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Hi all! Finally registered to introduce myself (long time lurker) and wanted to join so that I could get the real advice and share in my journey. By small margin I am a non-traditional student in one aspect. In that I became a pre-med student with after joining the workforce for about 16 years. So the back story on that is : Im 34 years old, I got my BA in Human Development with a specialization in early childhood education 4 years ago. When I first started college in 2000 (Community college) I was looking to follow the family footsteps and become a physician. All of my immediate family members are doctors. At the time I thought of doing pediatrics so I thought why don’t I take Early childhood education and child development course to get some better exposure as well as volunteering at my local children's hospital. What got me hooked on becoming a preschool teacher was that I felt great enjoyment in helping children reach their next developmental level through the lesson plans I helped create and also through interacting with them during their daily routines. I also saw that males were very under-represented and I wanted to be a positive light in that. I also enjoyed helping parents understand their children's development.
After 16 years in the field of education I recently decided to leave it and pursue my original path of medicine. I was getting sick and tired of not only the drama and un-ethical practices but also the discrimination that I faced due to being a male. I realized I was having to focus so much time and energy on those aspects and not my students and their families that it was no longer worth it. The education field is like the acting industry, regardless of your qualifications and training you would only get hired if they liked how you look or were friends with one of the other employees or something. I only felt happy when I was working directly with my students and their families and many times I found I was having to battle discrimination drama and the un-ethical practices of a center more so than be able to focus on them; so I was rarely happy because my work with my students and their families always got interrupted by those three elements. I was always fighting my way for a positon as a leader and I knew that with education I would not get there, the only way I could was through becoming a physician. I’m currently doing my pre-meds with UNE’s online courses and doing well in them. Im currently finishing up Chem1010 and will enroll in Chem 1011 and Ochem 1 in January. When I did my BA my GPA was a 2.95-3.0, I give that range because my college did not do grades and instead did narratives. If anyone is wondering if I still am wanting to do pediatrics, Im not sure, right now my goal is finishing my pre-meds with a competitive GPA (3.5) doing well on my MCAT.
I look forward to interacting with everyone here and getting to become a doctor.
-racecardoctor
After 16 years in the field of education I recently decided to leave it and pursue my original path of medicine. I was getting sick and tired of not only the drama and un-ethical practices but also the discrimination that I faced due to being a male. I realized I was having to focus so much time and energy on those aspects and not my students and their families that it was no longer worth it. The education field is like the acting industry, regardless of your qualifications and training you would only get hired if they liked how you look or were friends with one of the other employees or something. I only felt happy when I was working directly with my students and their families and many times I found I was having to battle discrimination drama and the un-ethical practices of a center more so than be able to focus on them; so I was rarely happy because my work with my students and their families always got interrupted by those three elements. I was always fighting my way for a positon as a leader and I knew that with education I would not get there, the only way I could was through becoming a physician. I’m currently doing my pre-meds with UNE’s online courses and doing well in them. Im currently finishing up Chem1010 and will enroll in Chem 1011 and Ochem 1 in January. When I did my BA my GPA was a 2.95-3.0, I give that range because my college did not do grades and instead did narratives. If anyone is wondering if I still am wanting to do pediatrics, Im not sure, right now my goal is finishing my pre-meds with a competitive GPA (3.5) doing well on my MCAT.
I look forward to interacting with everyone here and getting to become a doctor.
-racecardoctor
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