Why medical school REJECTION was the best thing that happened to me | KharmaMedic 

If you've been rejected this year share your story or let me know what you think went wrong in a comment down below! Remember this is not the end of the road. Medicine is a very long career and a 1 year setback is nothing in the big scheme of things! ❤️💪🏼

Got rejected today... decided to take a gap year and improve everything as much as I can. Thank you

I was rejected -2 years- . But this year i made it . I'm now first year medical student 💓😍.

I got rejected in 2017 then I took a gap year, my NEET scores weren't good enough to get me a good medical school in 2018, took another gap year and made it to the top 0.1% students in India in 2019 and now I'm done with first year of med school and moving on to the second. Although I found this video now, I wish I had this two years ago ❤️

Age 18 is not mature enough to apply to med.school. Personal statement/volunteer work are important too.My daughter did undergraduate-bio med.firstly and she did army cadet , helping old people homes, serving foods to homeless people,and volunteer work at Nepal/ Borneo. It was so bitter/sad experience for her to accept rejections and she tried to make a new start again and again.We cried lots too. However she got into med. school 2yrs ago and now she moves to 3rd year. Everyone can make it . Never give up .

I got rejected in selecting medical school by .5% in my 3rd attempt here in Pakistan..so I choose microbiology Was too much disappointed ,even my dad doesn't gave me pocket money for 1month..then he told me this is not end of road..just peruse some other field ..so I'm a microbiologist now pass out from the no 1 university of Pakistan Alhamdulillah. But that was so crucial time period for me to take the right decision!!

You make rejection sound way more cuddly then it seems. Thanks dood!

Props on being persistent (and honest and open about your story)!

I was in tears after watching this as it brought up memories of my own painful rejection from med schools. I cannot thank you enough for posting this video and letting everyone know that we're not alone and motivating us to keep going. I love your channel wish you all the very best for your future.

This man is help. Period.

You are so humble that you already stand out from the dr crowd. Happy studying!

Congrats to you! Just came across this video but failure is truly redirection. Rejection is such a natural part of life that we're taught so little about. I'm starting as a law school grad this September in Queen Mary and I was told I wouldn't be able to get in! Best of luck in your studies and thanks for sharing your experience :)

Thanks man, your video is really inspiring. Seeing how you get back to your feet motivated me to start again. I got rejected for this year’s entry (2019/20 cycle). My UKCAT was actually quite well according to my peers. In retrospect, I think I was bound to be rejected by all 4 medical schools when I applied to Oxford, Barts, Dundee and Leeds, coupled with the fact that I’m an arrogant ass. Now I’m trying to work on my personality, be less of a know-it-all and be more humble. Hopefully I could get into medical school this time around. Really appreciate your advice.

I was rejected in med school in my country because I felt like med school was too big for me and I had my doubts on whether or not I'd be able to work as hard as needed to make it through, I ended up not prepared for the entrance exam and failed. During my gap year I learned German all by my own and prepared for the entrance exam and this time I made it! Now I'm on my third year of studies and doing pretty great! I was surprised by the amount of learning hours I can pull and how with every new subject that I learn I feel like completing a missing puzzle piece in my knowledge. The very best thing that I was told is that other people that were rejected got motivated by my willingness to pursue med school and didn't give up on their dream either. MED SCHOOL IS HARD but if you're willing to spend years of your life to learn about new things and use your knowledge to help others in need, then definitely GO FOR IT!

Motivation at it's finest. You know, since you have a small channel, it actually feels like a 1-1 situation when it comes to motivating us. I actually feel as if I'm sat right opposite you. Thank you for being so inspiring from day one. I hope everything goes well for you this time. May God bless you and your Family. Please pray that I get my A*'s in the coming A-Level exams! Love you Bro, until next time! xD

I received 3 Post interview rejections earlier this year. It was a hard blow. I was probably over eager and perhaps naive but I really wasn’t scared for my interviews. I enjoyed them and felt that I was confident in putting across my case. However, I’m taking this opportunity to take a year out and work as well as gain some experience. It’s made me realise how much I want this and I will work 10X harder to get to where I want to be. Thank you so much for this video- it makes you realise you’re not the only one!

One of the most humble person ever. Thanks for the video! 🙏🏼

Thank you for sharing your story, I think it's very valuable to med hopefuls! I got rejected from med out of high school (Aus) in 2014, so I did a BSc, then wanted to see medicine up close, so I did a masters in nursing. Pretty quickly realised a) I adore healthcare and b) I was far more curious about what the doctors on the floor were doing than my own training. I'm applying for med school next year. I definitely don't regret how long it took me to realise I wanted to do med after all. It's only by being a nurse that I realised what I truly want out of career, and medicine is that, even though I've seen first hand how arduous, stressful and sleep-depriving medicine is. I've gone from socially anxious and awkward in first year uni to relatively easily talking to and caring for vulnerable strangers going through their most challenging days. Doctors and academics have told me they think the grad pathway to med is better than undergrad because students are far more mature and have handled more of life and its trials. I've also been told many times that the best doctors tend to be nurses, so that's a plus. For me, medicine is the only career that makes sense to me. I've also finally done away with the concept that I hammered into my own mind that I'm not good enough. So I think I'm truly ready to try for med. Fingers crossed!

The best teacher is a person with experience not a person with sole knowledge. Thank you Nasir :)

Wow you actually take the time to respond to allot of comments, thank you for the informative video you are honestly inspiring :)

Im trying to survive in medical school, this channel heal my soul

Thank you for this video!! Honestly relate so much, I'm moving away from home too to do an undergrad degree because my UCAT suckeddd and I botched the one interview offer I had. Hopefully I can figure stuff out too, whether it's resitting the UCAT or waiting to take the GAMSAT and do postgraduate med. Feels good to hear it from someone who's genuinely been there, now I guess it's time to let go of rejection and think about opportunities instead! :)

Thank you so much Nasir for doing all this, you’re very considerate and genuinely caring! This video honestly made me feel allot better so thank you again. There’s so much pressure from everyone as soon as they find out you want to medicine and one of the worst things is that you don’t won’t to disappoint anyone, especially family and friends who all put so much faith in you! It’s very comforting and encouraging to know that I’m not the only person going through this.

Ahhh I would have never guessed you didn't get into medical school the first time, but I know that most people go through this. Cardiff offers started coming out yesterday and will likely come out today and tomorrow. Cardiff is my last hope so if I don't get in that's 4/4 rejections. I'm hoping that I get this offer but I will remain optimistic if I don't because going on a gap year doesn't seem so bad to me (I just hate the idea of doing the UKCAT again!)

LOL. Declined my offer for biomedical science because I got rejected by all 4 medical schools (pre-interview). Gap year here we go 😂😂. Your UKCAT vids were very helpful btw, predicted grades were what let me down.

You are so inspiring! Thank you so much for this video!!! Love from Greece

I was rejected twice, but these 2years taught me so much, i feel so mature now ready for this year after this pandemic get's over

I really needed to hear this. Thank you for sharing your story

Thank you soo much for raising awareness about this! Many students go through the same situation and I’m happy you shared your experience and how you overcame these obstacles. I applied to do medicine and got rejected from all my medicine unis after the interview. This had me broken for quite a while but this has definitely given me courage to keep going and do well in my current exams (A Levels) I just want to say congrats 😊🎉and I appreciate your videos! Such an inspiration! ❤️😊🎉

I've applied to medical school this year for the first time and got rejected from all of the medical schools I've applied to and I've been so upset about it over the last few months and start doubting myself. However, after hearing your successful stories it motivates me to move on to the next stage as well as it gives me so much confidence. Thank you for bringing me into this video and this is extremely emotional and encouraging as it makes me realise that rejection is not the end of my journey.

