me...I live life on a day by day basis. I don't worry about my debts after college...I do have plans, but I worry about the here and now first and live in the moment...things will fall into place as long as you keep an open mind...(and i am ranting...><)

 

[panvard92]

Sometimes, I do feel as though being a doctor is really far away. I mean, I can't imagine myself in my residency years....like....makes me wonder, where the hell am I going to be?

At the same time......I want to take it slow. I think medicine is a field, where you do want to take your time. Also...life's too short, and the next 8-10 years are going to be the years where you want to live it up (but work hard while you're at it).

Right so....
College degree+MD/DO+residency+getting a job+having fun........eh, we can do it. 😀

 

[QofQuimica]

me...I live life on a day by day basis. I don't worry about my debts after college...I do have plans, but I worry about the here and now first and live in the moment...things will fall into place as long as you keep an open mind...(and i am ranting...><)

You *will* start worrying after you graduate and all those loans come due. I'm not saying to not have some fun during college/pharm school, but don't live a champagne life while you're on a beer budget, that's all.

 

[NickNaylor]

You *will* start worrying after you graduate and all those loans come due. I'm not saying to not have some fun during college/pharm school, but don't live a champagne life while you're on a beer budget, that's all.

👍

Fun can be had wherever you find yourself.

 

[glowworm]

Hey guys! Well since most of us are choosing to go into health-related fields, I I figured that you all can sympathize with how I feel. 4 years undergrad, 4 years of w/e health school your doing (6 for some pharm ppl and a few years less for accelerated programs but still) and possible extra years if your doing residency/specializing... That's a lot of time left to go, sometimes I feel like I will be in a classroom forever! I'm doing a 7 year accelerated bs/dds program but there is a mandatory 1 year residnecy AEDG in NY if im correct...If you want to specialize add another 2-6 years.


Whenever I feel this way I just think that the time will pass by anyway and might as well have done something challenging and meaningful!How do you guys feel?

good thought👍

...this first semester seems like it will take forever for me...and then...seven semesters just like it...and then 8 more semesters of grad school...

Its kind of scary to think of how much of my life will be "wasted", or at least used up, by the time this journey is over. 🙁

 

[forreal1]

I just graduated high school, but I really wish I could go back and do it all over again.

But about this, yeah it is a long time, but if you're really meant to be a doctor, this time will be a breeze. But if not, it will not be an enjoyable time, and neither will the rest of your life because you will often times begin to blame missed opportunities on your long studying time.

Short story short(haha), I think if you truly have passion for medicine, the long time it takes will be an enlightenment period with full of useful and interesting knowledge. And if you don't, you will think it's way too long just to be a measly doctor.

 

[sumstorm]

All kidding aside, my experience has been that time seems to go by faster and faster the older you get. Maybe it's just that you spend less and less time waiting around for something to happen.

This is so true! Also, just more demands on your time...such as more household responsibilities, possibly relationship obligations, professional/association/organization obligations, networking, etc.

 

[Leofet]

No. If your goal orientated, waiting is just a part of progress. Or at least that's what I try to convince myself of in order to stay sane.

This is somewhat my mentality.

I don't mind being an old fart in the end, as long as I enjoy what I do.

 

[Brando989]

I can relate, I wish I were in college NOW. It's just something to look forward to.

It's important to have goals, and things to look forward to. It keeps you sane.

 

[ToldYouSo]

It's best not to look at it as a "race to the finish".

You don't put your life on hold. Try to enjoy every step of the process.

This is very good advice, best to enjoy the ride as well as the destination

 

[panvard92]

This is very good advice, best to enjoy the ride as well as the destination

That's my plan =)

I swear, in 3-4 years, when I'm applying to med school, I'm going to look back at this thread and laugh.
I think i'm going to grow old with SDN....

 

[45408]

Sometimes, I do feel as though being a doctor is really far away. I mean, I can't imagine myself in my residency years....like....makes me wonder, where the hell am I going to be?

And then you'll be applying for residency (like me) and wondering "How the hell did I get here? I am not good with computer."

 

[futureboy]

This is somewhat my mentality.

I don't mind being an old fart in the end, as long as I enjoy what I do.

30 isn't that old. I know it seems old to you now, but it really isn't...

 

[Depakote]

30 isn't that old. I know it seems old to you now, but it really isn't...

Dude, I'm 27. I hope 30 isn't old.

 

[MilkmanAl]

27? Holy crap, you are OLD!

 

[manu101]

I'm still in high school and am interested in the BA/MD programs. It's kinda scary to think about the commitment involved if you get in and how long it would take to get out of the classroom zone. But I guess time will fly if you're really into what you are doing!

 

[IndianVercetti]

Guys, if you're honestly viewing the medical education process as some kind of 'annoying wait' till you hit the 'prize' at the end, you're in for a big surprise. Being a doctor is a career where you are constantly learning. If learning in general starts to become a burden for you, I'd work on changing that mentality. I'll admit, when I started college I tried to shirk my work as much as possible, but eventually I reached a point where I began to enjoy/take pride in my work and classes.

Even as a physician, I don't think a week will pass without you reading journal articles, textbooks to constantly keep up-to-date on current medical developments. It's nice to dream about a glamorous life as a physician, but also realize the responsibility you hold. Your first and foremost responsibility is to your patients, and unless you take pride in your labor (including the educational years) you won't be the best doctor you can be.

 

[IndianVercetti]

Also, this idea of 'living it up' in your 20s is largely a societal pressure fueled by MTV. It's more than possible to party on weekends, while studying effectively. The key in self-control.

 

[c5212]

The same way you do.

agreed. i'm still a junior in hs! years and years to go

 

[QofQuimica]

On my way home today, I ran into a lost and anxious little freshman girl who was looking for the student center, but walking in the exact opposite direction away from it. I was going past it anyway, so I told her I'd show her where it was. After telling me that she was a freshman, she asked if I was a student. I told her that I was a med student, and she said, "oh, you're doing what I want to do."

The irony is that as I was walking across campus, right before she stopped me to ask for directions, I was *just* thinking about how cool it would be to take college classes again some day. You know, something I had never studied before, like engineering or anthropology or meteorology, just for fun, in my spare time. I don't really want to *be* a college student any more; I just never want to lose the excitement of intellectual exploration that I always felt while I was in college. At my funky liberal arts college, it was always ok to learn something just for the sake of learning it. Unfortunately, the joy of intellectual exploration is something that tends to get beaten out of people while they're in medical school...assuming they ever had it to begin with.