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I am not saying that going for my dream isn't worth it, but since I am a non-trad (27 years old) applicant, time is not on my side.
I just paid my tuition for semester #2 out of 4. And I am way older than you.
if i do everything right from here until next may, 2012, i will be 29 when i enter school. it is what it is, and if you really want it, does being older than you plan really change it all?
Try not to focus on being "behind" in your career. You only have one life, so make it what you want.
30 is the new 20. Seriously, though, I'll be 30 when I start, and I don't feel like it's that big a deal. If this is what you want to do for the rest of your life, then go for it.
I think that before you undertake this process of classes and MCAT you should consider if you are actually going to get accepted because of your illness.
I get the distinct impression it is a psychiatric illness... I don't really know what gives me that impression... but if that is the case, you were obviously impaired and it would impact your fitness as a med school/doctor candidate as it may affect your ability to ge a license.
If this is a medical condition, it could still very negatively impact your ability to get an acceptance. You had to drop out of college. I can tell you for certain that med school is a different set of circumstances and an illness that impairs you that much would raise doubts in the eyes of med school Adcoms. I would highly suggest you call a local med school anonymously and ask.
Quick question.
I need to know which class I should take among two math classes. As a result of my schedule and available classes, I can either take Calculus I or Statistics. Which class will be most beneficial to me in terms of science, mcat, and medical school preparation? Is there a major major benefit in taking one class over the other.
Thanks.
For starters, I want to say that the illness was not psychiatric in nature. I left out the details because it's my personal business, and I do not feel the need to share it with strangers. Also, I did not need to go into detail since I never asked for advice in terms of how to either explain and/or get into med school in regard to my issues from a while ago. I only wanted to know which courses I should take, and it turns out that I learned a lot from this thread as well as this site.
That being said, my major concern is in regard to you stating what illness you think I have. Instead of restricting this sort of conversation to private chat, you decided to try and "open up a can of worms" in this thread.
Nothing you said sounds to me like it came from the mouth of a modern open-minded doctor/medical student. Are you insinuating that people with illness or disability can not make it in medical school, or do you mean only certain disabilities and illnesses? In my situation, it will not even be necessary to bring up my past problems because I did not drop out of school. Instead, I was lucky enough to have finished my associate of arts prior to my issues.
This post isn't going to change anything, but I hope in the future you will try to send someone a private message with your "concerns" before you play a guessing game in a thread.
I am not saying that going for my dream isn't worth it, but since I am a non-trad (27 years old) applicant, time is not on my side.
Um, get some perspective?What would you do?
Um, get some perspective?
All kidding aside, Strauss, 27 is young. Very young. Plenty of people go to medical school in their 30s (including me), and some in their 40s. At my school, you're not even classified as nontrad in terms of age until you're 30. Now if you were 47, sure, time would be of the essence, because it's not very common to go to medical school in your 50s. Although occasionally, people still do.
The other thing I want to say is that even under the best of circumstances, you should expect to be challenged all along this road concerning why medical school. All applicants get asked probing questions about their motives, regardless of age, regardless of previous experiences. You're completely right that it's not necessary to discuss your personal experiences on the internet. That being said, instatewaiter did bring up a valid point, albeit maybe not as tactfully as s/he could have, that you should consider. Even though you didn't drop out of school, you do still have a "hole" in your timeline when you weren't attending school and weren't working. It's entirely possible (and probable) that you will be asked about this, and you should be prepared to answer questions about it.
Congrats on getting started, and best of luck.