Getting Married Young- Why?

[Kappamd]

^^^Ok, not only that, but BS/MD programs are INTENSE and extremely competitive. You just don't enter that kind of problem if you're only "ohhhh, maybe I want to be a doctor." These students are highly "in-bred" in that they have multiple family members who are physicians, probably who went to the same medical school. Entering a BS/MD program means essentially kissing your chance to have any sort of normal social life in college goodbye. You end up with a shitty degree in "natural sciences" or something similar that really only has value to the medical school you made a commitment to. Every BS/MD student I've known that didn't go on to the medical school track (usually because they couldnt score the minimum score on the MCAT) has had to go back and complete an additional degree. WHY anyone would go through that hell and then drop out for a guy......that is just incomprehensible.

But hey, we'll probably never know her true motivations.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

^^^Ok, not only that, but BS/MD programs are INTENSE and extremely competitive. You just don't enter that kind of problem if you're only "ohhhh, maybe I want to be a doctor." These students are highly "in-bred" in that they have multiple family members who are physicians, probably who went to the same medical school. Entering a BS/MD program means essentially kissing your chance to have any sort of normal social life in college goodbye. You end up with a shitty degree in "natural sciences" or something similar that really only has value to the medical school you made a commitment to. Every BS/MD student I've known that didn't go on to the medical school track (usually because they couldnt score the minimum score on the MCAT) has had to go back and complete an additional degree. WHY anyone would go through that hell and then drop out for a guy......that is just incomprehensible.

But hey, we'll probably never know her true motivations.

As far I know (per my interactions with her during my recent family holiday party), it was a hard decision, but her husband is highly religious and she kind of knew that's what seminary wives do at this particular school (as a lot of other seminary guy's wives either dropped down to part time or quit school).

She did say that she wanted to take another shot at med school or dental school once hubby graduates next year. Whatever floats her (or his) boat.