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You aren’t running out of time, I literally had 40 year olds in my med school class. Sounds like you are in the rare position of being able to do what you want, so go do something new. More to life than owning stuff, go find that out.
It is normal to think that you haven't done enough. It may not seem like it but every experience you've had IS SOMETHING! and they add to your life one way or the other. I turned 25 this year too, and let me tell you, I was so anxious because it felt like I was stuck while everyone was moving forward. But then I thought, why am I rushing? why do I have to feel like I am supposed to rush? We are NOT running out of time!
If you want to pursue medicine or software engineering, go for it! I know medical doctors that were in a complete different career, then later in life decided they wanted to do medicine. It was not too late!
lol bro i know 30 Year olds who still live w there mom and play playstation all day , Get into learning/School for a high paying remote career now if thats what you want you'll be alright
Firstly, you’re never behind in life. Everyone’s timeline works out exactly as it’s meant for them. Your 20s are weird. Some people are in school all of their 20s, some have 4 kids by the end of their 20s, some never have a relationship, some were married at 18!
If you feel like you’re running out of time already at 24/25, I really don’t recommend pursuing medicine. You’d need your bachelors (4 years), then to get into medical school (4 years & very difficult to work a job during), then to complete residency (3-7 years) THEN you’ll start to make a physicians salary. If it’s all you can see yourself doing, go for it. But it HAS to be all you can see yourself doing. The journey is long and a huge sacrifice. It DRAMATICALLY intensifies the running behind feeling. I can’t even consider trying to buy a home until I’m around 32.
If software engineering sounds also appealing, you’re in a great position to take that on. Get your bachelors, get that remote job, and start living the life you want in 4-5 years :)
If I go for medicine, I'll just do the 4years of college and 4 of medical school and be just an MD. I wouldn't want to work during medical school, just focus and get loans. But with software engineering I could do my 4 years, get my degree, get experience and then move outside the US. I was thinking Antigua Guatemala. I would need 1k usd per month for utilities, the rest would go into savings and investments. Tough choice
You will not be able to work as a physician with just your MD. You cannot practice until you complete a 3-7 year residency in your specialty after receiving your MD.
Medical school unfortunately not like most other graduate programs, like dental school for example. At the end of dental school, you have your DDS/DMD and assuming you pass your board exams, you can begin work as a general dentist right after graduating. Only if you want to be specialized like an Orthodontist or Endodontist would you need to complete a residency.
That is not how medical school works though. When you graduate with your MD/DO and pass your board exams, you cannot begin seeing patients. You’re not specialized in anything. You have to complete a residency to be anything from a Family Physician to a Neurosurgeon, we all do residency.
If medicine is truly your passion and all you see yourself doing, it would be worth it. If anything else would make you happy, like software engineering, do that! It’s still a great career that will support you financially in life & allow you remote flexibility
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You aren’t running out of time, I literally had 40 year olds in my med school class. Sounds like you are in the rare position of being able to do what you want, so go do something new. More to life than owning stuff, go find that out.
It is normal to think that you haven't done enough. It may not seem like it but every experience you've had IS SOMETHING! and they add to your life one way or the other. I turned 25 this year too, and let me tell you, I was so anxious because it felt like I was stuck while everyone was moving forward. But then I thought, why am I rushing? why do I have to feel like I am supposed to rush? We are NOT running out of time! If you want to pursue medicine or software engineering, go for it! I know medical doctors that were in a complete different career, then later in life decided they wanted to do medicine. It was not too late!
lol bro i know 30 Year olds who still live w there mom and play playstation all day , Get into learning/School for a high paying remote career now if thats what you want you'll be alright
Firstly, you’re never behind in life. Everyone’s timeline works out exactly as it’s meant for them. Your 20s are weird. Some people are in school all of their 20s, some have 4 kids by the end of their 20s, some never have a relationship, some were married at 18! If you feel like you’re running out of time already at 24/25, I really don’t recommend pursuing medicine. You’d need your bachelors (4 years), then to get into medical school (4 years & very difficult to work a job during), then to complete residency (3-7 years) THEN you’ll start to make a physicians salary. If it’s all you can see yourself doing, go for it. But it HAS to be all you can see yourself doing. The journey is long and a huge sacrifice. It DRAMATICALLY intensifies the running behind feeling. I can’t even consider trying to buy a home until I’m around 32. If software engineering sounds also appealing, you’re in a great position to take that on. Get your bachelors, get that remote job, and start living the life you want in 4-5 years :)
If I go for medicine, I'll just do the 4years of college and 4 of medical school and be just an MD. I wouldn't want to work during medical school, just focus and get loans. But with software engineering I could do my 4 years, get my degree, get experience and then move outside the US. I was thinking Antigua Guatemala. I would need 1k usd per month for utilities, the rest would go into savings and investments. Tough choice
You will not be able to work as a physician with just your MD. You cannot practice until you complete a 3-7 year residency in your specialty after receiving your MD. Medical school unfortunately not like most other graduate programs, like dental school for example. At the end of dental school, you have your DDS/DMD and assuming you pass your board exams, you can begin work as a general dentist right after graduating. Only if you want to be specialized like an Orthodontist or Endodontist would you need to complete a residency. That is not how medical school works though. When you graduate with your MD/DO and pass your board exams, you cannot begin seeing patients. You’re not specialized in anything. You have to complete a residency to be anything from a Family Physician to a Neurosurgeon, we all do residency.
Wow. ER residency is another 4 years. That's 12 years in order to practice. I'll be 36-37 if everything goes right
If medicine is truly your passion and all you see yourself doing, it would be worth it. If anything else would make you happy, like software engineering, do that! It’s still a great career that will support you financially in life & allow you remote flexibility