kuroangel
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Hello,
I apologize for the long post in advance! I have been lurking on studentdoctor for a while, but this is the first time I will be mustering up the courage to post. As the title states, when I first decided to go to college (at the ripe age of 18), I was a pre-med major. I always knew I wanted to be a doctor, but then life hit me like a ton of bricks. I lived two hours away from the nearest medical school and I did not have a car. My husband--boyfriend at the time--was my only means of transportation. How was I going to be able to pay for medical school? Was I even good enough to become a doctor? Several thoughts ran through my mind and I decided to switch to nursing instead. I love healthcare and knowing that I could help people brought me so much joy.
Fast forward four (grueling) years later, and I received my BSN. I now live 19 mins from the nearest medical school and I work at a children's hospital (two years this year!). I knew someday that I would want to increase my knowledge and working as an RN opened doors for me. My first year on the job, I started looking at PA schools. I was familiar with it during nursing school so I felt like that would be an awesome field to go in. I made up my mind and started working on my harder sciences with the help of tuition reimbursement at my job.
While on this journey, I kept having a what if moment. I want to know more and being a physician would give me the most knowledge of pathophysiology. One of my favorite classes in nursing school was pathophysiology (although it was not in-depth). My husband has been very supportive of my goals in life since we were in high school. He is very blunt and told me to go for medical school thus, I have reverted back to my original plan. I have extra classes to take, and I am perfectly fine with it. I am just afraid that I will not be a competitive candidate. The GPA averages are so much higher than my own. I have a 3.72 overall and a 3.95 in the sciences. I still have to take gen chem, organic chemistry, physics II, and biochemistry since nursing school did not require those classes. I am also 24 years old and I would love to have a family one day. Since I am starting pre-med so late in my life, I wonder if I will ever get the chance to have a family.
I apologize for the long post. I would appreciate any advice!
I apologize for the long post in advance! I have been lurking on studentdoctor for a while, but this is the first time I will be mustering up the courage to post. As the title states, when I first decided to go to college (at the ripe age of 18), I was a pre-med major. I always knew I wanted to be a doctor, but then life hit me like a ton of bricks. I lived two hours away from the nearest medical school and I did not have a car. My husband--boyfriend at the time--was my only means of transportation. How was I going to be able to pay for medical school? Was I even good enough to become a doctor? Several thoughts ran through my mind and I decided to switch to nursing instead. I love healthcare and knowing that I could help people brought me so much joy.
Fast forward four (grueling) years later, and I received my BSN. I now live 19 mins from the nearest medical school and I work at a children's hospital (two years this year!). I knew someday that I would want to increase my knowledge and working as an RN opened doors for me. My first year on the job, I started looking at PA schools. I was familiar with it during nursing school so I felt like that would be an awesome field to go in. I made up my mind and started working on my harder sciences with the help of tuition reimbursement at my job.
While on this journey, I kept having a what if moment. I want to know more and being a physician would give me the most knowledge of pathophysiology. One of my favorite classes in nursing school was pathophysiology (although it was not in-depth). My husband has been very supportive of my goals in life since we were in high school. He is very blunt and told me to go for medical school thus, I have reverted back to my original plan. I have extra classes to take, and I am perfectly fine with it. I am just afraid that I will not be a competitive candidate. The GPA averages are so much higher than my own. I have a 3.72 overall and a 3.95 in the sciences. I still have to take gen chem, organic chemistry, physics II, and biochemistry since nursing school did not require those classes. I am also 24 years old and I would love to have a family one day. Since I am starting pre-med so late in my life, I wonder if I will ever get the chance to have a family.
I apologize for the long post. I would appreciate any advice!
