not just med school but it happens in other grad schools also where we have passionate ppl vs ppl who just wanna earn a degree...i know one guy who entered the MS program (great guy, great potential) but felt directionless so he quit & jumped into a PhD program...
Well as a person who applied to Med School myself, I know the amount of hard work I put in and even that wasn't enough for most schools. I feel blessed that my school offered me an admission and saw the potential in me. I see so many students get rejected every year, many who were my friends, who would be wonderful doctors and want to be one for all the right reasons. Instead, a lot of them who do get admitted (not saying they didn't work hard enough) are only doing it for money/prestige and have even cheated on exams in undergrad or did volunteering just to put it on their resume.
I understand that the environment of med schools is draining. Heck even being around pre-med students was draining as they are crazy-neurotic and competitive but it's like one should be sure about whether they want to be a doctor or not before they get into med school and take that seat from someone who has dreamed of being one since they were a kid.
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