What would you say are the cons? When I was an MA i saw the ups and downs but genuinely enjoyed the work and treatments we did
Being an MA is not the same as being a podiatry student, resident, new attending, established attending, older attending.
I get that it seems you've got a better handle on your mental health issues, but it will only get harder.
Age isn't the problem, its you getting your head in the right place, learning study skills, staying disciplined, managing any other emotional baggage or anything else you have.
Getting in is easy.
Graduating is hard.
Keeping your grades high enough to get a good residency program is hard.
Getting through your residency program is probably harder yet for you because you will be juggling multiple things at once with stressors coming from 20 different places.
You can read all about the pros and cons in the other threads. Please read all the information available before you spam questions that have been answered over and over again.
You need to use your current B.S. to prove to admissions you can handle the curriculum and are NOT the same person you were a year ago. If you finish your B.S. and barely passed your undergraduate science courses with Cs, you will not be ready for a podiatry school curriculum.
You will also need to study for and take the MCAT- a lot of which is purely self directed. You will again have to self direct yourself after you get in for your podiatry class exams, your board exams while in podiatry school, and even after residency with more board exams.
Helpful threads for you to check out regarding admissions:
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I am not trying to beat you down so you don't do this profession. I am trying to get you to understand this is a life long commitment that will take everything you have, then turn around and ask for more. If you cannot get on board with being pushed past your limit, then it is the wrong profession for you. This applies to the other medical fields.
Edit: Without starting a flame war, I would also assume the science courses in most podiatry schools are harder and higher in detail than what you would have faced in OT school. Again, it will only be harder compared to what you have already experienced.
