Nervous about med school

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Hey everyone,

I am going to be starting MS1 in a month, and I'm freaking out. So much doubting whether this is for me, anxiety about the money I'll be spending, whether or not I'll fit in with everyone else, whether I'll look back and say it was worth it or whether I will regret spending the best years of my life in school. I only got into one school and it's many hours away from where I've lived my whole life. I don't think I've ever been so nervous about the future. Anyone have any words of encouragement or advice for people like me?
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slapchop said:
Hey everyone,

I am going to be starting MS1 in a month, and I'm freaking out. So much doubting whether this is for me, anxiety about the money I'll be spending, whether or not I'll fit in with everyone else, whether I'll look back and say it was worth it or whether I will regret spending the best years of my life in school. I only got into one school and it's many hours away from where I've lived my whole life. I don't think I've ever been so nervous about the future. Anyone have any words of encouragement or advice for people like me?
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All new endeavors are fraught with anxiety.

Your medical school accepted you because they think you can handle med school AND be a good doctor. Trust them.
 
Goro said:
All new endeavors are fraught with anxiety.

Your medical school accepted you because they think you can handle med school AND be a good doctor. Trust them.
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Agreed.

I am not a person that’s generally prone to anxiety, and I still have my doubts and misgivings. The difference? I know they don’t mean anything, and this is hardly the first time I’ve made a decision that’s had a substantial impact on every aspect of my life. Try not to listen too hard to your anxious thoughts, and learn to recognize sensible caution vs anxious nonsense 🙂
 
slapchop said:
Hey everyone,

I am going to be starting MS1 in a month, and I'm freaking out. So much doubting whether this is for me, anxiety about the money I'll be spending, whether or not I'll fit in with everyone else, whether I'll look back and say it was worth it or whether I will regret spending the best years of my life in school. I only got into one school and it's many hours away from where I've lived my whole life. I don't think I've ever been so nervous about the future. Anyone have any words of encouragement or advice for people like me?
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"Never take counsel of your fears"
Genl George S Patton
 
secondariesftw said:
And people who don't think their teen, 20s and 30s are the best years haven't experienced 50+ yet.
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Eh, my parents are having an awesome entrance to their golden years in their late 50s early 60s. Probably depends a lot on your genetics and lifestyle choices. I'm sure being 80 sucks though.
 
Nontrad_FL_LGBT said:
Eh, my parents are having an awesome entrance to their golden years in their late 50s early 60s. Probably depends a lot on your genetics and lifestyle choices. I'm sure being 80 sucks though.
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One of my dearest adcom friends, a retired internist, had a blast in her 80s. Snowshoed in Canada, kayaked, chartered a small boat with a crew in the Virgin Islands for herself and her college girlfriends, attended a grandchild's wedding in Alaska. Her health held well into her 90s.
 
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LizzyM said:
One of my dearest adcom friends, a retired internist, had a blast in her 80s. Snowshoed in Canada, kayaked, chartered a small boat with a drew in the Virgin Islands for herself and her college girlfriends, attended a grandchild's wedding in Alaska. Her health held well into her 90s.
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That's pretty amazing. Hopefully I get lucky like that, too. My grandpa is holding into his late 80s despite a lifetime of drinking himself into a stupor and weighing 400 lbs, my grandma held to her mid 80s smoking like a chimney and barely eating. Perhaps with a decent lifestyle I can make it to 100!
 
It's gonna be ok dude. Just make time for family, etc now. Learn to cook healthy, work out efficiently, etc.

Yeah, it's super stressful, but it's not all bad. Now that I'm an M3 not worried about honors, I'm really not stressed at all
 
slapchop said:
Hey everyone,

I am going to be starting MS1 in a month, and I'm freaking out. So much doubting whether this is for me, anxiety about the money I'll be spending, whether or not I'll fit in with everyone else, whether I'll look back and say it was worth it or whether I will regret spending the best years of my life in school. I only got into one school and it's many hours away from where I've lived my whole life. I don't think I've ever been so nervous about the future. Anyone have any words of encouragement or advice for people like me?
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Be like water. GL.
 
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