Thank you all. I finally told her (my mom). I will be taking the test again. I am TRULY passionate about becoming a doctor. I know that a bad score on the test is not a failure, but since my BA is in "Audiovisual Communications" I've had to work extra hard to convince others (as I am truly 100% convinced) that Medicine is my right career path. My mother believes that since I love acting (which hasn't changed just because I'm now planning on being a doctor) I saw a Strong Medicine, Grey's Anatomy, Chicago Hope, etc and decided I wanted to be a doctor. I have assured her that this is not true, I mean I do love those shows and I will forever love acting, but the first day I set foot on the Natural Sciences Department was the first day I felt like I was where I was supposed to be. I take acting classes when I have the chance. And then my mom gets mad because she says that I don't really know what I want. It's really frustrating because the fact that I love taking acting classes has NOTHING to do with the fact that I really want to be a doctor. When I am studying Organic Chemistry, Physics and Biology (I love it but it's hard) it's a very welcomed change to be able to go distract myself with acting which is something I'm naturally good at. I am 26 years old and my mother still wants to control my life and keeps doubting me about my desire to become a doctor just because I now belong to a theater group. Financially, right now it's not a reality for me to move out. Do you guys think that the fact that I love acting and it distracts me from the stress and pressure from the upcoming MCAT makes me ambivalent about my future??
My mom sure thinks so!
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