Omg I finished all of my interviews!!! Your channel was so helpful you don't even know. Thank you so much for everything and I hope to see you at kings! :)

I'm a high schooler rn and haven't applied to anything but this video has made me feel so much better. I'm planning on majoring in biology or chemistry for undergrad and it's so scary to see all these people around me applying to med school or knowing exactly what they want in life. so thanks dude :)

You motivated me a lot and I really want to thank you for that. I wish you good luck for your career 🙏🏼 we’ll all make it !!

Hi! Got rejected today. I've seen your video some days ago which really helped me sort things out and not feel alone in this. Thank you so much for sharing your story.

Thank you so much! You're so inspiring! All of your videos are so so helpful, I just can't thank you enough :D I wish you the best in life

Came across your vlog quite by accident! Was looking for some motivation and you are just great KM! Thanks a lot for inspiring so many people. Keep up the good work doc!

Thank you so much for this. Kinda cried a bit at the last portion of the video because I've been dreaming to do this for a long time since. Being rejected this year is kind of a blessing I guess since it'll give me some time to prepare for what's to come when entering med school. I really needed this video and was just scrolling through your vids to prepare for med school. I'm pretty motivated right now to do my best in studying and I'll apply again for next year. Wish me luck! :))

I’m not a medicine student but I love your videos so much. They are helpful.

Thank you for sharing. From your videos I can tell you are a dedicated determined person and willing to help people. Looking forward to following your journey and see what speciality you will end up doing🤔😀. All the best

Don't stop bro, i just graduated from med school last year. It's hard but if that is your dream don't stop trying and keep grinding! good luck

Even i‘m not an medical student your videos inspired and motivated me a lot as an economic student. While i‘m watching your videos I have learnt how to deal with failures and give the best as much as I can. Thank you Nasser and keep going with your videos👍🏼 Greetings from Switzerland!

Rejection is definitely a feeling which everyone can not take or accept it. It takes a lot to allow one self to believe in the saying what ever happens is for the best. Sigh. Being a CA student I have closely witnessed things on this line if not rejection but yes failures despite all the hard work and when you see some one easily crossing the threshold of merits if i may say despite NOT working hard I guess one breaks there. But of well, life does not come wrapped in beautiful sheets, it is incomprehensible at least for me but the key to survive in this battle is just belief, hard work and let go. Sorry for the rant and lovely video. keep up the good work!

hi, I just wanted to let you know that I am very inspired by your story, I spend my whole high school years studying sciences, so when I didn't get into biotechnology (I expected it) I decided to spend a year to retake the selectivity exams here in spain, I even thought about doing a two year degree that would make it easier for me to get into biotechnology, but for my mom, that wasn't a choice. She forced me to get into college no matter what. the result is, I had to leave my beloved sciences and get a degree in marketing, that instead of 4 years took me 7 years!!! in the end, worst choice of my life, but my dad just passed away and my mom was really controlling, I didn't have the support I needed... I still regret it nowadays. I'm about to turn 28.

Thank you for making this video. I myself am going through a bad time in my life but after watching this video I found clarity on what I should be doing next. Once again thank you for this video and all the best for your future endeavors. 😄😄

Thanks for opening up to teach us all the things that took you years to learn. I learn and apply a lot of things from your videos. I am a Ghanaian Pharmacy student 🤗 Thanks for the helpful youtube videos

Love it! Rejection is redirection .. a chance to grow :)

You have no idea how much this video helped me. I am passionate in getting into medical school and one failure, rejection wont stop me from achieving that goal. Thank you

Such an inspirational and motivating video! Thank YOU KM!

