I can't stand the soulless self-deluded drones in my class anymore. I'm 1 year in. Even 1 year with these people has made me hate the "med" type more than any other breed on earth. I've met maybe 3 chill people that actually seem like decent people. They're all so stuck up and think they're the smartest people on earth, and they act like they're competing for their life in the academic Olympics even though the classes are literally all pass/fail and not even curved. They study 24/7 and it's actually kinda hilarious how pathetic these people are.
It's not even that hard to get into med school, it just takes a ton of time because scores and grades are worth so little compared to showing how much you love the disadvantaged through countless volunteer hours, and that you bring a diverse perspective as being "underrepresented in medicine".
I had to apply twice to get in even with a 4.0 GPA and 98th percentile MCAT score, didn't even get an interview the first time because I am "overrepresented in medicine" and didn't show a "commitment to serving others" through my volunteering and everything. 60th percentile scores with more volunteering or being "underrepresented in medicine" now get accepted over 95th percentile scores.
I could go on for hours about how screwed up so much stuff is with the whole system but the last post I tried submitting was too long and I lost it all.
Either way, I want something that actually makes use of my 143 IQ which is why I chose medicine (even though it's basically just rote memorization and little critical thinking is even needed to meet the cut, so even medicine feels like a waste) and I love to work very hard and grind at my craft, but I don't know what the hell else there is to do with my life.
Please help frens. And my BSc in Biochemistry is literally useless on its own, obviously.
I ended up graduating FSU with a 2.3 GPA and no extracurricular's and am now a business analyst for a fortune 200 company, and the largest energy compangy in the US. In the end my grades never mattered, it was just luck that got me where I am today. If thats not inspiring, then fuck, I dont know what to tell you.
Cooper Morales
Pussy
Liam Taylor
Why are you complaining on biz about being in med? Congratulations, you'll have a life better than 99% of the people on this board.
Colton White
Medicine is for URMs and asians that memorize shit. Smart people don't go into medicine anymore, they get 200k+ packages at tech or finance firms after their bachelor's.
But honestly if you only have 3 years to go you might as well ride it out.
Asher Stewart
LOL. No. He's a first year whiney baby. He's never going to practice medicine. If he can't take the first year, he's never making it further in. The schools make it as brutal as possible, to scare away the manbabies like him.
Angel Nelson
first year med students don't know shit t. first year resident who doesn't know shit
Cameron Richardson
I get the feeling you might be lying.
David Cook
>LOL. No. He's a first year whiney baby. He's never going to practice medicine. If he can't take the first year, he's never making it further in. The schools make it as brutal as possible, to scare away the manbabies like him.
Is there any reason you have to interact with other students? Try to find 2-3 guys who are okay if you really need to socialise and stay fucking away from the others. I'm studying economics at a decent Uni and I literally try to stay alone as much as possible. I have a few close friends I know for years and a great gf, there is literally no reason for me to interact with the faggots in Uni.
Julian Watson
Lol I had no problem passing all my classes first year in med school. Wasn't even much worse than the semester in undergrad I had my hardest classes + studied for the MCAT while also playing a sport.
It just seems like a shitty path for me, I hate being around sick people and also hate most of my classmates. I mostly just chose it because of salary and I didn't know what else to do.
But I'll just stick it out I guess
Gabriel Morris
I worked in dentistry for a couple years and considering how pretentious teeth docs are, I can only imagine how bad it is for real docs.
I think it's kinda like being an actor or athlete. Because you have a talent most people don' t that is currently valued in society, you start to think that makes you better than others.
Anthony Martin
True enough, all my friends are already outside med anyways except for one guy.
Brandon Thompson
>And my BSc in Biochemistry is literally useless on its own, obviously. Nah - be happy with a lower paying job, work at a huge brewery and just do some science. do fucking not do this t. electrical engineer w/ 4 years experience
Colton Cox
Yeah I basically agree with everything you said. I messed up. But at this point in, may as well stick it out. There's some specialties I think wouldn't be too bad. I just hate how full of themselves everyone is. Being a doctor isn't even that special. Lots of things are harder. If you met these people man I swear...
What dont you like about EE? I have 5 years experience so far and have enjoyed it. Mainly working on big infrastructure
Matthew Taylor
>mfw network engineering stemfag who knows a metric fuckton of EE stock market fags
Christopher Garcia
Financially, yes. But that doesn't mean better life
Adam Allen
>omg my iq is so high and med school is so easy and everyone is a loser for studying so hard blah blah blah cool story bro
Christopher Bennett
>I just hate how full of themselves everyone is. Being a doctor isn't even that special. wife and best friend are docs so i hang around doctors a lot. you're not wrong but you'll find a couple people eventually. Financially you're probably committed already so just pick the shortest residency specialty you can and start stacking cash. Upcoming economic depression will wipe alot of cushy white collar jobs off the market as institutional capital gets tight so a guaranteed 250-500k job isn't the worst thing in the world. My buddy is EM and works 7 on 21 off and still makes 175k range, shit seems pretty cash
Connor James
About to enter into my third year of law school, same dynamic. Surrounded by a bunch of academics who can barely tie their own shoes. Good high paying jobs all go to minorities. It sucks, I wanted to drop too but I'm a year away and am just riding it out at this point. In a year I'll have a JD.
Your situation is a little different though, you have 7 years including residency? If you hate it, it might be better to get out now rather than later. I keep telling myself that I can spin a law degree into a million different things, not sure if a medical degree opens as many doors.
Also have a close friend who's parents are doctors and they all but told him he could not go to med school, said it'll never be what it once was.
my 2 cents - make of it what you will. Grad school sucks man
Brayden Sanchez
Sounds good, I'll just get through, I knew I was doing this for the long term, just wish the people weren't so shitty. I swear it sucks the life out of me man, but yeah ofc they're not all so bad. Good advice
Daniel Stewart
Thanks man. Honestly I like science and learning the stuff, it's more just the super liberal culture at least at my school, and how stuck up the people are. After it's said and done I'm sure it'll be worth it, the people calling me a bitch are probably right. Nice to see someone who sorta knows what I'm going through though. Good luck to you
Christopher Morales
The people will mellow out as you go along. Some will fail or drop out others will burn out. Year 1 is literally the most annoying. Newb engineers are the same. Just dumb ass kids.
Ian Sanders
I say finish. Imagine how you could flex on people by saying “yeah I finished med school with flying colors and then decided to say fuck it and go be X instead.” Wall Street hires smart people in any industry because they can be taught anything. Or you could do God’s work and go into upper level physics if you put in the time.
Brandon Young
Honestly bro I've thought of that. I've even thought taking a shot in politics with a med degree, Ben Carson style. I'll finish my MD at this point. But I may look for work elsewhere, rather than residency, 3 years from now. You're right, would be pretty dope
Alexander Russell
>It just seems like a shitty path for me, I hate being around sick people why even go into medicine then? go into finance/software dev and then at least you can hate your job in peace without putting peoples lives at risk
Aaron Ortiz
powerplants & transmission lines? I'm sure that's cool. I'm in CONSOOMER products and it's a passionless political hellhole.
Trying to either make lateral moves or jumping ship for software
yeah they always seem to be about stonks. Meanwhile I shill crypto but the only one who I can talk to about it is a Chinese pal of mine, a college classmate.
