Is it too late ????

[eigen]

Do it, but only if you are really awesome at life.

 

[LordMorpheus]

Originally posted by: cchen

Originally posted by: silverspear
yup - took thim in HS. i graduated in CIS. i know cash was an issue then and it still is.... but im thinking of giving it a shot. anyone else do a carrer change - or am i just stupid.

uhm... what are you talking about? you need gen chem, organic chem, chem lab, physics, physics lab, bio, bio lab + a few more

If you're motivated you can cover that in 2 years

It'll be a sh!tload of work, but it is doable.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: sixone
Go for it. Don't waste your life doing something you don't love.

Bingo! Find a way to do what you love. No matter how much it takes, it's worth it.

ZV

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
never too late. I quit school to be a mom... then quit again in my 30's cause I was a single mom ($$$) and now I am 42, kid is grown and gone... and I am still trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up.

Never too late.

How is your story a help?

Anyway 24 is not too old for MD, you figure 22 is a quick grad, you are not out of the running, but what have you done? That will be a deciding factor.

I was originally going med school, got accepted to major Pharmacy colleges when I decided to do that instead of med, I was still an AA candidate.

 

[dr150]

My friend (age 24) was getting his MA in Architecture at Columbia and had the epiphony of becoming a doctor.

He dropped out after one semester and enrolled in Columbia's specialized post Bachelors pre-med training program which basically is a bunch of courses to supplement your college degree and prepare you for medical school.

Within 1.5 years, he passed his courses (all A's and A-) and did really well on his MCATs (35 I think?)....he was wait listed at Columbia Med......which then turned into an admit!

So yessss it is possible!!

I can tell you that my friend was EXTREMELY FOCUSED and didn't fvck around. He was disciplined and studied hard. All I ever saw him do was study and work out at SET hours every day of the week.....no partying.

But he accomplished his dreams. He graduated from Med school last year and is now training to become an orthopedic surgeon.

You can use my friend as a an example if you too are as extremely focused as he was....