I can't shake this feeling!

[Xdestiny]

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Hi all,

I am a 29 year old non trad. Graduated back in 2005 and have been working as a teacher ever since. I've always wanted to be a doctor ever since I was a little girl. Originally a premed, I got side tracked during college thinking I would do more good as a teacher than as a doctor. Thinking back on it, I was probably more shook up by getting a C in Organic chem more than anything else and I lost confidence in myself.

For the past couple of years, especially during my breaks, I still think about what could have been. Im unfufilled as a teacher, finding the work to be mind numbingly mundane and repetitive after a certain amount of years. Ive talked to several doctors and have looked into the profession as a whole (and other ones as well). Out of everything, this is the only thinh I could see myself truly happy with in the long run.

A big part of me wants to go for it, but I am scared. I was recently accepted to a post bacc program that I could start immediately. Im excited about this but afraid because of the loss of income, my age (want to have kids and spend time with them) and huge debt load.

What made you decide to go for it against all odds?

Thank you for reading my post.

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[Aspirantes MD]

It is scary. I made the decision to leave my job with the state (probation/parole) to return to school. I just finished my first semester back doing pre-reqs. No regrets. I am 31, married w/3 kids. There was (and continues to be) a lot of sacrifice, but I've been blessed with a very supportive and adaptable family. We had to pack up and move in order that I return to school for post-bac pre-reqs. After I am accepted to med school, we'll be moving again.

What made me decide?
I felt like this was something I was being called to do. I was on the fast track college plan my first time around. Get in, get a degree, get out, get a job. Now after 8 years in the workforce there were too many signs and circumstances that have happened that lead me in this direction that I could not ignore it anymore. I also did some self-reflecting after 6 years in a career field to which I couldn't see myself committing the next 20+ years of my life. Moreover I'd likely be busting my butt even after retirement to have a modestly comfortable life for me and my family.

If you feel its your calling and the "only thing you could see yourself truly happy with" you'd best pull the trigger and do it. Otherwise that gut feeling you have now is going to grow more each year that passes and that window of opportunity is going to get smaller and smaller.

We only spend a certain number of years on this Earth, don't settle for less if you know you have the ability and motivation to achieve more.