What year in medical school are you? I still am passionate about medicine. That doesn't mean what I said in my PS still applies to who I am today. Much of it doesn't and the realities of what medical school is versus what I thought would be are very different.
That’s great. Keep at it and continue to grow.
just realized you are a M0. I understand why you have the thoughts you do. I would've said the same thing a year ago. Medical School, even first year, changes you in ways you don't yet understand. Not fundamentally who you are, but basically what gets you through the day is no longer the things you wrote in your PS. Motivators change as sitting in rooms and memorizing vast amounts of information is a lot less glorious than it sounds.
All of those things still apply to me. I could imagine no other career and I am not complaining. But what I said in my personal statement has very little relevance to why that is. The personal statement means less than you think on this journey. It was a weird comment that really has no context to the conversation.
So do you agree with my idea about NHL/pro-athletes?
Pleaseeeee someone agree with me. Just 1 person.
I've been poor, stressed, and missing out on so many social things just trying to get into medical school (finished app cycle #3). At least when I start, then I'll be doing what I'm passionate about. Also, time management. I know more than enough medical students who are having the time of their lives.
I'm not. We all have our flaws, and this is one thing that I know is wrong but I believe it
You’re passionate about sitting by yourself trapped at a table straining your joints, eyes, brain, and relationships? Okay, well then enjoy.
Yah. I did it once already with engineering. Maybe there's better routes for people who don't enjoy education so much.
I mean I’ve been in a factory, CNA, and literally picking up trash so I’ll take this any day of the week. The SDN woe is me gets a bit old
It's nonsense. Like I said, there are plenty of happy medical students out there. It happens to be much harder than most undergrad curricula, which is why I think many are caught off guard.
I went to a top engineering school and studied my a** off in undergraduate. That isn't really the point. The time put in isn't even the point. The point is the sheer amount of material that really doesn't allow you to go into any depth whatsoever if you want to keep your head above water. It's super frustrating. You just don't have enough time to learn the whole TCA cycle and all the enzymes but my brain works best when getting a deep understanding of the material. I thought going in that medical school would teach depth and we could learn the amount that we feel comfortable with. The problem is when the TCA cycle is one slide on powerpoint show of 125 slides and you have 15 powerpoints to memorize for the week. Good luck. You go to first aid and other resources and figure out what is or isn't testable and memorize to the depth that those resources tell you. It's like a constant game of pirates where you are looking for a treasure map and then WALA you found the chest but have no idea how you got there. It's a constant game like this for a year while sitting at your computer or library or wherever in some form of isolation and then on top of that your school throws in random mandatory events for you to do.
Lol toxic. Why don’t you just drop out. Medicine clearly isn’t for everyone.
IDK being in Ft. lauderdale sounds pretty good to me.
Nobody is saying medical school is amazing and easy. But it isn’t as bad as SDN makes it out to be. Nothing is as bad as SDN makes it out to be. And honestly playing soccer isn’t like this because at the end of the day that’s a game. This is a job. And when you come in to this having crap jobs, you’re a hell of a lot more thankful for this opportunity because the young professional life looks good on Facebook but it’s nothing incredible either.
Fair enough, I really enjoy it.
Honestly it isn't fun all the time, but it also isn't the worst thing in the world either. You don't have to sacrifice everything, you just have to prioritize what important. You haven't even started medical school yet so please spare me with explaining how difficult medical school is. There's a lot of stuff I don't necessarily enjoy learning, but its still pretty cool that I know these things when 90% of the rest of the world doesn't. Its all about mindset on it.
lol i feel like you need to re-read what i wrote. I was agreeing that med school is not all "fun". In fact, I stated that it will suck and drain your life.
That's exactly it. I thought I would be passionate about the material. Some of it I really am. But I can't devote time away from the high yield facts and waste time getting a true deep understanding of the material because there is just too much material. It's how it has to be, and I understand why that is. It's just frustrating at times.
As a non trad student this is 100% true. School is nothing compared to the real world.
Yep. This is like the most expensive vacation ever from the real world. Digging proverbial (and sometimes literal) ditches is far worse than sitting on my ass reading all day.
Well if you are doing average, there is still a good 50% below you. Relax, enjoy med school unless you want to go into a surgical subspeciality then you are screwed but still ok
Yeah, med school sucks for a lot of people. Even people that do well.
Good for you. To each their own. Good luck in school
Did you say that medical school was easy in the other thread?
