Asclepius2000
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Good evening, fellow nontrads!
Selfishly, I thought it might be a good exercise - perhaps even cathartic - to write out my (very preliminary, exploratory, non-committal) plans. For some context, a little about me:
Importantly, my soul is drawn to medicine - and I have fantasized, endlessly, about pursuing it for well over a decade. I want to spend my life helping as many people as possible in the most potent way, and learning and doing interesting things in the furtherance of medical science. I have learned that, while I am good at my job, I derive zero satisfaction beyond the commerical pursuit and the economic upside it affords.
I think that's enough for now though I'd be happy to elaborate on any of the above. (Yes - I realize this may seem insane and unrealistic.) I look forward to getting to know other nontraditional aspirants and becoming a part of this wonderful community.
All the best,
Asclepius
Selfishly, I thought it might be a good exercise - perhaps even cathartic - to write out my (very preliminary, exploratory, non-committal) plans. For some context, a little about me:
- 35+ year old male, married, young children under four.
- Sole breadwinner - work in sales (own a small business with 2 employees who are in support roles), wife is SAHM (for now). In the interest of preserving anonymity I will leave it at that.
- College dropout - a handful of WUs that devolved into Fs. Despite this, I have a 2.9 GPA in a liberal arts major at a public school in my city.
- On again-off again student - steep upward slope, earning all As since 2017.
- Income since 2015 has ranged from $180k to $300k+. This year I will earn over $500k, enabling me to buy a house for my family in a suburb outside our city, where our families live and where we currently rent an apartment.
- earn as close to a 4.0 GPA as possible in all of my classes;
- study for the MCAT, in a well-planned and systematic manner, and then take it (beginning Summer 2023);
- spend one day/week (8-10 hours/day) shadowing two to three physicians (separately and consecutively) in a capacity that maximizes my exposure to patients - ultimately garnering 500+ hours by the time I earned my B.S. in Biology;
- spend one day/week working in the Biology Department Chair's lab assisting him and other post-doc researchers with research in their field (specific area within molecular biology)...
Importantly, my soul is drawn to medicine - and I have fantasized, endlessly, about pursuing it for well over a decade. I want to spend my life helping as many people as possible in the most potent way, and learning and doing interesting things in the furtherance of medical science. I have learned that, while I am good at my job, I derive zero satisfaction beyond the commerical pursuit and the economic upside it affords.
I think that's enough for now though I'd be happy to elaborate on any of the above. (Yes - I realize this may seem insane and unrealistic.) I look forward to getting to know other nontraditional aspirants and becoming a part of this wonderful community.
All the best,
Asclepius