I want to drop out of medicine

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Re: I want to drop out of medicine

@tweek

I want to be a doctor I just don’t know if I want to spend 6 years doing it. Everyone around me is so young and I feel inadequate like I don’t belong with them. I’m finding it hard to make friends with people in my course.

I think you should at least put some thought and planning in your life rather than leaving everything up to Allah. I have an Aunty who is unmarried and I don’t want to be like that. I would love some companionship and a family of my own in my life. I don’t know if I should prioritize that over this.

If you genuinely want to be a doctor then you will have to accept all the hardships that come with it. The 6 years and the life afterwards. If you want to excel then you need to bite the bullet and make friends. Try to connect with them in some way. I am sure they will be friendly towards you, I think it’s mostly you who is holding yourself back from meeting new people. Stop caring about what others think, this is your life and you need to have a stronger grasp on it. You will be the one looking back and reflecting on your time and what you did with it and you will be accountable for it as well.

I agree, thought should definitely be put into planning your life but with the effort you need to have faith that things will work out for the best. If you really want to get married soon then talk to your parents, meet people in the community and let them know you are looking for a guy and family that is okay with you continuing your studies after marriage. It will be tough to manage both but if the guy is supportive of your ambitions, it can be done. I am sure there are others that have gone through the marriage through med school path and have succeeded, some are even on this forum.