I Have A Dream!
I know, cliche. But, I have always wanted to go to medical school. Finally, after some soul searching and deep discussions with family and friends, I have started the first, tentative steps toward being able to apply. It is amusing how people will immediately say, "Well, what kind of doctor do you want to be?" I am just thinking, "I hope that I do well in Organic and the MCAT." I know that everyone means well, and that is a vote of confidence for me, but the entire process is so daunting.
So, here I am at 37, taking freshman biology with the lab, with students that I could have taught in my own classroom only weeks ago. I look around the room and see a few other "geezers" and wonder, what is their purpose for being in the class? So, after pondering this point, I have decided to start a blog about it and maybe it could become a place for the older, non-traditional aspiring medical school applicant to discuss the process and network.
Personally, I am going to retake freshman biology & chemistry, physics and the labs. I am also going to take organic, human physiology and biochemistry for the first time. I am going to be completing these courses at the University of Houston - Main Campus. I plan on taking the MCAT next spring. Since the administration is now all computer based and offered many more times, I haven't difinitively picked when I will sit the test. I also would like to take a review course before that big day.
Needless to say, the tremendous amount of stuff needed to prepare is made even more difficult for me since it also means placing extra stress on my husband, children, mom and other family. Since I am not working for a year, we will be both poor and borrowing against my retirement. This makes me even more aware that I need to make really good grades!
But, both my husband and I want me to be happy and teaching high school just wasn't cutting it in that department anymore. So anytime I feel unsure or doubtful, I just look at the bracelet my mom bought me as I embarked on this new adventure. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams - Live the life you've always imagined" -H. Thoreau
So, here I am at 37, taking freshman biology with the lab, with students that I could have taught in my own classroom only weeks ago. I look around the room and see a few other "geezers" and wonder, what is their purpose for being in the class? So, after pondering this point, I have decided to start a blog about it and maybe it could become a place for the older, non-traditional aspiring medical school applicant to discuss the process and network.
Personally, I am going to retake freshman biology & chemistry, physics and the labs. I am also going to take organic, human physiology and biochemistry for the first time. I am going to be completing these courses at the University of Houston - Main Campus. I plan on taking the MCAT next spring. Since the administration is now all computer based and offered many more times, I haven't difinitively picked when I will sit the test. I also would like to take a review course before that big day.
Needless to say, the tremendous amount of stuff needed to prepare is made even more difficult for me since it also means placing extra stress on my husband, children, mom and other family. Since I am not working for a year, we will be both poor and borrowing against my retirement. This makes me even more aware that I need to make really good grades!
But, both my husband and I want me to be happy and teaching high school just wasn't cutting it in that department anymore. So anytime I feel unsure or doubtful, I just look at the bracelet my mom bought me as I embarked on this new adventure. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams - Live the life you've always imagined" -H. Thoreau
posted by Jane at
1:40 PM
1 Comments:
Jane - Thank you for taking the step to connect us old-timers! I too am looking forward to this incredible, exciting, and long-awaited journey. I hope that we are able to help each other along the way! - Candi
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Candi, at 12:12 AM
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