Starting Medical School at Age 37- Terrible Idea? | Wednesday Checkup 

Jenna Maria 😂😂

Hahahahah true

well specially if u are brown or have Asian parents lol

Jenna Maria hahahah me fucking too.

In the past (at least as I know in Arab/Islamic history), scientists tended to learn about everything, learning about the language, religion, physics, math, medicine, military, like everything and actually contributed to these different areas... I wish I reach that level of knowledge in my life...

"It takes a lifetime to learn the shakuhachi (Japanese flute). The later you start, the shorter it takes." - Japanese Proverb

@@ErebosGR Probably the later you learn also the less of a master you are lol.

Damn Chinese proverb seems like the worst name that person must’ve been bullied in school

@@ErebosGR 😂 i absolutely love it 💜

Everything Dibs such a dad joke but I’m into it 😂

literally about to be 26, working to get my master's and here I am writing my application to med school right now. It's never too late bro

You can always start something new. For medical school finance is an issue.

The idea that there's a certain age where you should be out of school and having a career comes with the assumption that you've had an average life. I had to overcome my self-esteem issues and accept that just because I'm 26 doesn't mean that I'm a failure for graduating my engineering program later than everyone else. I will be 28 by the time I'm done with a bachelor's degree. But what people don't know is that I have multiple health problems, most of which are so newly discovered in medicine that it took me 7 years just to get the diagnosis. So I have been living for 7 years thinking that my health problems came from my own anxiety, but they were a physical problem which I couldn't control. The average person doesn't have to experience that amount of suffering, so it is unfair to compare me to the average person who could finish school by age 23.

25 is SOOOO young! you have AALL your life in front of you. enjoy it and do WHATEVER YOU WANT! :)

Caleb we need people with diverse backgrounds such as yourself u Will be kicking those 18 year old kids asses

Direct admission or through entrance test?

I just saw this, Drew. You’ve probably been in school for a couple of months. I truly hope you’re enjoying it. All the very best!

you re young man

how is it going now? :D

Nice that gives me hope I’m 39

José Enrique Roca biomedical engineer*

Simplicity does not equal Difficulty. Some objective can be extremely simple but very difficult to achieve

TheRoyalTurk complexity is what this man represent. Not difficulty

Im planning the same route.....

What's left for me lol

Dan Strickland that is beautiful!!!

Loved the answer

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

That's the type of story that has myself dearly looking into medicine I have yet to attend college. I have loved medicine ever since coming pretty close to dying from a leaking appendix. Medicine amazed me and still does at 38. I regret not going to medical school. I have the mind for medicine too.

That's a very intelligent answer.

You dont need prayer. You are already a legend. Go be even more awesome.

Do iiiittttt!!! 💪💪💪

May the good fortune be with you, my friend.

You are the best.

You're my hero. I'm 34, have 3 young children and no village and in my heart all I want to do is a be a doctor. Just knowing there's someone that is still fighting for it at the age I would probably be able to really start means the world to me. I will keep you in my thoughts and remember you when it's finally my turn to try. Thank you for sharing 💙💙💙💙

Amazing. Thank you!

You should do a you tube channel I’d definitely subscribe to learn from your amazing journey and what your life involves now

So inspiring!

Thanks Iam 40 year old women Iwant to become neurologist I hope that

Wow! That’s amazing

Akiyah Francis I’m thinking of changing from dental to law I’m 26 now I’ll be 29 by the time I start ...

@@yoyoyo111able That’s still young! I wish you the best

Akiyah Francis how’s law school going for you so far

@@yoyoyo111able I’m an attorney now, I can’t complain

Busy Bee you’ll be 29 anyway!

She's proud of him and he can tell

You're so young!!!

Dont stop to pursue ur dreams

@@lourencovieira313 thank you. 😘

Jonathan Michael Acha perfect age

BABY A i thought 24-25 was too old. I mean pass 24 in European countries you are now a “mature” candidate

SoldierOfGod12 Well as long as he doesn’t carry a baseball bat. 😉

Sy A yeah Negan wouldn’t make the greatest Doctor!😂

I wonder how many patients of his will see this and start calling him Dr.Papasito?!

