Thank you for sharing your story! I'm now graduating with a bachelor's degree (Japanese Studies!!!) and I really want to go back to my previous path, which was science-focused. I felt exactly the same - gave up on medicine thinking I'm not good enough, loved languages so picked the hardest on the best university in Poland. But now that I'm graduating, I realized that no money can give me happiness and satisfaction, and in order to feel fulfilled I need to let myself try to get into med school. So I decided to take a gap year and retake my school-leaving exams at 23yo! Watching videos like yours makes me feel really relieved and motivated - In my country, it takes 6 years to finish med school so I've been scared it might be too late... Congratulations on being brave enough to change your life path!!!!
Hi! You mentioned you got hundreds of hours of clinical experience. Would you mind expanding on what clinical work you did during this time to achieve these hours?
i always wanted to go the science route in college but ended up changing to a liberal arts major because i did not think i was good enough to continue in STEM. i went to a really competitive high school and never did as well as my friends who all graduated straight A's (i was so close but alas). i am on a criminal justice route as a junior in undergrad right now but have decided to attempt it after talking myself into and out of science classes all through college. until recently watching your videos and videos of other nontraditional med students i did not think it would be possible to attempt and get into a med school. it would take extra time and money but honestly it is something i am so passionate about and it would seem like a shame to not at least give it a try. Possibly merging med school and criminal justice would be really cool potentially as well and i think med school would be beneficial to try whether i do forensics or criminal studies. thank you so much for sharing your story, it gives me a lot of hope. talking about nontraditional routes into medicine is something not talked about a ton and it is so refreshing to hear people talk about
going through college or university not knowing what you want to do is one of the most frustrating and confusing and degrading to your self esteem and even just starting to research the possibility i feel a lot better in terms of where my life is going
Ur not the only one, I really loved science when I was little and even my 5th grade science teacher believed that I was a perfect match to be a doctor. As I got older, I started to get interests in psychology, language, and history. I am super good at bio but suck at math, chemistry, and physics. So I got discouraged pursuing a STEM major after hs and after switching my major so many times at my cc, I became a psych major. This was cuz I failed/withdrew intro to chem and college algebra multiple times. Right now, I hate my major and I wish I could've studied something else like anthropology and remain on the pre med route. Unfortunately, I'm almost done with my degree so I have to finish😔.
I’m 28 and am about a month away from taking the CMA exam. I already feel like I want to do more and continue education so I have an appointment with an academic advisor next week to talk about starting my PA journey.
Hi i love this video! I was really hoping you could do a video about forming a narrative. I have being struggling with formulating this while I’m in my post-bacc program as I had worked in a couple different industries and got a masters during my 3 gap years after under-grad.
I really love your videos. I think it’s so refreshing to have such an honest conversation. I am really interested in Georgetown for medical school and was wondering if you would be interested in making a video about why Georgetown, why it is a good fit for you, and what you believe lead to your success in matriculation.
Wowwww thank you so much for sharing this with us!!!! I'm so glad I found your channel!!! The first video I found was actually the one about post-bac information, but I could tell you were a really genuine and knowledgeable and cool person to follow, so I just decided to start at the beginning lol! I'm glad I found this specific video too because my path is also seeming to be non-traditional, so I was really glad seeing you as an example!! I can't waittt to learn more from you as I watch the rest of your videos!!!! 💗💗💗💗
Hi Monica, can you share how to find a good post-bac program? And how much is the post-bac program as well as MD program? What funding opportunities students can apply for? I have a master of social work and clinical experience of a year and half.
Hello! Im going to study biochemistry for undergrads and i wanna apply to med school. Im gonna study at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Could you plz tell if its a good pre med major? Thank you Or like i should go for pharamcy and then med. Im actually kinda confused.
Hello, great video and advice. Also congrats on your acceptance! I wanted to ask you, what your major was? And if you know of any other med students that got accepted without a science degree? I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you!
I was a neuroscience major! And yes people get accepted all the time from non-science majors. Just make sure you show competency in the premed reqs and get good clinical experiences!
@@monikabapna hi love. Could you please make a video on getting clinical experience. I'm starting college this year and I'll be majoring in political science and I'm planning to get into med school. I'm kinda confused on the aspects of meeting my pre reqs too.
Just curious.. how old you were when you get accepted to med school. I'm just looking for inspiration. What are the thoughts of applying for Med school in your early thirties.
