17/01/2026
A bit late to this trend but here goes!
If I had been discouraged to apply right then and there, I would not be living my dream right now. I got accepted into a different medical school, experienced the highs and lows of passing and flunking exams, interned in the crazy wards of multiple government hospitals, mustered the courage to apply for dermatology with a literal 1 in a 100 chance of getting into, got accepted and laughed and cried and laughed again during the crazy ride that was residency, pursued further fellowship training both local and international, opened my private practice, went back to government hospitals to teach and train future dermatologists AND here I am :)
So if someone told you something discouraging, reflect and ignore. Then use it to jumpstart your story.