I feel old

[IgnisDU]

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I'm waiting on finishing up my masters before applying to an MD/PhD program. So that means I won't be even starting an MD/PhD until I'm 28. Man oh man, that makes me feel old.

Anyone else in the same boat? Or will I be the only geezer starting Residency at about 35?

 

[rishi]

I'm still only 21, but if I don't get in this year, I'm just gonna get my PhD and then do the MD so that I don't have to ride that boat. But I feel your old age pain. Just thinking about at least 12 more years of school and residency before I get my first REAL job makes me feel old too.

 

[Jorje286]

Yeah, that sucks. Sometimes I envy those people who majored in a field where they can get a job for something like ~50k immediately after they graduate from college.

OK that doesn't really help. :lol

No but seriously, don't think about it as a transition phase. 7/8 years in your 20s/30s are just too much to be considered a transition phase. Think about as a "starting job" and make sure you enjoy the process.

 

[IgnisDU]

Yeah, that sucks. Sometimes I envy those people who majored in a field where they can get a job for something like ~50k immediately after they graduate from college.

Yeah, my best friend has a computer science degree and codes like a ninja does ninjitsu! He's charging about $60/hr right now to make web sites for yuppies.

 

[E Z Daring]

Yeah, my best friend has a computer science degree and codes like a ninja does ninjitsu! He's charging about $60/hr right now to make web sites for yuppies.

It's not how old you are. It's how old you look. sorry, but it's true.



🙂

 

[1Path]

It's not how old you are. It's how old you look. sorry, but it's true.🙂

Exactly!!
I'll be 47 when I start residency..........................but I'll look 32!😉

 

[DogFaceMedic]

Just do it. You'll be 4 yrs older anyway; so you can be 4 yrs older without an MD and feeling old, or you can be older with your MD. The key is if you like medicine, do it; if you are feeling sorry for yourself about getting older, then you will be miserable no matter what and trying out the latest botox.

I switched road maps in academic life in order to be an MD. I'm older, but still looking good.

 

[dr.z]

I'm waiting on finishing up my masters before applying to an MD/PhD program. So that means I won't be even starting an MD/PhD until I'm 28. Man oh man, that makes me feel old.

Anyone else in the same boat? Or will I be the only geezer starting Residency at about 35?

I already have my Ph.D doing some post doc right now. If all goes well I'll probably start medical school around 31.

 

[gbwillner]

I'm waiting on finishing up my masters before applying to an MD/PhD program. So that means I won't be even starting an MD/PhD until I'm 28. Man oh man, that makes me feel old.

Anyone else in the same boat? Or will I be the only geezer starting Residency at about 35?

Are you already accepted somewhere? Is the masters in the same field in which you hope to get a PhD? If so, you're totally wasting your time.

 

[mdphd2b]

I'm waiting on finishing up my masters before applying to an MD/PhD program. So that means I won't be even starting an MD/PhD until I'm 28. Man oh man, that makes me feel old.

Anyone else in the same boat? Or will I be the only geezer starting Residency at about 35?

I started my MD/PhD in 2000 when I was 28 (plus I'm a married woman w/life outside of school). I'm now in MS3, and by the time I graduate from Med school in 2008 I'll be 36. My plan is to be done w/residency before I'm 40. Fellowship at 40 is OK, though

btw you may get your PhD coursework shortened w/the Master's, depending on what field you go into.

Good luck

 

[QofQuimica]

I'm waiting on finishing up my masters before applying to an MD/PhD program. So that means I won't be even starting an MD/PhD until I'm 28. Man oh man, that makes me feel old.

Anyone else in the same boat? Or will I be the only geezer starting Residency at about 35?

Buck up, kid; you're definitely not alone. I'll be right there with you. I'm an M1 now at age 31, so I'll be graduating and starting residency at age 35. 🙂

 

[DogFaceMedic]

I finished my PhD and was working before I went to Med school; I'm older than dirt. So, do what you like. And, use Oil of OLay.

 

[IgnisDU]

Okay, I feel better 🙂 Time to get back to studying to improve my 30P score on the MCAT. And the master's I should hear if I'm accepted any day now, registration is late next week for Spring Semester. The Master's is to over shadow a poor undergrad GPA. To top it all off, I found a 51 year old saying the same thing on the "Nontraditional" board.

I got it all out of my system now 🙂

 

[PHD_2007]

I will finish my PhD in the spring and I'll enter med school at 26. SO I feel ya.... But I have to say I THANK GOD for every second of the day. I would not change the way HE has planned my life for the world. 😍