Not sure if medicine is right for me

Could it be that you are getting cold feet because you are so close to achieving your dream that you've had since childhood?
I think you should give the interview and see how you feel.
You can also consider taking a gap year and explore other options that you might want to get into.
While doing your research did you encounter any other areas where you found you were interested, you can try looking into them a bit and see if you imagine a future for yourself there.

Hi, thank you for responding
I’m currently on a gap year right now after an unsuccessful first cycle. And I’m terms of areas where I found interesting, there were a few but none where I could imagine myself working as, i as of now struggle to see myself working as a doctor itself. Even with revision for my interview which is in a week’s time I find myself each day becoming more and more unmotivated and just losing that interest in the particular field

Maybe it's because you've been in this cycle of just revising and preparing for college that it's making you feel unmotivated...starting university may change your perception?
I feel like I'm not the best person to give advice on this since I'm not studying or plan to study medicine. I just know medicine can be extremely difficult and taxing.
I think talking to people who are in the same field would help, do you have anyone like that around you. If not I'm sure someone on the TSR community will reply here.

Hi, could I have some help please. I have been doubting myself for the longest time now, and found that the more and more revision I do for my medicine interviews, the more I realise that I do not have what it takes to be a doctor. I do not have that work ethic a doctor must have, I struggle to relate my experiences to the qualities and things a doctor must do. I don’t want to spend years studying and get sucked into the NHS. I often find myself searching and looking at other courses, and this is where the problem lies. I don’t think I want to be a doctor anymore, but what’s holding me back is my younger self- ever since I was a child I had always wanted to be one, but now that I think I’m getting closer to the end and obtaining it- I’m realising that it’s not really what I wanted at all. Because of that, growing up I had never really expanded my interests to anything outside of the medical field, and therefore I do not know what else out there career wise would interest me. I have an interview next week, but I don’t know whether or not to give it up, as I’ve made it this far now and I’ve worked so hard for it that I’m not sure it’s worth it just giving up without giving it a go. But I don’t know if it’s what I want in the long time run and I don’t know what to do.

Maybe you could become like a biology teacher, or a forensic scientist or something.

Hi, could I have some help please. I have been doubting myself for the longest time now, and found that the more and more revision I do for my medicine interviews, the more I realise that I do not have what it takes to be a doctor. I do not have that work ethic a doctor must have, I struggle to relate my experiences to the qualities and things a doctor must do. I don’t want to spend years studying and get sucked into the NHS. I often find myself searching and looking at other courses, and this is where the problem lies. I don’t think I want to be a doctor anymore, but what’s holding me back is my younger self- ever since I was a child I had always wanted to be one, but now that I think I’m getting closer to the end and obtaining it- I’m realising that it’s not really what I wanted at all. Because of that, growing up I had never really expanded my interests to anything outside of the medical field, and therefore I do not know what else out there career wise would interest me. I have an interview next week, but I don’t know whether or not to give it up, as I’ve made it this far now and I’ve worked so hard for it that I’m not sure it’s worth it just giving up without giving it a go. But I don’t know if it’s what I want in the long time run and I don’t know what to do.

Congratulations on your interview!

Trying to get into medical school is a long trek, and if this your second go, its lijely been a rocky one for you.

It could well be thst you are possibly movung away from the idea of becoming a Doctor, it could equally be that you are burnt out.

Reading the threads there are so many who seem to get to this stage, and feel the same. Trepidation, being burnt out (look up symptoms), imposter syndrome thinking I cant do this, so i dont want to do this. Thinking it is "easier" for them to reject medicine than be rejected possibly again.

I say, be kind to yourself. Make sure you get enough sleep, eat well, and get so.e fresh air / downtime etc.

Finish your interview prep and smile through your teeth and exude positivity for medicine at your interview, and see what happens. I promise you, you will not be alone in doing that.

Give your childhood dream its best shot. Good luck. 🤞

Then turn to you "now" while you are waiting for the results. If you get an offer, congratulations. It might make you feel differently again. It might not. You will have several months to think very hard about what you want to do. You could go, and see how you feel.

You could have a nosy at other courses and options that you might prefer instead and get ready for clearing if you do decide medicine is not for you. Open days are coming up. Could look at other medical fields, like midwifery, physio, or something compketely different like drama 😁

I am NOT saying you are wrong to think med isnt for you, i am just suggesting that there are other reasons why you might be feeling that right now. So now is not the right time to make that decision in my view.

Good luck whatever you decide.

Thank you so much for your help, I really needed to hear this. I appreciate it a lot

Good luck with your interview this week.

Hope that you are feeling slightly more positive about the interview prep. 🤞

Hope interview went well.

It went better than I thought, a previous medical school’s interview process had given me a bad experience so I was glad this one was very pleasant. Thank you😊

Do you know if you've gotten a place? Most med schools have now

Hi, I got an offer from HYMS

Wow! well done
how are you feeling now in terms of a career in medicine?
currently a 2nd-year med student and I also sometimes regret all the decisions that led me to med too😅 part of the journey i guess!

I’m feeling really confident about it now, i firmed the offer a few weeks back and since I’m a gap year student I’m just waiting to go now in September. I agree with the above, I believe I was having cold feet due to being so close to achieving it but now that I’ve gotten to this stage I have no regrets😊

Well Done!!
This thread has motivated me even more to try again to persue medicine. I am currently in year 13 and i have recieved 4 preinterview rejections. I am going to do a gap year.
Btw how did u prep for the ucat.