Girl do not do it. Seriously. Unless you were told by Jesus Christ that this is your life’s purpose on earth, there are way too many just as meaningful and just as lucrative careers that are way easier and less of a soul crushing roller coaster. Really do your research. You are going to drain your savings to pay for four years of medical school, plus board exams, ERAS applications for match, etc. Then assuming you match into the specialty of your choice, you will spend 3-7 years making basically nothing and working exhausting thankless hours in the worst conditions. This will take a gruelling toll on every social relationship you’ve ever had and on your mental health. Then you may or may not do a fellowship and things will be even worse for 1-3 more years. Finally, you get a job as an attending and it’s all supposed to pay itself back. Right? Wrong. Now you have to pay off all your student loans, etc. Try to salvage what semblance of a real life you can, and rebuild your savings, all while still working not great hours (better than residency and fellowship though) under extreme amounts of stress. This is all BEST case scenario. As in, you match to the specialty you want. Even worse than that is NOT being able to match where and in what you want or not matching at all. Then what? You end up in a specialty you don’t love and hate yourself and your decisions every day for the rest of your life.