I have no idea why I'm doing this

Hi, I'm Julia and I think (notice) that I want to become a doctor. I am currently working with a pretty awesome sail training company that I have for a long, long time. I assume most of the people that would bother to read this for any reason (other then to indulge my total self-absorption) already know enough about that career and how much I get out of it. If, for some staring reason, you are not one of those people, let me know and I'd be happy to explain.

So, I love my job most of the time, but the draw to the DR is still around. I see a lot of myself in the career and I see the chance to gain a skill that I can use internationally. So, I have applied to a couple of post-bac pre-med programs because, of course, when the idea struck me in college, I took for art history courses instead. I got into Georgetown and UMiami last year, but, in my true fashion kept searching and found some programs that I like more. So, about 2 weeks ago I put in my application for Tufts and Bryn Mawr. I have received an invitation to interview at Bryn Mawr, which is apparently a good sign from all the Student Doctor Forums that I goggle daily. Or weekly. Errr.

Anyway, none of this is easy, but it is exciting. I'm totally terrified to completely change my life and commit to a field of study that might - during the years of my life when there is a lot of change - traveling, family, using my health to go on adventures, finding "love", and all the others - pull me away from everything that I have been so happy to have created.

I live right now in Sarasota, Florida. It's actually a pretty amazing place - but unfortunately not for a 25 year old (soon to be late-20s, mind you).


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