Hi sis Monika, im 18 years old and wanna to take philosophy major for undergraduate. Do you know or have any opinions on how to help me to enroll to the med school with this degree? Really need ur reply ASAP😭
As long as you take all of the required courses for medical school you will be fine. Just make sure that you build a relationship with at least to science/stem professors. Also, look into BS/MD programs where a college has a pipeline for their students to get in to medical school
Thank you! And yes I have a few videos on the MCAT: 1. Watch this before you take the MCAT th-cam.com/video/63OvgUXD5fY/w-d-xo.html& 2. How to raise your score: th-cam.com/video/VDUzZHOVE30/w-d-xo.html 3. Best MCAT resources: th-cam.com/video/lA-HGwStcnY/w-d-xo.html
whew that was the hardest decision. I quit my full time job and moved back home with my parents. I still worked but it was about 10-15 hours a week so less than a part time job and mostly to pay off my car loan (adulting lol). But apart from that I made MCAT my full time job. It was brutal but I knew it wasn't forever!
Answer these next 2 questions: what is the maximum you personally are taking out in student loans per year? can it exceed $80,000 or not? That’s $320,000 before tuition gets taken off.
Probably there's 20,000 residents x 4 years of residency years right now and each physician is making x $50,000 during residency. Seems like the US government has $4,000,000,000 (trillion) to give away every year to physicians who are in residency. Imagine these residents graduate, and how much money they will make per year. AT LEAST 3 times that much! $150,000 a year! Is that true?
Thank you for sharing your story! I'm now graduating with a bachelor's degree (Japanese Studies!!!) and I really want to go back to my previous path, which was science-focused. I felt exactly the same - gave up on medicine thinking I'm not good enough, loved languages so picked the hardest on the best university in Poland. But now that I'm graduating, I realized that no money can give me happiness and satisfaction, and in order to feel fulfilled I need to let myself try to get into med school. So I decided to take a gap year and retake my school-leaving exams at 23yo! Watching videos like yours makes me feel really relieved and motivated - In my country, it takes 6 years to finish med school so I've been scared it might be too late... Congratulations on being brave enough to change your life path!!!!
i hear you! It takes a while to understand what matters but once you do you can't unknow it. You got this!!
Congrats on the acceptance (from one non-traditional student to another)!
Thank you and congrats to you as well!
Hi! You mentioned you got hundreds of hours of clinical experience. Would you mind expanding on what clinical work you did during this time to achieve these hours?
i always wanted to go the science route in college but ended up changing to a liberal arts major because i did not think i was good enough to continue in STEM. i went to a really competitive high school and never did as well as my friends who all graduated straight A's (i was so close but alas). i am on a criminal justice route as a junior in undergrad right now but have decided to attempt it after talking myself into and out of science classes all through college. until recently watching your videos and videos of other nontraditional med students i did not think it would be possible to attempt and get into a med school. it would take extra time and money but honestly it is something i am so passionate about and it would seem like a shame to not at least give it a try. Possibly merging med school and criminal justice would be really cool potentially as well and i think med school would be beneficial to try whether i do forensics or criminal studies. thank you so much for sharing your story, it gives me a lot of hope. talking about nontraditional routes into medicine is something not talked about a ton and it is so refreshing to hear people talk about
going through college or university not knowing what you want to do is one of the most frustrating and confusing and degrading to your self esteem and even just starting to research the possibility i feel a lot better in terms of where my life is going
I’m so so glad you’re feeling like you want to give this route a try. Rooting for you!
Ur not the only one, I really loved science when I was little and even my 5th grade science teacher believed that I was a perfect match to be a doctor. As I got older, I started to get interests in psychology, language, and history. I am super good at bio but suck at math, chemistry, and physics. So I got discouraged pursuing a STEM major after hs and after switching my major so many times at my cc, I became a psych major. This was cuz I failed/withdrew intro to chem and college algebra multiple times. Right now, I hate my major and I wish I could've studied something else like anthropology and remain on the pre med route. Unfortunately, I'm almost done with my degree so I have to finish😔.
Congrats! Would love to hear more about about your post-bac program and the extracurricular/work you did alongside it
I will definitely make a video on that!
I’m 28 and am about a month away from taking the CMA exam. I already feel like I want to do more and continue education so I have an appointment with an academic advisor next week to talk about starting my PA journey.
that's amazing! good luck on your exam and its awesome that you're thinking about the PA path!
Hi i love this video! I was really hoping you could do a video about forming a narrative. I have being struggling with formulating this while I’m in my post-bacc program as I had worked in a couple different industries and got a masters during my 3 gap years after under-grad.
