Hey guys... I am not sure if this is the correct forum to post this so if it is not please move it to the correct one.
So my deal is this. The following is my "real reason" to be a doctor.
It is very personal but hey, god bless internet anonyminity.
I came into college as a molecular bio major soley because I was interested in science. I did not plan on going to medical school at first, and like some people was not mature really when I came to school... my gpa my first year and a half really shows for that. (I graduated a year and a half ago with a 3.1cum and 3.1 science).
Now, I was originally planning on going for a PhD. However, I had a very tragic event happen to me halfway through my college career which forever changed the course of my life. I watched my girlfriend who I loved very much die inches away from me in a tragic car accident.
As one can imagine this was very tragic and life changing for me, at the time a 21 year old.
Right when this happened I vowed to be a doctor so I could do my best to make it so no one else experienced the pain that I did, which took me so long to get over.
So that is it in a nutshell. That is the reason why I want to be a doctor. I do not know if I should write about this or "make up" some type of bs for my personal statement. In the opinion of this message board, do you guys think this is too personal or do you think it is ok? Regardless it is the truth and the real reason why i want to be a doctor and what has driven me to do so over a purely research career.
I know my gpa is not that great, and I have been out of school a while shadowing and doing some other stuff (and am currently in the process of studying my butt off for MCAT in january)... If I cannot get in this round I will do a SMP and then go for it again.
Thoughts?
So my deal is this. The following is my "real reason" to be a doctor.
It is very personal but hey, god bless internet anonyminity.
I came into college as a molecular bio major soley because I was interested in science. I did not plan on going to medical school at first, and like some people was not mature really when I came to school... my gpa my first year and a half really shows for that. (I graduated a year and a half ago with a 3.1cum and 3.1 science).
Now, I was originally planning on going for a PhD. However, I had a very tragic event happen to me halfway through my college career which forever changed the course of my life. I watched my girlfriend who I loved very much die inches away from me in a tragic car accident.
As one can imagine this was very tragic and life changing for me, at the time a 21 year old.
Right when this happened I vowed to be a doctor so I could do my best to make it so no one else experienced the pain that I did, which took me so long to get over.
So that is it in a nutshell. That is the reason why I want to be a doctor. I do not know if I should write about this or "make up" some type of bs for my personal statement. In the opinion of this message board, do you guys think this is too personal or do you think it is ok? Regardless it is the truth and the real reason why i want to be a doctor and what has driven me to do so over a purely research career.
I know my gpa is not that great, and I have been out of school a while shadowing and doing some other stuff (and am currently in the process of studying my butt off for MCAT in january)... If I cannot get in this round I will do a SMP and then go for it again.
Thoughts?