Med or Something Else?
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Med or Something Else?
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I’m a mature student and I have a deferred place to study medicine in 2023.
Recently I’ve been doubting my choice and leaning towards studying something else, potentially either optometry or biomed with a view to go into genetics/genetic counselling.
I feel like I like the idea of studying medicine but I’m not so keen on the reality, ie 5 years of med school, the foundation years, unsocial hours and long training pathways. I feel like at my age I want to be working and independent sooner than I would be studying medicine and that I want the flexibility of a 9-5.
On the other hand, medicine seems like the more rewarding career and the most intellectually stimulating. I feel like after all my hard work academically and in work/voluntary positions to get my place it would be wasteful to throw it away now and difficult to explain to family/friends after ...
Source: The Student Room - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: saltstickzz Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums