# @carmen.strives on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DX2AfP1RdQf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65104736-carmenstrives-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a0413fc4e9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-02T17:00:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Carmen | Medical student 🩺 (@carmen.strives) — https://gondola.cc/carmen.strives

## Caption

I fear failure.
Flopping the UCAT and getting rejected by every med school I applied to wasn’t just a blow to my confidence — it made me question myself, my purpose, and even my intelligence.
For years, I thought I was just dumb.

But then… waking up at 6am for my work experience placement, talking to patients, and making kids smile made me realise how a simple gesture can make someone’s day.
I wanted to be there for people at their most vulnerable moments.

One moment I’ll never forget — a patient asked the nurse where I’d been after I left. That tiny comment made me realise: I’m capable of making a real impact.

That’s what motivated me to apply to medicine again.

Follow my journey to becoming a doctor ! Let’s strive and thrive together, no matter what life throws at us 💙
#medstudent #medstudentlife #medschool #selfimprovement #glowupjourney

## Stats

- **Views:** 7,537
- **Likes:** 1,458
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- **Comments:** 17

## Tags

selfimprovement, medstudentlife, medschool, medstudent, glowupjourney

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