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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very likely, he's not going to be accepted to med school. And it would not have mattered if he had applied when you thought he should. Are you ok with that Mom? He's afraid to tell you, most likely.[/quote]

OP here - if he isn't going to get accepted or has changed his mind or whatever, DH and I are both fine with that. We are not doctors, nor did we raise him to be one of those kids who has been telling everyone since age 2 he was going to be a dr. To the extent he pursues this, it's his own choice, not ours.

What we will not be ok with however will be a college grad just lounging around just "prepping" for med school applications. Either go or don't go, but get on with life, which to us involves getting yourself a job,  health insurance, an apartment, and getting to work (though we are ok with him living at home for a while, if he works). If he doesn't want to go/can't get in, I hope he's starting to think about what to do with a biology degree. I know people on these threads always pipe up and say oh McKinsey hires people with every kind of degree, but reality is he isn't the type that can get that kind of job; nor do I think a lot of that hiring happens at state schools. I feel like that's an ivy thing to major in whatever and still end up on Wall Street or in big consulting.[/quote]

I think you basically need to tell him you are not a free-ride during gap year. He'll choose what he does but he needs to contribute financially as a college graduate who is "waiting to continue his education".[/quote]

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