My first piece of advice is: overcome the idea that you’re not capable of doing well. But I strongly believe that in order to achieve any worthy goal, you have to get uncomfortable, because growth and sacrifice are uncomfortable.

When I was training for a marathon in the summer of 2018, I imagined that studying for the MCAT would be the mental equivalent.

My younger sister is a current medical student and I watched her devote hundreds of hours to studying and go through significant stress when she was studying for the MCAT. If I’m honest, it deterred me from the idea of applying to medical school. Though I’ve learned a lot about myself and the world in the time I’ve spent working after graduation, it made studying for the MCAT more difficult because I had forgotten a lot of course material. It’s been quite the journey, and I feel a lot of excitement about the prospect of moving forward.

Currently, I’m working at Ethos Health, the first farm-based primary care practice in the nation. I majored in Computer Science and minored in Math, worked in technology for two years, and then made the decision to become a doctor. I’m a non-traditional applicant to medical school. If you’re reading this, send a prayer for me! Thankfully, I can close that chapter and move onto the next stage of getting to medical school: applying, which I’m in the process of. I had been studying for about six months, and the month leading up to score release was inevitably full of anxiety and doubt. For those who don’t know, the MCAT is a standardized test medical school applicants are required to take. Recently, I got the results of my MCAT back and was thrilled with my score.

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