Paspasito Despacito Is it just me or do they seem similar? No just me ok 😶😶😶😶

Papacito*

Omg, you’re gorgeous!

​@@Nicole-cf3kjthank you! Update: officially MD 🎉 intense journey continues

@@EgliaRoze 👏Bravo!!! I literally don’t understand how it is possible to do! You must have gotten a tremendous support from your close ones and incredible inner drive. We need more people like you are!

@@EgliaRoze omg congratulations!!!! i hope i can be like u someday

​@@EgliaRozeCongratulations! You're a true inspiration to many!

That’s what scared me off at 22 I couldn’t think of how to pay for that

it’s crazy in the US but if you can make it in a german university it’s free for citizens and not much for foreign students. Like 300€ per semester. If your grades are bad you can go to turkey. Private university in istanbul (Halic University) costs 13000 dolar a year. Still much cheaper than America.

Higher education in general is insane, ppl go into debt left and right

Higher learning should be more accessible in the United States

@@filmasart use lifetime earnings to calculate return. 200k in medical school makes you 4 million dollars richer over your life.

Good for you, Christy! What an inspiration---

Best of luck Christy

You go girl!

At least you will live your last days in luxury

Good luck

Haha 😆😆😆trueee 😂😂

Lmao AHAHAHAHA

And Caribbean too 🤣

grumpy kid I know a black guy I went to college with who has a Masters in engineering and is now in medical school. He’s like 27 or 28 now.

Just the difference that he chose engineering first and in India the kid would be forced to choose it🤣 I am talking from experience 🙏🏽

Yes!

Can he be my doctor? My current doctor is just this robotic woman.

Amazing thanks for sharing

Sounds about right.

😂🤣😂🤣😂

it me

You missed the chance to call it a MED LIFE CRISIS

@@user-dw5gr6js3d : Dayum...

I mean really...if you’re going to have a midlife crisis, becoming a doctor isn’t a bad choice lol

45,I started to study as a nurse. I had been an English teacher before. The best time to star something is TODAY. love this man and baby Doctor ❤️❤️❤️.

@J Carver no no, I'm 45 and started last year studying to become a nurse. My family is a family of nurses (and teachers, I still teach sometimes), but I always had the feeling that I was "incomplete" in some way; 4 years ago, my mother was diagnosed with cancer, she got operated and is perfect now, but I was diagnosed fibromialgia (I'm OK with it, I can deal with it), but there were those things that changed my way of living and thinking so ... I made up my mind and turned my life 360 degrees :I'm not married anymore, I lost a baby, I have 11 dogs and still have my parents, so I didn't have excuses not to do what I wanted ;niw I don't have that feeling of being "incomplete" anymore and I really happy, tired! But happy! Hahaha! The video really inspired me, it was, like a shot of "keep moving forward" 😊. Thanks for your reply. 🤗🤗🤗🤗

Goodness the average medical school applicant is 25 to 30! You’re so young!

@@MissAce-tq9xu Wow really?

Are you a doctor now?

Amazing story. 34 CS and working with Data. starting this year in Poland. Unfortunately could not get a place in DE coz of language!!

I also want to do med in Deutchland but am still doing the language.......Wie langweiling 😢aber its also intressting

Everyone should be like this. Nobody knows everything! Nobody is God. Only God is perfec.

@@CariBaez truth

@Vax Not Idiots like you are why we have pointless measles outbreaks, syphilis running rampant in low-income areas in every state in the US, and why countless people die from preventable causes every year.

Humble 🙏

Here's an old joke... What is the difference between god and a doctor? God doesn't believe he's a doctor.

Hopefully it inspire you somewhat!

@@DoctorMike it does! I'm in school to become a nurse, and watching your videos just gives me that much more pep!!! This video gives me ablot of inspiration. I'm 28 and in school.

