Welcome to my new blog, "My Medical Marathon", where I will be documenting my journey towards a Doctor in Medicine degree.
As stated in my "About" section, I am a non-traditional student--30 years old, African American, female, low GPA, low MCAT, non-science major. (Okay, okay. Stop that horrified face you're making at the computer screen after reading that. LOL) Yes. I am applying to medical schools in the Caribbean and Special Masters Programs. I know that the odds are very much against me. Hence the reason behind this blog.
In life you will never know unless you try. I was a 19 year old senior at a 4-yr university when my pre-med advisors pretty much slashed my hopes of ever becoming a physician. With a 2.0 GPA in the sciences and 2.4 overall GPA (thank goodness for those couple of A's LOL), they advised me to pursue another career within my major and forget about medical school since no school would ever accept me. I got my BA and took their advice--screw medical school!
I went on to be a public advocate. I turned my anger into passion fighting for the rights of others i.e. immigrants, local residents, homosexuals, etc. etc. It was fun being able to help my neighbors and residents in communities all across the states.
I also became a thrillseeker. Science and medicine were natural highs for me. I needed to get that same adrenaline rush elsewhere. So, whitewater rafting, skydiving, bungee jumping, mountain climbing, etc. etc. have all become hobbies of mine. What a rush?!?!
I still needed to explore. What better way than to travel?! A passport full of stamps across the Caribbean, Europe, Canada, and Mexico; and skymiles earned from flying around the US.
What a fun life?! Whoohoo!! All of that and guess what? I'M MISERABLE! I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR!
Sure, I appeared to be living the life from the outside looking in. My friends envied my life and wished to be in my shoes. But I still felt empty. I was depressed and sad when I hit my bed. I still want to be a medical doctor and I will always have regrets if I never at least tried.I know that it will be quite the marathon but I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
My Medical Marathon! The journey begins...
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