# @carmen.strives on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLfJytxINns
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59924319-carmenstrives-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/26c00a4eef.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-29T13:44:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Carmen | Medical student 🩺 (@carmen.strives) — https://gondola.cc/carmen.strives

## Caption

Am I too old to start med school? Am I falling behind everyone else?

I’ve asked myself this so many times.

But honestly? I’ve realised being older is a privilege.
If I could go back in time, I’d still choose to get rejected at 16 and get in 4 years later.

Because those years gave me clarity, grit, and perspective.
Now that I’m surrounded by classmates who are 23, 24, even in their 30s… I see how maturity really shows up in medicine — in how we handle pressure, how we study, and how we keep going.

So what if your friends are already working?
Would you rather rush into a job you hate, or spend a few years building a career you’ll love for decades?

You’re not behind.
You’re just on a path that needs a little more patience. And that’s okay!
Because this path? It’s worth it! 

📌Save this for later! 
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Follow carmen.strives for more unfiltered life in med school *✩‧₊˚

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