I’ve wanted to be a doctor for a long time. My freshman year of college (2012-2013) though, I developed an eating disorder. I’ve been in and out of treatment for the last 8 years. I have 8 Ws from having to withdraw for treatment. There are quite a few semesters I didn’t go to college because I was still recovering, and didn’t want to go back until I for sure felt ready. My GPA is a 3.8.
I still have about 2.5 years of school left. If I could complete all of that, without any more withdraws or taking semesters off, would that prove that I can handle school? I also have all of my hard classes left. Pretty sure no one has had such a bad record as this when applying to Med school, which is why I’m wondering if I should keep going.
Also, I know mentioning eating disorders in an interview or personal statements is a bad idea, but I have no idea how else to explain all of that.
Any advice is appreciated!
I still have about 2.5 years of school left. If I could complete all of that, without any more withdraws or taking semesters off, would that prove that I can handle school? I also have all of my hard classes left. Pretty sure no one has had such a bad record as this when applying to Med school, which is why I’m wondering if I should keep going.
Also, I know mentioning eating disorders in an interview or personal statements is a bad idea, but I have no idea how else to explain all of that.
Any advice is appreciated!