I really love your videos. I think it’s so refreshing to have such an honest conversation. I am really interested in Georgetown for medical school and was wondering if you would be interested in making a video about why Georgetown, why it is a good fit for you, and what you believe lead to your success in matriculation.
Congrats! I’m still on the journey but will get there one day.
You got this!
Wowwww thank you so much for sharing this with us!!!! I'm so glad I found your channel!!! The first video I found was actually the one about post-bac information, but I could tell you were a really genuine and knowledgeable and cool person to follow, so I just decided to start at the beginning lol! I'm glad I found this specific video too because my path is also seeming to be non-traditional, so I was really glad seeing you as an example!! I can't waittt to learn more from you as I watch the rest of your videos!!!! 💗💗💗💗
Please make the videos about how to study for MCAT and write essays love your videos ❤
What should I wear to my son white coat?
I would love to know how you studied for the MCAT.
Hi Monica, can you share how to find a good post-bac program? And how much is the post-bac program as well as MD program? What funding opportunities students can apply for? I have a master of social work and clinical experience of a year and half.
Congrats!! Please do make a video on the personal statement and secondary essays :)
I have a video up on personal statement tips! :) but I’ll definitely do one of secondary essays as well
Please post an MCAT video!!!
Hello!
Im going to study biochemistry for undergrads and i wanna apply to med school. Im gonna study at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Could you plz tell if its a good pre med major? Thank you
Or like i should go for pharamcy and then med. Im actually kinda confused.
Hey Monika, or anyone that sees this, what are some examples of clinical experience❓
This can include anything from shadowing to working as a scribe, medical assistant or EMT!
Congratulations! Do you mind me asking how old are ? Some people including myself can be discouraged starting medical school at a later age.
I’m 24! I’ll start school when I’m 25
Hello, great video and advice. Also congrats on your acceptance! I wanted to ask you, what your major was? And if you know of any other med students that got accepted without a science degree? I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you!
I was a neuroscience major! And yes people get accepted all the time from non-science majors. Just make sure you show competency in the premed reqs and get good clinical experiences!
@@monikabapna hi love. Could you please make a video on getting clinical experience. I'm starting college this year and I'll be majoring in political science and I'm planning to get into med school. I'm kinda confused on the aspects of meeting my pre reqs too.
Just curious.. how old you were when you get accepted to med school. I'm just looking for inspiration. What are the thoughts of applying for Med school in your early thirties.
I’m 25! I fully support it at any age just know what you’re getting yourself into because its not an easy path!
Hi sis Monika, im 18 years old and wanna to take philosophy major for undergraduate. Do you know or have any opinions on how to help me to enroll to the med school with this degree? Really need ur reply ASAP😭
As long as you take all of the required courses for medical school you will be fine. Just make sure that you build a relationship with at least to science/stem professors. Also, look into BS/MD programs where a college has a pipeline for their students to get in to medical school
2 months later but is that MCAT video out?! 🙌 loved this video!
Thank you! And yes I have a few videos on the MCAT:
1. Watch this before you take the MCAT th-cam.com/video/63OvgUXD5fY/w-d-xo.html&
2. How to raise your score: th-cam.com/video/VDUzZHOVE30/w-d-xo.html
3. Best MCAT resources: th-cam.com/video/lA-HGwStcnY/w-d-xo.html
How were you able to study full time for the MCAT as a nontraditional applicant?
Congrats! and thank you for sharing your story.
whew that was the hardest decision. I quit my full time job and moved back home with my parents. I still worked but it was about 10-15 hours a week so less than a part time job and mostly to pay off my car loan (adulting lol). But apart from that I made MCAT my full time job. It was brutal but I knew it wasn't forever!
@@monikabapna hi. How much time did you take to crack mcat?
Hey monika, i love your videos. can you talk more about your post bacc journey?
Yep! That’s my next video (:
How old are you now getting into med school if you don't mind me asking ?
I’m 25!
This was awesome!!! So proud of you Monika!!!! 🤩❤️🤩
Thank you!!
Answer these next 2 questions: what is the maximum you personally are taking out in student loans per year? can it exceed $80,000 or not? That’s $320,000 before tuition gets taken off.
Probably there's 20,000 residents x 4 years of residency years right now and each physician is making x $50,000 during residency.
Seems like the US government has $4,000,000,000 (trillion)
to give away every year to physicians who are in residency. Imagine these residents graduate, and how much money they will make per year. AT LEAST 3 times that much!
$150,000 a year! Is that true?
Why ask the same question to multiple med school influencers?
What's your agenda?