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How do I know that I will be in that small percentage that can actually make it through the entire process? I just don't want to waste time if Med school isn't for me
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As for your question SNM - you won't know until you try. If you are worried about wasting time, then maybe you should just go ahead and change your goals now, look for something where "success" is a little bit more guaranteed.
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<p>What are some jobs/paths where "success" is more guaranteed?
BDM, please don't say things like plumber. lol</p>
<p>4 times...he's done some things differently. Unfortunately he hasn't taken my most prudent advice, which is frustrating because I know how much he wants it and how good he'd be at it, but that's another story. </p>
<p>SNM - depends on what your definition of success is. If success equals the same income and prestige as a physician then there are very few where success is significantly more guaranteed. I don't know you, so I don't know if you would be the type to be happy being a teacher or going into marketing or something else.</p>
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<p>I was double-gloving from the start. The smell was... meh. Livable, I'd call it.</p>
<p>You know, I was expecting the abdomen to be a hellhole of stench, but it was not bad at all. Dissection-wise it wasn't a lot of fun, since our cadaver had massive adhesions due to old-fashioned gallbladder removal surgery. Of course, we put a lot of effort into making sure we didn't accidentally puncture any of the digestive tract.</p>
<p>Actually opening up the stomach and intestines was gross, though. The contents looked like a bunch of rotting grass clippings, mulch, and dirt. Yum. All the same, it still doesn't top skinning the lower extremity for grossness.</p>
<p>Gross Anatomy aside, why are people here so afraid of risk? Applying to medical school is not like jumping out of a car travelling at 30 mph, or at least, it shouldn't be. There are a lot of things applicants can do to increase their chances of success. People on this forum have listed, explained, and talked to death the risk-reducing stuff. What it takes to get into medical school should be clear.</p>
<p>I also want to say that you can still get in even if your application isn't "perfect," whatever that means. I really screwed up my applications - I applied way too late and didn't interview well - but I still made it in. I wouldn't advise anyone to do what I did, but it's a good example of how people get in despite whatever they screwed up in.</p>
<p>Man, if jumping out of a car at thirty was enough that I didn't have to study for the MCAT, fill out AMCAS, or do secondaries, I'd do it in a heartbeat.</p>
<p>Would it be that dangerous? Don't some people run at thirty for short bursts? NFL players can do 4.4 40's, which translates to... (calculator) three minutes to a mile, or twenty miles an hour. Seriously, combined with a little bit of a somersault/roll, would it be a big deal?</p>
<p>I started out with "a car travelling at 40 mph," but I was worried that it might be too dangerous. I thought I'd be more conservative, ease up on the gas pedal, and call it 30 mph instead.</p>