Too late to start medicine? (Realistically)

Through self-doubt, bad studying habits and personal life circumstances I never pursued my childhood dream of studying medicine.

Now, I am 25, and am aiming to enrol in studying medicine over the next couple of years through the GAMSAT route. I know that this is achievable for me personally, but before I commit I wanted to check:

In terms of having a successful career, and not desperately playing catch up to people who started nearly a decade before me, is it realistically too late for me to enter the game?

Medicine is such a hard course and a lifelong commitment. If you're reasons for doing medicine are pure and you have the ability to pursue it then it is never too late. The only problems I see you running in to are: unpaid studying until the age of 31, this can be tough and depends on how established you're life is so far; taking orders during placements from people younger than you, this has its own problems but these are problems you can look past. I would say go for it if its your dream. Life-long learning only happens in medicine, so if there was a course out there that you were to start late, medicine would not be anywhere near the worst ones.

Medicine is such a hard course and a lifelong commitment. If you're reasons for doing medicine are pure and you have the ability to pursue it then it is never too late. The only problems I see you running in to are: unpaid studying until the age of 31, this can be tough and depends on how established you're life is so far; taking orders during placements from people younger than you, this has its own problems but these are problems you can look past. I would say go for it if its your dream. Life-long learning only happens in medicine, so if there was a course out there that you were to start late, medicine would not be anywhere near the worst ones.

I learn loads from...med students

Oh wow, at least we have some use

But in all seriousness, I agree completely with your post.

I would hope that any medic is going to be happy learning from anybody who has more knowledge and/or experience than you, regardless of age, sex, role, whatever. I learn loads from Nurses, Physios, OTs, med students, many of whom are younger than me.

Through self-doubt, bad studying habits and personal life circumstances I never pursued my childhood dream of studying medicine.

Now, I am 25, and am aiming to enrol in studying medicine over the next couple of years through the GAMSAT route. I know that this is achievable for me personally, but before I commit I wanted to check:

In terms of having a successful career, and not desperately playing catch up to people who started nearly a decade before me, is it realistically too late for me to enter the game?