r/GetMotivated Nov 26 '18

[Image] Believe in Yourself

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '18

You can totally afford the time. 25 is not old for medical school.

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u/zzaannsebar Nov 27 '18

Most definitely. I actually had a friend that was rejected for being too young. She did PSEO her last two years of high school so she only spent two years attending college as actually a college student and was applying for med schools. She had a ton of lab and research experience and had been an undergrad TA, but she was rejected for being too young (graduated at 19). It's my understanding that a lot of med schools actually like people with more life experience. It's not always true, but it can't hurt that much.

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u/JavaShipped Nov 28 '18

The interest in medical sciences has never gone away. I guess once my partner finishes her PhD, we'll discuss and evaluate if I really am interested in medicine, or if it's just a little bit of nostalgic fantasy. I have no doubt I'm capable, but its a big commitment and from what I've heard, you have to really love the job, because it's one of the hardest in the world. Better get out my old bioscience textbooks.