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So my last calm down post seemed to go over well, not that I'm surprised (us bananas are an appeeling bunch)
Anyway, I did some thinking over the weekend and I figured I would try to start a thread of success stories and come from behind, bad-news-bears, underdog victories. Just to let everyone know that you don't need a perfect application to succeed and make your dream of medical school a reality. I want to invite anyone and everyone to post an encouraging story to bring some more positivity to the forums.
I'll start:
I switched into pre-medical my sophomore year, I had tried 3 different majors, and hated all of them. When I walked into my school's HPAC, I was immediately told not to bother with pre-med. They told me it was too late, too much work, and that I would never be a competitive applicant (I had a low 3 gpa). I decided that I would try anyway because medicine is my dream. I'm also a banana so I mean, whatever I could be made into a smoothie tomorrow so I might as well chase my dreams while i'm here.
Fast forward 3 years (I took a victory lap to get all my required classes in)
I graduated with competitive stats, (LizzyM 70-75), I was published and I grew as a person emotionally and spiritually. Not listening to that advisor was the best decision I ever made.
I guess my point is, just because you aren't a perfect applicant at the start doesn't mean you can't change things and become a good applicant. Likewise, you can still get in to medical school without a perfect application, as evidenced by several members of these forums.
In the words of the late warrior-poet (and resident spirit guide of bodybuilding forums) zyzz
"we're all gonna make it brah"
Anyway, I did some thinking over the weekend and I figured I would try to start a thread of success stories and come from behind, bad-news-bears, underdog victories. Just to let everyone know that you don't need a perfect application to succeed and make your dream of medical school a reality. I want to invite anyone and everyone to post an encouraging story to bring some more positivity to the forums.
I'll start:
I switched into pre-medical my sophomore year, I had tried 3 different majors, and hated all of them. When I walked into my school's HPAC, I was immediately told not to bother with pre-med. They told me it was too late, too much work, and that I would never be a competitive applicant (I had a low 3 gpa). I decided that I would try anyway because medicine is my dream. I'm also a banana so I mean, whatever I could be made into a smoothie tomorrow so I might as well chase my dreams while i'm here.
Fast forward 3 years (I took a victory lap to get all my required classes in)
I graduated with competitive stats, (LizzyM 70-75), I was published and I grew as a person emotionally and spiritually. Not listening to that advisor was the best decision I ever made.
I guess my point is, just because you aren't a perfect applicant at the start doesn't mean you can't change things and become a good applicant. Likewise, you can still get in to medical school without a perfect application, as evidenced by several members of these forums.
In the words of the late warrior-poet (and resident spirit guide of bodybuilding forums) zyzz
"we're all gonna make it brah"
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