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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is on the premed track at a premed powerhouse school and she's doing well (high grades, has a great community, and is involved in activities). I and her dad are both physicians and we're so proud that she's following in our footsteps and that she's doing so well.  But, we don't want her to feel like she got pressured into medicine and want her to get there on her own merit - that he[b]r accomplishments are hers alone, just like we did as first-generation doctors.[/b] She's asked for help with finding clinical opportunities and shadowing, but she has plenty of opportunities at her own school/med school attached to her undergraduate school. So, we've encouraged her to seek out opportunities there instead of connecting her to our resources because there's so much opportunity there. Previously, we've given research projects and clinical opportunities to her older sister's friends who were less fortunate and didn't have such a strong support system. Now, she's mad at us and accusing us of favoritism when we just want her to figure out if a career in medicine is for her on her own. We've provided everything for her. I don't understand why she is mad about this.        [/quote]

They fact you think you did it "alone" says a lot about you. I hope you realize that cannot be true. [/quote]

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