/lit/ - Literature

>>10417467
I used to glorify the idea of becoming a doctor, too, purely for the prestige that it adorns one with. Let me tell you from experience, my friend, that such an insincere reason to pursue years upon years of intensive studies will wear away at your ego and leave you an empty shell. The only people who aren't consumed by the stress beset by medical school are the ones who are truly in it to help their community and the sick. Even then, you aren't guaranteed to succeed. I've had a few friends regurgitated into disillusion when they found out that they couldn't take the stress from med school.