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noeleena:
Hi,

Where do i start.

okay then,
Im 64. Have Dyslexia major,  had learning disablitys could not read till 13, nore tell time on clocks i did by the sun. could not do maths.  no social skills,

14 years of allways last in school no matter how many where in our class.

Yet at 17 i was 2 nd to top in our class when i left after 2 years of high school. yes i went in to the building trades. could build major buildings .make any thing timber or steel .

Hey i was one dumb kid could not do tests i would just shut down, write my name at the top right hand side  only because Mum had shown me how to,  hand it in & get 1 mark out of 100. & i thought i'd done well.

I have worked under some good men learned my trade  ran my own business employed other people worked at the Antartic & govt departments. Plus done   many other things, & worked on contracts at different places,

Yet hated being told by men what to do & yet knew i had to learn .

Now if i had said ill give up . i cant do what my hands can do then i would not have done what i was able to, doors where opened for me & not of my doing in many case's .

Plus many others details that have happened in my life, yes im one weird person .
 At a very young age i knew what i was going to do & my vocastion in life as far as work was concerned. & yes i'v done my  46 years .

A peace of advise dont be.... so ....stubborn you can not change & look out side the so called .......SQ.......because you may just get shown there may be other things that you can be .....called .....to do.

& dont let others put you down if they do then tell them if they have nothing nice to say then dont say any thing till you can.

iv heard these jackass's for years so now i tell them in our kiwi  langauge .......To bugger off,......

...noeleena...

cjwood:
noelena i am humbled by your post. your words of experience and advice are honest, revealing, and full of tough love. thank you for sharing. reminders that were needed.

claudia

JohnMichael:
Hi Alex,

One of the hardest lessons for me to learn (and am still learning) is that God is in control of everything - and that means EVERYTHING. Not just the big details, but the smallest ones too. You're exactly where He wants you to be. I hope that is of some comfort to you. :) Knowing that we're in the hands of Him who knows the ending from the beginning is a great comfort. He can see down the road where we can't. If you don't make it to med school, it could very well be that God is sparing you from a job where you'd be absolutely miserable once the rosy-colored glasses wore off. Try to think in the positive. Easier said than done, I know. :)

In Him,
John

octoberose:
Dear Alex,
 What I heard you say is that you didn't take your studies seriously for two years (I'm assuming you were 18-20 years old) and then took pre-med classes that gave you a 2.7 average? You do know that God has blessed you with a good mind and intellect, don't you? Most people would have flamed out long ago, but you're still at it.  You are plenty sharp, you are a believer in  Christ and you have a journey ahead of you.  If God desires you in the medical field, that is where you'll be, but you'll be there with a story to share. I gave up on my dreams of being a nurse at 18 because I was blind in my thinking,  I was scared and I had a hard time working through science and math (kind of necessary in that field). I have regretted it so often, but God has used me in different ways. But unlike you, I know I did not give it my best shot.
 I will be praying when you meet with your advisor that you are humble and that you are passionate about what you want to do and why. A doctor who can learn, who can admit his failings, who is approachable- well, Alex, that's the kind of doctor I want (after you do your best in what God gives you to do).  :D

lilitalienboi16:
Hey everyone, to update you on what happened.

I went in to see this health professions advisor. She told me, The odds are stacked against me. That's exactly how she put it and she said she doesn't know of anyone getting into med school with a 2.7 GPA.

She then proceeded me to ask why I wanted to be a doctor, why go to med school?

I told her because I want to help people, it's the only thing I can see doing with my life. I left out the part about how It would be a perfect place to show God's love and to share his word with people, to be among the sick and the suffering and really show them the light and love of God. Hopefully He will fill me with His knowledge in time, well more then He has already so I can also hopefully teach His word like every saturday or whatever at the hospital. That would be amazing.

I also talked with my dad today. He told me he was really proud of me, he told me he tells everyone how proud he is of me and what im doing and I had to fight the tears, it put a smile on my face from ear to ear. I couldn't let him see how much it truly ment to me because I was afraid of looking weak infront of him but i'm still smiling about it. It's the greatest thing my fathers ever told me, I'm so happy it brings tears to my eyes.

Anyway, I'm going to keep moving forward with this, odds against me or not. The odds were always against ME, but they are never against GOD! I have faith I will be where God wants me to be, I will get there in His time, and i'm moving forward not because I think I can accomplish this or that I have faith in anything that is my carnal self, but rather because I have faith in Him and I have confidence, not in myself but confindence in Him. For if God is for us, who can be against us?! His strength has always been my only hope, so I will hold my head up and have confidence, because nothing can stand in the way of God, not even all the odds in the world could stand in His way!

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