Thank you Nasir for another motivating video 👍 You can be a great counselor besides your journey to becoming a doctor 😊 you're absolutely right... not to give up and persevere no matter what... Best of luck 🙏

I discovered your channel only recently and have been so addicted to your videos, i find them so inspiring and spontaneous and just beautiful. Actually your vlogs are motivating me to start my own RU-vid channel since i’m a medical student too. Bless you 🙏🏻

Thank you so much for making this video, very inspiring 👏🏻🤗

And now that's what called a "DOSE"

Been rejected too from the schools i really wanted. Was so sure I'd get in and didn't apply anywhere but those two schools. Ended up with 1 and a half gap year. Now writing my first year med exams, about to go into second year. Of course i regret how i handled all this, but I'm just glad im still pushing. And i know I'll make it. We've got this 💪

Thank you for opening up about this

great advice! failure is your best chance to grow so long as you use it well. By getting rejected the first time you grew as a person and piled on experiences that would help you in the future and make you a better doctor. I see that you are studying for the USMLE. Are you planning on coming stateside for residency and eventually to practice medicine?

God this is so helpful and comforting... fingers crossed for the one uni which still hasn't rejected me but my hopes aren't too high...also love your channel it's been so so helpful in general!

I'm here because I just knew that I wasn't on the acceptance list of medical school, neither dentistry. It really is devastating to see how all my efforts, my parent's, all the money (they don't have) they spent on me to prepare for med are ALL WASTED. It is even harder to see your friends and peers' names on that same list. I'm considering a gap year, but only god knows how much I feel sorry for my parents, and how much this rejection is killing me.

I needed to hear this after facing rejection. Thanks.

awh that was really courageous and inspiring!

I entered medical school at age 19; but I failed 2 of critical subjects of second year (Anatomy II and Biochemistry I) long story short I’m repeating second year! Rejection, failure and lagging behind hurts you so bad but it makes you stronger, it makes you a better person . To all the people out there who are struggling to stand on their feet after a big failure or rejection; no matter how hard it is YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS😉 Just believe in yourself and move forward. Thank you Nasir for sharing your experience with us. P.S. please excuse my poor English .

This man is a blessing

Hey ! A few days ago, I just learned that I failed my exam to enter Vet school. Feel disappointed, and so I went to see your video ! It was my backup video, in case I got rejected and well here I am I'm pretty sad that I got rejected. I work for it, and yet, at the end of the year I'll not be in a vet school But looking at a bigger picture of my year, I do feel proud of me, for all the work I put in this year. I'm proud because I grew so much in just 2 years. So, for now, I'll rest. I earned it. And next year, I'll take on that exam again, and make schools rushing to me haha ! Thank you for this video Kharma ! Sending you much love. I'm really proud of you, because I've been watching ur vids for 5 years, and now, you're a fine doctor !! It really motivates me

Thanks So Much for your video, gave me hope not to give up after being rejected for medical school and to try later on in life and that its not the end. Thanks

Thank you for sharing - you have really inspired me to have a strong mindset when applying to medical school

I got in first time to 3 places but only with countless hours of work, competitive work xp at hospital and gp 2 years of volunteering at dementia care home, interview courses ukcat courses etc and practicing with my friends for the interview :- work your butt off good is never good enough. Now I am a 2 year medic got decile one in first year and decile 2 in the first exam of the two currently the second set of exams to go , just fished revising 15 hours sesh, anything is possible guys you just gotta put your favourite study playlist and get cracking !!!

Thank you very much !Just get rejected today so I'm felling lost and stupid like "what's wrong with me, why can't I achieve it event though with a hard work", but these felling won't help me in my situation. If it doesn't happen now it means i wasn't ready for it even though I want it so much. So you're right, this situation just makes my dream more valuable. But even with all the positivity I have, I can't deny I am felling low and my faith is questionable...

Great work and thanks for sharing it!

