What It Means to Fail in Medical School
The first big win in medical school would be the day you see your name on the list of passers. That steady breath of relief and excitement with a little bit of validation that you are meant to be in someplace bigger. Some place where smart people go and thrive, and maybe some place you feel like you belong once and for all. It has been a year since I first saw the news that I got into the only medical school I applied for and the feeling of belonging to something big has always resonated even up to now. I just couldn't forget how victorious I felt that I cried just knowing I can finally take a breath after all the anticipation. The next big memory in medical school will be your first failed exam. Mine was our first quiz in Biochemistry, falling one point short to call it a good day. I called friends to help me shake the idea of failing my whole dream of becoming a doctor, just by failing for one point in my first exam. S...
