Might leave IB For med school

I love banking but I think my heart is elsewhere. However, med school still is really competitive. (Premed) 3.9 gpa. I haven't taken the mcat yet. Do you guys think I should try this or what do I tell my bank now. (EB in Bay area). Idk not sure what I should really do so I am asking you fellow apes. 

 
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I'd ask another question, why do you want to be a doctor?

Being a doctor is a noble pursuit, but it's a long path that you have to be committed to. It's also frankly a very different lifestyle. Unless you come from money all of my doctor friends, even those who were somewhat well off and have parents supporting them, lived much more frugal lives. While I was in my 20s with my friends, going on cool trips, advancing through my career etc, my friends were mostly studying and then doing rotations, and then residencies etc. 

By the time I was 30, I had my MBA had a couple of different jobs, made some decent money, etc, and my doctor friends were really just starting out in their lives.

With all that said, I'm not trying to discourage you. The world needs more doctors and if you think you have the passion for it, then you should by all means pursue it. If you had a 3.9 in Premed from a decent school, your smart enough to do well on the MCAT and end up at some med school, might not be the best, but you'll get in somewhere if you apply yourself. If I were you I'd just make sure you can answer the question of why you want to be a doctor, especially if you said you're happy doing banking. Your mind is elsewhere? Not sure what that even means.

 

Just curious, is this EB (CVP,EVR,LAZ) in the HC group? In a similar situation so was wondering lol

 

what's the vibe/general atmosphere on that site compared to this one?

 

what's the vibe/general atmosphere on that site compared to this one?

I'd say they are more focused on there and have less BS / trolling than on here. Overall lots of very helpful people on there. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

If you're 100% sure, here is some advice.

Use your IB background to break into medical research/analytics. A friend of mine did this and took the MCAT I believe while working at his new job. Ended up going to an in-state med school and I'm sure his savings from his IB days covered all his tuition (assuming he was paying for it - from what I remember, he's from a wealthy family).

 

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