I can totally identify with your story, i will comment mine in the hope that it may be helpful to someone. I lost four years in medical school because I had panic attacks and could not take my exams. They were very hard years, where I suffered a lot and I wondered if I really wanted to continue on medical school. When I finally finished my career and started as a Rheumatology resident , everything made sense. Each difficulty, each fear, gave me resistance, patience and courage ,things that are crucial now, because as a rheumatologist I face challenges on a daily basis. I can assure you that everything is worth in the end, being able to get up and move on is indispensable in this profession.I´m sorry for my english, Im from Argentina. God bless you all.

Thanks for making this video!

This video is soo inspiring I keep coming back to it. Thank you!!

Thank you so much for sharing your story!

Looking at all your previous videos, I would never have thought that you was rejected from medicine. I had the impression that you had it all under control and you just applied and got in. Currently i'm also planning on applying to KCL for med/dent, at KCL pharmacy atm

A NEET 2020 aspiratant...results will be out soon and I’m trying to deal with the fear of getting rejected this year. Thanks for this video, makes me feel like taking a gap year doesn’t seem so bad after all huh! :)

I LOVED THISSS!!

been rejected by 4 med schools this year - next year I hope to make my dreams come true !

Another DOSE of motivation 😄Thanks heaps!!❤️

thank you for sharing your experiences :)

Thanks bro... I'm currently dealing with rejection from medical school and your video really helped cheer me up and focused on what to do next.. Thanks again man... Really helpful 😊

I’m short of words.. is all I can say. May Allah reward you for this. I’m going through the same things for two years since I completed my undergrad. Got rejected for the 3rd time and I took it really hard this year. I was in loooong depression after the exam and I lost the track. I lost myself, lost my confidence, It was miserable. But then I thought to myself that its not how things are done. If you really want something you gotta work for it and stop thinking like this is the only time I can get into medical schools I talked to people who took gap years. Pushed myself out of it.. I started working in January 2020 took out my books and this time I was sure what I had to do because One thing I realised in this whole period is that I wanted to be a doctor and that was something i was sure of. Alhumdulillah, I’m done with 40% of my preparations right at this moment. my test this year for medical school is in August, I am sure to get selected this time. Thankyou for this video.

You have really prepared yourself even before applying the first time by doing this shadowing work etc. Some others get in right away just to leave the profession after graduating. Congrats for not giving up, your study habits are admirable.

Wow your story is very inspiring. Hope you can become a great doctor one day. ❤

Thank you for tell us this tough story i motivated 💜

thank you for this video 🥺 yesterday i sat my ucat for the first time and only had 2 weeks prep which is why i had bad scores. i know i wont get into the unis i like, but this video comforted me and motivates me to try again next year 💙

Thank you nasir !! This video is just wow 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

i didn’t pass my exam the first time i did it, i was really sad and many people told me to ask for help but i wanted to enter because of me, not my contacts. so i had an involuntary gap year and took the test again and passed it!!! yayyyy! and when i was in my second year an awful thing happened to my country (Nicaragua) an almost war, and couldn’t continue because i had to leave my country and i lost all the work i did that year but i came back and i’m doing my second year again, it’s going good so far

26 and really wanting to get into medical school but just bombed in the HPAT exam today- Irish/Australian equivalent of UKCAT- and am really bummed about it. Feel like I'm old to try again next year. Particularly as a single female, I worry that taking on a medical degree now, will have a significant opportunity cost over the next 7 years of my life. But I also can't shake the want to be a doctor. So frustrated.

Loved it from an indian medical undergrad...i too lost a year by studing to medical entrances and that year gave me a lot life perspectives and real priorities.

so inspiring. I got rejected for immigration to Canada and failed my English test so many times. But I never gave up and finally made it. Now I am also In UOfT and feel that I am so much more mature than before .. I really echo the feeling and I guess that’s how we grow up ⬆️.. thank u 🙏

I'm an engineering student and today I had C++ exam I studied my best but yet idk exam didn't go as expected but I won't give up I'll thrive harder and harder and prove my worth. Kudos to you

Wow Nasir your story reminds me of my own journey, i failed my first attempt at getting into medical school, generally because i had such a hard time adjusting to university life post high school, i was conpletely overwhelmed. After that failure i just felt depressed and sad but opted to pursue an undergraduate degree and major in biotechnology just so i could try to apply again in 2nd year but even after doing really well i was advised to finish my undergraduate programme then apply for medical school, i was devastated 😖😖 but 1 degree down and here i am in 3rd year of medical school and all that knowledge and skill av acquired has been pivotal in my success now.. in the end it all worked out for good 👍👍

Thanks for this!