Christy Duke it’s nice to hear, they don’t just do it for the prestige, money, awards, etc. It’s nice to hear they do it because they love the thrill of finding the reasons, the chase, and most of all-their patients!

No matter who the person is and where they come from. When you hear them speak about their deepest passion. It is astonishing.

It’s great to hear him so passionate. They’ve worked damn hard to get where they have, they make so many sacrifices with their families, themselves and their health to an extent. Any doctor has got my respect, when they’re like these guys!

I have always wanted to be a veterinarian, but life got in the way. I`m turning 37 in a few days and I am completly afraid that if I start, it will be 6 tough years and will always be behind the youngest of them. In my country its a 6 years school, so ill be 43 by the time I graduate.

@@andreeatoma4194 I say go for it! I'm now in my second year and taking things at my own pace since I have a job that can support me in the meantime. It's challenging sometimes, but I don't want to have any regrets later in life.

How is vet school school? I’m 34 and interested in going back to school for it.

@@Elestucheperdido Hey, how old are you? I am 26 and already graduated in business administration, but am very passionate about vererinary medicine. I am thinking of starting next year. What about you ?

Life's too short be realistic about your dream and pursue it as you see fit!

That's me 100%. I'm 30 and have been feeling incredibly behind the curve. A year ago the feeling of anxiety just became overwhelming, but now I have my EMT certification, and I'm working as a wildland fireman. Having goals and being able to look at the bigger picture is incredibly important. Hope everyone is happy and healthy!

M 22 and feel like I messed up whole my life

It's not thaaat motivational. I mean he was an engineer before, what about people that didn't know what to do with their life, wasted time, and now they are on edge...

​@@jsvaldes88 It motivated me. Even though my situation is very different (but I don't like to divulge information on the internet). Whether you had a career and money before shouldn't make much difference, it's about finding your place in life and maybe even your "calling". Even though that is for sure an overused cliché, there is some truth to it. All the aforementioned no matter what your age may be.

@@greennin you’re right, it doesn’t have to be medically or engineering related to be considered motivational to everyone. It’s the point that if you find yourself wanting to do something that you want, it’s always not too late to step your feet into the water. Just do what you want and as long as that makes you happy and is hurting no one, then just go for it.

Good luck. How is it going so far?

Haha! I didn’t think about that. That is very true!

Dan Rosenfeld you’ll be great!

You got this! 👍

I started med school when I was 33 and 10 months. Now, I am less than 2 years away from the end of residency. All the best to you!

@@lzeng78 Out of curiosity. What type of residency program are you in.?

Best of luck on your journey!

I agree 👍🏻 he can interview his own father though

she lived on ramen for 7-8 years and is now comfortable

@@royjohnson9043 Hahaha

I agree! My husband has bee. in medschool 5 yrs and is starting residency now. We also have a 1.5 yrnold son. I worked and supported him while he was in school n now we r switching roles. I'll tell u it takes a lot of patience and sacrifice in the Hope's that it will all pay off. I love this idea!

Ooooo I wanna see that

Financially it's not late. But you will lose 8 years of wages.

Oh, girl! We aren't different. I did my MBA as well last year and there's pain in my heart somewhere that I didn't fight enough and get into medical school when it was needed. One day I will. But, studying medicine is so expensive. I'm planning to save money and start. It just feels impossible at this point.

Zaneta - That's what makes him the bestest doctor!! 🤗🌷

we dont know how the body works, the mechanisims are old ones

did you?

Hey did u join

did you do it? Im getting my masters in engineering physics and thinking about med school 😅

lmaooo

Agree, really need it

Agreed I'd definitely read it

Firedemon 47 I would want to read that book if he made one 😂

Read 'when breath becomes air' if you havent already

@@regality7764 Thank you for that. It looks like an incredible book. I will add it to my reading list. :)

The beauty of being in America is that this is even possible for you. I am sending you lots of encouragement and love for what you will sacrifice. NEVER GIVE UP!

