Hi everyone,
I've been a lurker on these forums for the past five years. I've been coming here and reading some of y'all's thread hoping that one day I would be in the same boat as some of you.
Here's my story:
I am 31 yrs old and have a B.A. in Philosophy and Religious Studies. I went to an accredited catholic seminary so we really weren't required to take some of the math and science courses you find at a regular community college or university. My GPA there was a 3.3. I was young and really didn't put forth any effort into my classes. Too focused on other things.
A few years later I found myself working at a community clinic as an interpreter for under served Spanish speaking patients/panel manager of a care team (tracking data such as BP readings, diabetes pts, scheduling, etc.) I got to witness some pretty cool things as an interpreter as this allowed me to be in the pt rooms with the providers.
I realized along the way that while I enjoyed my job, I was longing to be the one in charge of the pts. I thought about going back to school for a long time and began to process this idea out loud with co-workers and friends. Most were not supportive. "Why would you do that to yourself?" "Be a nurse" "doctors are over worked" "you're too old" "why not PA?" blah blah blah. I'm sure some of you have heard these too.
I did consider other tracks like PA, NP and ND, but eventually ended back at MD for various reasons. I believe I really want to help ppl in this way, eventually in a specialty, or with Doctors without Borders or something like that. We'll see.
I enrolled in my local community college and took some prelim math courses (i had to repeat College Algebra where i got a D, got an A a semester later ). I've completed all of my math requirements for med school save for Stats, which I will complete next summer.
I am currently taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology during the day and working nights at a detention center. The job pays well, so it helps offset some of the cost for school. I've had to take out loans this year so i could pay for everything all at once.
I'm about to complete the first week and I am incredibly exhausted. I realize I'll need to better manage time if I am going to get through this with A's. I am a little afraid at failing, but I am confident that with a lot of planing a head and staying on top of my classes, I can do this.
I am single, so I feel like I am in a good place to do this (i am amazed at working parents). I have no support system though, and my friends still think i am making a mistake, but the dream is alive and well.
Is anyone else working nights and going to school full time?
I've been a lurker on these forums for the past five years. I've been coming here and reading some of y'all's thread hoping that one day I would be in the same boat as some of you.
Here's my story:
I am 31 yrs old and have a B.A. in Philosophy and Religious Studies. I went to an accredited catholic seminary so we really weren't required to take some of the math and science courses you find at a regular community college or university. My GPA there was a 3.3. I was young and really didn't put forth any effort into my classes. Too focused on other things.
A few years later I found myself working at a community clinic as an interpreter for under served Spanish speaking patients/panel manager of a care team (tracking data such as BP readings, diabetes pts, scheduling, etc.) I got to witness some pretty cool things as an interpreter as this allowed me to be in the pt rooms with the providers.
I realized along the way that while I enjoyed my job, I was longing to be the one in charge of the pts. I thought about going back to school for a long time and began to process this idea out loud with co-workers and friends. Most were not supportive. "Why would you do that to yourself?" "Be a nurse" "doctors are over worked" "you're too old" "why not PA?" blah blah blah. I'm sure some of you have heard these too.
I did consider other tracks like PA, NP and ND, but eventually ended back at MD for various reasons. I believe I really want to help ppl in this way, eventually in a specialty, or with Doctors without Borders or something like that. We'll see.
I enrolled in my local community college and took some prelim math courses (i had to repeat College Algebra where i got a D, got an A a semester later ). I've completed all of my math requirements for med school save for Stats, which I will complete next summer.
I am currently taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology during the day and working nights at a detention center. The job pays well, so it helps offset some of the cost for school. I've had to take out loans this year so i could pay for everything all at once.
I'm about to complete the first week and I am incredibly exhausted. I realize I'll need to better manage time if I am going to get through this with A's. I am a little afraid at failing, but I am confident that with a lot of planing a head and staying on top of my classes, I can do this.
I am single, so I feel like I am in a good place to do this (i am amazed at working parents). I have no support system though, and my friends still think i am making a mistake, but the dream is alive and well.
Is anyone else working nights and going to school full time?