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This isnt a post to discourage you guys but heres some really important advice I want to pass onto you.
Before you hit that submit button on your applications, or hell before you go to your interview please make sure you are absolutely 100% positive you want to
1. Go through medical school
2. Become a doctor
I say this because it is a very long journey and frankly no amount of shadowing will ever give you a true idea of the tortures you have to deal with medical school.
Do not become a doctor if
1. Its for the money
- Because frankly if you put the same amount of years and effort into another career like engineering or business, you could make the same amount. The only reason those fields have lower salaries on average is the life styles are generally easier
2. Its for the title/for impressing your family
-When you start medical school you stop giving two damns about what the world thinks about you. I have no issues showing up to class or an exam in my underwear if thats what makes my all nighter more comfortable to bear with
Every day will be a repetitive drone of professors reading off powerpoint slides spewing out facts which you need to cram over time into your brain. I am actually starting to get excited about my 5 minute meal breaks where I eat frozen food.
The good news (so ive heard) is life gets a bit better as time moves on, but be prepared for a very very slow moving education.
Before you hit that submit button on your applications, or hell before you go to your interview please make sure you are absolutely 100% positive you want to
1. Go through medical school
2. Become a doctor
I say this because it is a very long journey and frankly no amount of shadowing will ever give you a true idea of the tortures you have to deal with medical school.
Do not become a doctor if
1. Its for the money
- Because frankly if you put the same amount of years and effort into another career like engineering or business, you could make the same amount. The only reason those fields have lower salaries on average is the life styles are generally easier
2. Its for the title/for impressing your family
-When you start medical school you stop giving two damns about what the world thinks about you. I have no issues showing up to class or an exam in my underwear if thats what makes my all nighter more comfortable to bear with
Every day will be a repetitive drone of professors reading off powerpoint slides spewing out facts which you need to cram over time into your brain. I am actually starting to get excited about my 5 minute meal breaks where I eat frozen food.
The good news (so ive heard) is life gets a bit better as time moves on, but be prepared for a very very slow moving education.