I honestly think it's really cool to get a Bachelors young and a Masters later in life, have some space between them. And I have the same logic as you! I will get older anyway, so do I want to experience this in my life at least to the extend to which it's possible for me, or do I want to _not experience it at all?_ Time passed by anyway.

That's amazing advice

One of my violin students asked me before she started if at 50 she was too old to start learning an instrument and I just asked her if she would rather wait until she was 60. 🤷‍♀️

I attended ASU fulltime when I was 46 y.o. and never felt out of place whatsoever. The younger students loved it actually. Best experience of my life.

@@rebekahmontesdeoca565 that's funny 🤣

You will do well. Study study study some more. I got my RN degree with a 62 year old classmate.

Oh wow. All the best. I am turning 31 in a couple of days and half away from my professional accounting degree. Your comment gave me such a great feeling! Congratulations and all the best :)

That’s amazing! I’m 37 and I’m getting my prerequisites for nursing school.

@@avery1560 hi Miriam. That is excellent. Try with everything you've got to get straight A's with your prereqs. It helps prep you for how much harder you have to work once the real classes start. They are also direct indicators to success. Not all but many students who don't do well in prereqs fail nursing. The prereqs are tedious but easy compared to actual nursing which is critical thinking and higher level concepts. Study all the time. You will do well.

Just started nursing school at 37! We got this.

Did it financially pay off?

Awesome!!! Congratulations!

Same here. I live in Europe, started med school at 39, got pregnant in between. I am 51 now, finishing my residency to become a clinical psychiatrist and the happiest I've ever been. I love my job, the pay is good and my family and friends are proud of me and have always supported me. My advice: just do it

Fantastic. I hope you keep falling in love on what makes you go everytime you wake up. 🤟🖤

Did you have an undergrad or did you have to get that too?

luke53285 best of luck man!

@@SubStandardPoker thank you

@@luke53285 hey man how was biomedical engineering? It sounds interesting.

@@Diamond-gk1ec the coarswork or the career? The coursework is interesting, I did biomaterials and it is really cool to see how certain materials interact with the body. As far as a career, that kinda depends which way you go. Biopharma companies tend to have mostly tedious work if I'm being honest. There's a lot of rush to get your work done just to wait on something else. Though that's engineering in a nutshell. I worked for a polymers company as a project engineer and that was honestly the most fun. After that I was a process guy for a biopharma company. You learn a lot about the way things are and how they're done, the unfortunate part is that you also learn a lot of codes (ansi, iso9001) that have no actual value outside of a specific type of instrument or tank. That's more or less the stuff that made me question my value added. It is great for the variety of jobs you can do, probably a wider array than almost any form of engineering. Ice had the opportunity to design reactors for the DOE, design medical instruments for a local hospital, work on construction projects, do research for the EPA, and have a couple typical engineering jobs. I really did love what I've learned and it is incredibly valuable to me, I wouldn't have chosen anything else really, but its times that you question your value added to something. For example,reading asme codes for pressure vessels not to design one, but to verify that an already procured product is adequate when a PE is going to inspect it anyway so you're just wasting your time. Things like that happen a lot, and they make you feel like a trained monkey could do your job, and it's just busy work. It's not all like that, but enough so that I couldn't take it. Hope this is a good enough explanation.

@@luke53285 Thanks for the info man. I'll be graduating next year and I'm still thinking on what to major on.

💯👏🏾

Lol my neighbor got his batchlors2 in engineering then went to med school

Jean Gutierrez you can do it ♥️

Smiley7 awww thank you 🙏🏻 that’s so sweet

Jean Gutierrez why not try Med School in the carribean

@@DR_Henry I tried considering it but I Canada has a lot of restrictions for international medical graduates. It's hard to secure medical residency in Canada if you're an IMG

You got this!!!

Kate Chungag interesting! I am a communications/electronics engineering student curious to know what motivated you to do medical school.

Kate Chungag good luck

Congrats!!! You got this!

