Hi!
I just discovered this site and it's been a blessing.
I am a 41 year old mom of four kids, ages 17, 15, 12, and 6.
All my life, since I was a kid I wanted to be a doctor. I studied pre-med in college and worked as a lab technician in the University's School of Medicine, in the Microbiology department. It was a great opportunity! We were funded by the NIH. I liked it very much! As I was deciding to apply for med school, some of my co- workers and the doctor that I was working for discouraged me to apply. They often argued about the negatives of studying medicine. I'm the type of person that analyzes and overanalyzes everything, and also I was young impressionable and engaged. SO, I decided to study something related and less time consuming, I studied Medical Technology.
Four Kids and 20 years later, the ghost of my decisions still haunts me today. I've been working in research with a neuroscientist, but I'm recently unemployed. As I analyze and overanalyze my possibilities for the future I've been thinking about studying for the MCAT this year. But, I worry about the time that I will not be spending with my kids (I've been more of a stay-at-home mom than anything else). I worry about what it will cost me as well; my kids are on their way to college and I would be doing the same thing. Loans would be needed to be taken out and it seems like too much money and it scares me.
I'm sending this S.O.S to the world, maybe someone can give me their opinion. Is there anyone out there with the same situation? Any advice? I'd greatly appreciate it!
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