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Originally Posted by Ren
I don't know how many people in this thread are actually aware how demanding the requirements for medical school actually are. It's one thing to say some people can handle it and some people can't when it's something like a business degree or a fine arts program where you don't necessarily need to be the best student in the world to continue. Bio sciences is a totally different monster, and that's not me being an elitist prick, that's the reality of life. I don't care to look up the numbers right now but there are a *lot* of people who apply to medical programs every year and only a very small amount of them actually get accepted. I'm willing to bet money that the ones who don't get accepted are the same ones who take this cavalier attitude towards school and spend half their time partying and working because they rushed out of home the second they graduated from high school.
Listen, I appreciate the fact that you and some others are saying that there's more to life than school, and there is... But there's absolutely no sense in moving out and turning down an opportunity to have everything provided for you when you don't have to. The extracurriculars required for most medical schools to even look at you are enough to constitute a full-time job... What do you think happens when you have to work at the same time just to pay rent?
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I know this wasn't geared at me, but that sounded pretty condescending. Lighten up, everyone will have different ideals about this.
I'm a firm believer of moving away from University. Having moved away for 4 years and talking back to friends at home, it's completely different. I'm struggling to work a job, cook and clean for myself and go to school, while all they do is go to school. Experiences such as these are extremely time consuming but they also make you a better person. I was able to see how much money it takes to financially support myself, and that in itself was good motivation for me to study hard and get good grades. True, some people go away just to party, but not everyone.
I worked a full time and part time job during the summer which more than paid for school and rent. That left me with a part time job to pay for food. Just be wise with your money and you'll be fine.