Starting Medical School at age 25???

I had a nice response typed that was lengthy but the computer hiccuped and lost it so I will just say thank you for the supportive thoughts, it is something I will continue to try and persue. I think if I can get through the 2000 out of pocket costs to get back in then I will definitly go for it. But thats alot of money for a sahm to have to blow around when we provide a nice life for 2 children...

Yea, I realize that med school is way out of reach and I will go for either a surg tech or an RN for obstectrics. Would love to be in c-sections and reg births!! I feel like my upbringing had alot to do with my attitude through school until I was older like recently. I was pushed so had and had such severe consequences for grades that I absolutely hated school. I didn't have the preperation of why it is important only the consequences of failure (I was grounded for 6-9 weeks straight for a C). My only encouragement was given by putting me down about my grades, my attitude, my life in general. So now that i have two daughters, I focus on making them see how important the different professions in life are and how their life would be in one of those professions versus how it is right now. I stress why it's important to get the grades instead of attacking them for their schoolwork. I focus on positive reinforcement for alot of my parenting issues. It seems to work, cross your fingers and say a little prayer, with any luck they will be doctors when their my age!!! Again, thanks for the supportive words..

Well, yea.. maybe it is out of reach, but definitely not impossible. I saw some sites a while back and there were people older than us going to med school, and I even think I saw a single mother on there as well. So nothing is impossible, but definitely your idea of being and RN or surg tech is a great alternative--and maybe even a back door into bigger and better things, I mean, you'd be getting the experience and clinical background--so you could go back if you wanted. It definitely sounds like you want something that will allow you to work in medicine and also be there for your daughters--and that is great, because they are most important. I am so sorry that you had such severe consequences for grades and stuff. That definitely is not a positive environment to encourage a love for learning. I was kinda the opposite, I was always scared of getting a bad grade, but really, as long as I was trying, my parents didn't say much. I did get rewarded for a good report card, so they did care, but I wasn't pressured. I think I more pressured myself! Around 7th or 8th grade things got really bad in school, socially, and that really hurt my life in a lot of ways, I home schooled in 10th grade and got my GED when I was 17. I don't think I was really expected to go to college, but I felt I should, so I did--one year at community college to prove I could handle college, then I transferred. All throughout I did ok, but I couldn't really commit to a major. Now that I'm out I wish I had been able to just go for the challenge, psychology came pretty easy for me, half the time I didn't study as much as I should have and I got B's, so I have to wonder if I could have done better. I think it's so great that your are encouraging your daughters in such a positive way! I'm sure they will have great futures, and I hope you get the opportunity to have the career you really want!

I definitly want to be something in Ob. Either in the delivery room or assisting with the c-sections. I think it is the best thing in the world to give life, to bring new life into the world. Sometimes it's not pretty and doesn't always have a good outcome but it's something that has held a special place in my heart and my brain for a few years.