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In my hometown and current city, there are fine medical colleges (not the best, like Harvard or AIIMS, but still, think of Boston medical colleges) and stuff, but I really want to get into AIIMS, although I live far away from Delhi. My dad doesn't want me to study in a different city but my mom is ready to let me study in it if I get the rank (one hundred thousand applicants, and AIIMS accepts only the first 72 -- imagine the pressure.)
I have to study medicine for the next nine years (Indian college system)
Basically, in the city I live, there are some fine medical colleges that offer psychiatry/IM after graduation, but I want to get into the best possible college in all India. That's a lot of pressure (one tenth of a million aspirants and my rank was supposed to be under 72 next year) and I want to start practicing ASAP. If I break my health and study for at least ten hours each day (it's summer!!!), it might be possible for me to get admission into AIIMS, but my question is : Is it really worth it?
AIIMS (or Armed Forces Medical College, if I pass the physical criteria) are the topmost colleges in all India (think of Harvard and Yale of India) and I really want to get in 'em (I am thinking of immigrating to London once I finish my education) or should I just stick to my health and my city's med colleges?
There are advantages of AIIMS like
1. You can practice anywhere.
2. Respect and fame
etc. etc.
And then there are advantages of going to local med colleges
1. Stay with family
2. Complete education a bit quicker (Won't give national level entrance exam, just the state level one)
3. Stay sane and healthy
etc. etc.
There are personal issues with my friends (like they not speaking to me) and my girlfriend (we broke off), that makes me want to study in AIIMS (where they can't get me) or at least a different city. I've green signal from my mom but my dad wants me to study in my hometown. I don't want to see the face of my girlfriend or my friends again (it hurts), but that'd require a LOT of hardwork, which could possibly drive me insane.
In this year, I want a whooping score of 100% and in the next I want a score of 97-98%. That's it, then there's MCAT. If I study like I want to attend the national-level exam, I will be a little less sane and my health would go down considerably. But then I won't have to face the psychosomatic pain given to me by my friends and my ex. But then again if I study in local medical colleges, my doctor could teach me (become my mentor), I would get time to spend with my family but I'd have to face the psychosomatic pain and teenage drama.
So is AIIMS worth it?
If I go into AIIMS, I can't spend time with family, but will avoid teenage drama
If I study in local med colleges, it will relieve some stress of me, will get time to spend with family, and will have to face teenage drama.
I really don't want to see my ex, should I just give the state level exam and go to a city like Bombay and study there?
I want some advice whether I should study in my city or some other city.
I have to study medicine for the next nine years (Indian college system)
Basically, in the city I live, there are some fine medical colleges that offer psychiatry/IM after graduation, but I want to get into the best possible college in all India. That's a lot of pressure (one tenth of a million aspirants and my rank was supposed to be under 72 next year) and I want to start practicing ASAP. If I break my health and study for at least ten hours each day (it's summer!!!), it might be possible for me to get admission into AIIMS, but my question is : Is it really worth it?
AIIMS (or Armed Forces Medical College, if I pass the physical criteria) are the topmost colleges in all India (think of Harvard and Yale of India) and I really want to get in 'em (I am thinking of immigrating to London once I finish my education) or should I just stick to my health and my city's med colleges?
There are advantages of AIIMS like
1. You can practice anywhere.
2. Respect and fame
etc. etc.
And then there are advantages of going to local med colleges
1. Stay with family
2. Complete education a bit quicker (Won't give national level entrance exam, just the state level one)
3. Stay sane and healthy
etc. etc.
There are personal issues with my friends (like they not speaking to me) and my girlfriend (we broke off), that makes me want to study in AIIMS (where they can't get me) or at least a different city. I've green signal from my mom but my dad wants me to study in my hometown. I don't want to see the face of my girlfriend or my friends again (it hurts), but that'd require a LOT of hardwork, which could possibly drive me insane.
In this year, I want a whooping score of 100% and in the next I want a score of 97-98%. That's it, then there's MCAT. If I study like I want to attend the national-level exam, I will be a little less sane and my health would go down considerably. But then I won't have to face the psychosomatic pain given to me by my friends and my ex. But then again if I study in local medical colleges, my doctor could teach me (become my mentor), I would get time to spend with my family but I'd have to face the psychosomatic pain and teenage drama.
So is AIIMS worth it?
If I go into AIIMS, I can't spend time with family, but will avoid teenage drama
If I study in local med colleges, it will relieve some stress of me, will get time to spend with family, and will have to face teenage drama.
I really don't want to see my ex, should I just give the state level exam and go to a city like Bombay and study there?
I want some advice whether I should study in my city or some other city.
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