You go girl

Good luck Kate! I did economics, working as finance analyst for a medical device company before starting med school with 29. It was a long way with limited resources but I'll graduate next year with 37 and while it was the most exhausting thing I've done in my life, it was also the most interesting thing I've done.

Your never too old to go to school, but starting a career at that age can work against you. You are more susceptible to age discrimination as most employees would prefer to higher someone younger even if you have the same experience level.

Good for you Ann! This gives me encouragement to not let age intimidate me as I pursue my career in medicine.

@@Theoneandonly88able That depends a lot on what she would be doing with her degree. If she went the clinical route, she could always start her own practice and have a lot of patients prefer her to a younger doctor. She could even get hired based on wanting some older doctors at a practice (or in the city). Ageism exists both ways in medicine. You can't be too young either or people won't take you seriously. Many, many people would prefer an older neuropsychologist to a younger one. And 52 sounds like a perfect age for clients. Not so young that life hasn't given you any "real experience", not so old that you are out of touch with the youngest generations.

Good for you Ann! I'm 40 and in my 1st year of my psychology degree :)

That's awesome Ann!

I find it quite amazing ! :) You must be really smart to switch to such a different field ;)

T K Im also a lawyer and going to med school in the next two years. Love it if youd share any helpful tips to getting in, or things that you wish you could have told your younger self!! Hope youre killing it👍🏻

how has medical been. How was life as a lawyer?

Couldn't have put it better myself. Well said.

Do you regret being a lawyer?

+212 625-192056

😂😂😂😂

Hold my degrees

@@aldoruiz5683lol

Lol yeah

perez074 That’s why Dr Mike seems so infatuated with him.

A classmate of mine started vet school at 34 ish. 😊

Heya, how did you realize vet school was your true passion?

i started med school when I was 31. Go for it.

26?! You’re a baby

I'll start my med school around the age of 26

While not Med school, I was in school for medical coding at 19 and dropped out. Went back for it again when I found out I was pregnant at 21. Now I’m 27 and coding and LOVE it. May not be patient care but is certainly fun and rewarding and always learning new things. Don’t feel bad and my best wishes to you

Natally cordova wow, congratulations!

A HAHAHHAHA

Ali Celik lol

What's next? Lawyer?

This Man is every Indian parents dream 😂😂

Luisito

I’m 51 and this has fueled me to live my dream

Hope has gone well . Your comment has me heading to my local university to drop off my transcript ❤❤❤

Really? Why? The PA program isn’t dependent on an RN. In fact I worked with nurses that commented on how a PA earns more than they do and go to school the same amount of time. Did you mean you wanted to become an advanced practitioner?

how's it going bro? im turning 33yo next year too. and planning to start med school

I second this great thought! Thank you for making this comment! Blessings ☺️

I am planning to start med school next year, I will be 45. I enrolled in high school to take the biology exam next year, all other exams I took in the 90s are still valid, so this is the only thing I need to do to get in.

YESSS!!!! A interview with a woman in medication school with children or pregnant. And I know men also have family. But you know society -.-

We have one in India! She is an engineer but she started her journey in 2021, at 26-ish as I remember, after she suffered from health issues. I know the age is young compared to Dr. Luis but still an inspiration!

I agree! I'm married, in my 30s, and want to go to medical school.

Facts

Tell me about it.

When an touches my hand I'll know what she is thinking😎

it's7 i woke up 4 hours ago

but the debt.. the debt is such a killer.

Facts I want a doctor that wants to be there if my life is in their hands

Hit me so hard. So inspiring👏👏

Got a heart from Dr. Mike.. Omg

Pursue it! The fact that 1,000 doctors regret their decision to pursue medicine does not mean you will! Pursue your interests and passions, and let the chips fall where they may! Best of luck on your journey. Side note: I will be starting medical school in Fall 2023 after 4.5 gap years!

Please add working on planes.

SamsAlot thats what the mechanical engineering is bruh

SamsAlot thats already up there

SamsAlot it’s engineering

5 years later: Genetic Engineer 10 years later: Theoretical Physicist 20 years later: God