It all started with a NO

Being a doctor is something I've always wanted to be. At least that's what my parents told me when I told them I'm going to college to be a doctor. Before I get into detail, let me give you a little background. I grew up in Brooklyn, Ny, in a typical Jewish household. If your school was anything like mine, secular education was not something that was taken seriously. Now I'm not here to hate on or bash my education, but lets just say I didn't have the basic foundations to get me through college. When I was in 12th grade, my principle called me into his office (like he did with every other student) to discuss what I had planned for my future and which Beis Medrash I wanted to attend. When I told him I eventually want to attend college and become a doctor, he said "A Jewish boy belongs in yeshiva, not in college." When he said that, I asked him why not? He said "you cant be a righteous jew and be in college, the two just don't mix. I was very confused after hearing that. My pediatrician at the time was Jewish and he seemed like a good jew. How can my principle tell me that college and Judaism don't mix?

Anyways, now a few years later I graduated college, took the MCAT (post on that coming soon) and am applying to medical school. As I'm sure you can tell at this point, I didn't have much guidance when taking all my premed classes. Yes the school had advisors, but they didn't understand how I didn't have the basic secular education. Furthermore, when I tried explaining it to them, all they said was "maybe medicine just isn't for you". So I decided to start this blog to help motivate and guide other premed students through their journey so that they don't make the same mistakes I did.