<p>Many well-deserving premeds are nothing like me in terms of GPA, ECs, and personality. I don't know what else beside medicine would be good for me. PhD and becoming a prof is not something I want. Neither are going into research or academia, working in industry, becoming a lab technician, and other such things. I don't have passion in anything.
I'm depressed. I just want to kill myself.</p>
<p>no no no!! don’t do that!!</p>
<p>my mom was no valedictorian or anything. she just wanted to be a nurse, so she went to nursing school, but then, all of a sudden, she decided to be a doctor. so she crammed in the prereqs like calculus and physics in a summer program and basically failed them and the mcats, but she applied to a school in cali anyway and got in conditionally because they gave her an interview and she explained herself. so they’ll listen to you- don’t give up. </p>
<p>just think of how much better chances you’ll have if you know ahead of time that you want to go in that direction, and then work hard to get there!! you can do it!!!</p>
<p>don’t do it. Just try to get an interview somewhere. That’s all you need, that one shot to explain yourself and let them know who you truly are. There are so many med schools, someone will want to have you. Its not all about smarts, it’s about your personality and other factors. You just need decent enough grades to get you an interview or maybe even a few. After than, the majority of the decision weighs on your interview. That will be your time to shine!</p>
<p>Just because you can’t think of anything better doesn’t mean that medicine is the right career field for you.</p>
<p>It’s important to know yourself. If you are truly behind compared to others, it’s better to figure that out now, then to be left wondering what you’re going to do when the rejection letters come in. </p>
<p>What is it about medicine that makes it so appealing to you? Is it “helping people”? Or the chance to use science in a meaningful way? Or getting to meet new people every day? Or the prestige? Being the one who makes the decisions? $$$? Or something else?</p>
<p>There are a million professions out there, and unfortunately our education system does a lousy job of exposing students to them. I was like you, I didn’t know anything other than being a physician, and it wasn’t until late in the second semester of my junior year of college that I even realized the career that would have been my back up existed and it was well into senior year before I realized that career was something that I would love doing. Of course, I did get into med school, and I love being a doctor, so it was moot, but that’s not the point. The point is, do some career exploration, don’t get stuck thinking about the stereotypes of what this major or that major limits you to doing.</p>