Anyone trying to go to grad school? Problem.

[Tigers are my favorite]

I am writing this to see what kind of experiences people have with SA disrupting their lives. I want to hear from you, especially if you all are young adults trying to get your lives started.
----------------------------------------
here's my story:

I just graduated from college with a degree in Molecular Bio and I want to go to medical school to become a physician.

I lived with some of my close friends from high school while in college. Even though I like my friends, I always felt awkward around them when we met other people. I always stayed quiet when my friends would throw parties or we would go out. I was the weird, quiet roommate for them. It brought me a great deal of distress, so I tried doing activities where I could meet more people and hopefully make more friends, but it really took away from my studies. I still didn't meet anyone I can call a friend, or even an acquaintance, and now I graduated with a crappy GPA. And anyone who knows about medical school admissions, knows its a hard to get admitted to one with a bad GPA.

What troubles me is that I know I am smart enough to go Medical school. The MCAT, the test for med schools, is something I studied for and did well on. I was a good student until college started. I am sure I am smart enough to be a physician, but my grades, DUE TO MY SA, are holding me back.

In addition, Being a quiet student didn't help me get to know any of my professors. I don't really have anyone who can write me a letter of recommendation. Also, I have volunteer experience but I can't really say much about direct social interaction with patients in a hospital which med school interviewers really like to hear about.

I've heard from a few people that I'm cut out for a lab and that medicine isn't for me because I'm quiet. And I would agree with them if I wanted to be quiet and not see people. But I do want to see people! I want to have an impact on people's lives! I crave it, but I wish my anxiety would get out of my way and let me live freely.

I got no job, tho I am searching. I feel alone. And the money and time I would have to spend to rehab my application is making me sick. And I am a huge burden on my parents. I'm in a real pickle.

Thank you for reading.

 

[Anomaly]

Do you have research experience? Have you shadowed a doctor?

It depends on how bad of a GPA you have and how well you did on the MCAT, but are you willing to consider osteopathic schools?

 

[Fembot]

I'm in a similar situation. I'm considering going into nursing instead, with the goal of becoming a nurse practitioner at some point. Nursing is also a competitive field, but certainly not as competitive as medical school. So I'm trying to figure out if this is a more realistic option for me. There are so many careers in the medical field, I don't have to be an MD to work with patients and to help people.

 

[Tigers are my favorite]

Do you have research experience? Have you shadowed a doctor?

It depends on how bad of a GPA you have and how well you did on the MCAT, but are you willing to consider osteopathic schools?

I would totally go to an osteopathic school, but still I don't have much patient interaction and I'm still working on trying to find a doctor to shadow. My mcat was a 34, so that is one bright spot on my app.

 

[Tigers are my favorite]

I'm in a similar situation. I'm considering going into nursing instead, with the goal of becoming a nurse practitioner at some point. Nursing is also a competitive field, but certainly not as competitive as medical school. So I'm trying to figure out if this is a more realistic option for me. There are so many careers in the medical field, I don't have to be an MD to work with patients and to help people.

Yea, i've thought about other professions in health, like PA or Nursing but I really want to be the person making the decision about a patient's treatment and diagnosis. I want to be my own boss.

 

[Porto]

U can become go to medical shcool in every time or yourlife if is that u want. I've a friend who graduate in biology as best student, then after some year he went to medical shcool....and is doing great!

the question is that u want to spent more 5,6,7 years studing at this time of your life? Medical school can be hard and push u way more in the isolation of others....

So there's a question need to be done: what's more important now? your health or the health of others? You just can help others if u get yourself good!