I like what you're doing, keep doing good things. I am 24 years old and I studied the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies at Al-Azhar University in Egypt, and I decided to go back to high school again to study biology, physics and other sciences, because I only studied literary subjects like philosophy, poetry, etc. in high school, the question is do I keep doing what I'm doing , I am in a difficult stage and I want to study medicine, but I will start again to study in high school.

I’ve had 2 interviews this year (2 pre-interview rejections) and my interviews went alright but I’m not sure it went good enough to constitute to an offer. I’m living in constant fear everyday, refreshing my emails.I pray I’ve done enough even if I’m at the bottom of their interview score cut off. Otherwise the medicine dream will be over. I’m already on a gap year so I’m gonna have to go ahead and pursue another degree. I feel sick to my stomach. I should have prepared more for my interviews, I should have not let my nerves stop me from giving it my all.😔😔😔😔

I got 4 rejections which was the maximum medical schools I could’ve applied to through UCAS. I only had two weeks to prepare for the UKCAT, I had no prior knowledge of what this examination was or what it was about. I used your videos and preparation advice, I got the average score. My personal statement was pretty decent but I didn’t make the UKCAT threshold for one of the schools I applied to. The other three told me my bachelor’s degree wasn’t equivalent to the minimum standard requirement. I graduated from the University of The Bahamas. They were impressed with my application and referred me to do another BSc in Biological Science. I was really discouraged and heartbroken, it took me a while to look into other plans and execute them. Rejections can really be a downer especially when you try to put forth your best always but, it encourages you to never give up and help you realize your reaction to failures (which is inevitable) is what molds you.

Thanks a lot)) I also faced rejection and yes at that time it was the end of the world for me. But I work harder to get it in the next year, I`m on my fourth year now but I steal getting benefits from this experience cause it`s really remydes me of how important it is for me .

Nasir you are lucky enough to have such cool parents with money 😉who allowed you to get another degree and then into med school,here in India there was too much pressure from parents to pass highschool and entrance exam to med school simultaneously (no second attempts they said)which I thankfully did and became a med student,after completing which I did my post graduation in General surgery and now am a practising surgeon. I can relate to your struggles but hats off to your perseverance.

Thank you for this video ❤️

This Video is so motivational! I got rejected last year for Medschool and was forced to have a gap year. In all honesty I was devastated and so unhappy, especially the first few months. But Alhamdulillah now I am preparing for the TMS (UCAT in Germany) and hopefully through that I will get in. But nevertheless I applied for Medschool in Budapest and already got accepted and I am just sooo sooo happy! Can't wait to finally start Medschool this year!🤩❤️

I am just starting my third year in a Canadian honors science undergraduate degree. I took my MCAT this summer, like literally 3 days ago, and I know I did shit. I obviously have no one to blame but myself. It's discouraging as I really wanted to apply Canadian medical schools this year to try to get in starting in 2023. However, after that exam my confidence is so low, and I know if I apply I will be rejected. My motivation is on that ground as well. However, after seeing your video and sitting back and reflecting on my self for a couple of mins, I am feeling a bit better and realizing that there are so many aspects in my life that I really need to work on and grow my confidence in... if that makes sense. Just learn more about my self and see what I actually want to do. I think I have been living my life without actually thinking, and just going with the flow. I need to start maturing and making an actual plan of things I ac want to do... thanks for the video:)

Thank u for sharing. God bless you