Hi. This site is new to me and so is pre-med. I'd like to explain my situation as briefly as I can and hopefully get some feedback. I'm a 25 yr. old wife, mother of 2, student, and work part-time at a daycare center. I have wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember, but have always been told to set more realistic expectations for myself. No one in my family has ever been to college. I love science and people. I have seen and been through some very painful experiences physically and emotionally and feel that I could be of help to others. I'm hoping medicine is the vehicle in which I can help others. I started college dumb as dirt; I often wondered why I was there. But, after I realized I wasn't stupid...just ignorant of a lot important info. I began to reconsider going into medicine. My problem is this, I still have people telling me I can't do it. I don't have much support at all. I only have a 3.5 now, and I know the classes will get much harder, but I also know that I am very capable of hard work. I have believed the odds of ever getting into medical school have always been against me. I do feel differently about it now. Has anyone out there been in this situation and if so, am I wasting my time? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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ICU2 - I started community college "dumb as dirt" about 4.5 years ago, and am just about to transfer to a 4 year (this fall). I too come from a background where the watch words were "be realistic." I have been told over and over again that I will probably never get into med school. And my response? So what. The process of getting this kind of education in the sciences, working in hospitals as a volunteer, discovering what I'm really made of, is priceless in itself. If I don't get into med school, how has the attempt really hurt me? Sure, my ego is at risk of taking a beating, but my life will be enriched and other opportunities that I would not have had will open up to me.
I commend you, and support you. Keep your goal in mind, but also how much you are gaining RIGHT NOW, not just for your own future, but for your kids, too.
Good luck,
Nanon
I commend you, and support you. Keep your goal in mind, but also how much you are gaining RIGHT NOW, not just for your own future, but for your kids, too.
Good luck,
Nanon
Thanks Nanon! I really appreciate the encouragement. I intend to give it 110%, and then if I don't get in for some reason, I will keep trying until I do. I will never know unless I give it my best shot.
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A 3.5 is great. Do your best to maintain it. 25 years old is not to old. your experience will make you a better doctor than the kid who breezes from college into medical school with knowing difficulty or adversity. It will serve you well when writing your persona statement on the application. Age is an arbitrary measure of time. What is important is what we do with the time we have.
Good Luck
Good Luck
