finally excited!

[care bear]

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[14931]

good for you! ... about the family thing, they just never understand.

 

[lola]

i think a break will be good for you. i just read in another thread that you are only 21! get out and enjoy yourself for a few months before buckling down again. you will feel refreshed and will be able to come back and do better in your classes if you have the right mentality. i can't tell you how glad i am that i took time off before med school. it really puts things in perspective and helps me feel like there is a purpose to what i'm doing

 

[smugrinch]

Originally posted by care bear
just realized. . . i am finally EXCITED to take my (somewhat neccesary, due to my less-than-satisfactory performance in med school) semester off.

it's such a great feeling. no matter what the reason may be, i've finally realized that it doesn't so much matter, and i've got a great gift of time and opportunities.

i'm excited about my research, excited abt the (non medical!) classes i might get to take, and excited about various summer possibilities. i'm also excited to come back to med school in the fall, and i'm not so much excited but determined to gradually become a more disciplined person, in general, over these next months.

it just sucks that my family is mortified rather than excited. . .oh well, it took me until right this second to do anything but feel sorry for myself, even if i didn't admit that.

i hope i can come back and make them proud next year. . .until then, woohoo! 🙂 i can't wait for january.

I'm sorry your family has those views, so do mine.
Do what you need to do to get yourself right.
Everything else will fall into place. Good luck.

 

[SarahGM]

Yay for you, care bear-- it appears that we may be classmates in the near future. Enjoy your time off, and see you soon!

 

[BiggMann79]

Enjoy your time off, but try to be productive. This is coming from someone who took a leave of absence and did absolutely nothing, and now I have the credit card debt to show for it. It must have did the trick though because my academic performance is greatly improved , which is really an understatement.

Sorry about the parents, mine were very supportive about the leave, not as supportive about not getting a job though🙂 🙂 🙂

 

[dcpark74]

Originally posted by jst
I am also taking a semester off and returning for my M1 year next August. I am absolutely thrilled to have time off! I wait tables at a really fun restaurant with neat people and I have plenty of time to work out, go to church, enjoy my friends and family, go to concerts, go shopping, read books, and date!

My problem when at school was mainly burnout, as I had no break from full time school and work and when medical school began. I was not quite mentally prepared for the time and intellectual energy required to perform well!

Just a few months away from the gauntlet of attending class and studying has been fantastic. I feel refreshed, and best of all, MOTIVATED to come back in the Fall and perform really well. Good luck to you guys and I wish the very best for you next year! Enjoy your break! 😎

just a word of caution.

i really do hope you (and the OP) succeed in coming back and finishing med school.

BUT, what makes you think discipline (work ethic) can be learned or acquired within several months of being away from school. The fact is that the school work load will not change and still be difficult. you have to realize that if you want to EXCEL in med school or survive, you must kiss most if not all of your social life good bye for at least the first 3 yrs of med school...not to mention residency and beyond that.

word of advice:
look at the big picture of where you want to be at the end of your life...and then take things ONE day at a time.

Enjoy your time off because you may not experience it again for some time.

 

[bennet]

Originally posted by care bear
...........i also want to try and pinpoint what i see my career in medicine as being; so that even if i don't end up following that exact path at least i will have a concrete goal/dream to keep ahead of me when studying hard 1st and 2cd year. . .

I think i kinda agree with this. I feel like having some sort of idea what i want to do with my life will be motivating and give me a sense of direction, even if i end up changing my mind about specialties.

Care bear, i am happy for you. You seem to really be benefitting from this time off, and i know you'll be well rested and ready to go by the time August rolls around. So, have fun and stay motivated 🙂 .