I am a gap year student who reapplied for medicine because I got rejected last year and I'm from London.
I received an offer for medicine with a gateway year at Lancaster University (6yrs), which I have accepted and firmed.
Throughout Sixth-form and during the beginning of my gap year, I was so passionate about medicine and I was eager to reapply after being rejected the first time. Now I do not feel interested in becoming a doctor at all. I am interested in the subjects taught in medicine, but with the need for endless learning puts me off. The long 6 years of university followed by FY1 and FY2, and specialist training (optional) feels long.
During my gap year, I did not have to deal with that academic pressure and I got to live life a little. I don't want to enter a career that will take up my 20s and have little work-life balance. Also I no longer want to move out of London away from my family. The only reason why I applied outside London is because it is easier to get into medicine there and at that time I was willing to sacrifice anything.
I have been looking into other careers but some like biomedical sciences and biochemistry aren't accredited by a science (RCB/RCS) so I will need many degrees before I settle.
Currently, I feel confused and lost because I am not sure what I want to do and my gap year is coming to an end. I want to go into education this year and make use of my life and not end up taking another gap year.
Can anyone help with suggestions?