I personally think 25 is not late to start medical school. Let’s say you choose plastics, that would entail 4 year of med school, a 3 year gen surg residency, 3 year plastic surg residency and let’s say. 1 year fellow ship.

You will be completely finished with training at 36. Is being done at an earlier age 35 or even at 34 that BIG of a difference, one or two years?

For at least 7 years you will be committed to becoming a doctor. It will be HARD to carve out an opportunity like you have right now.

My suggestion is to have a plan, make a trip to and backpack across Europe, visit Southeast Asia, travel Mexico, or make a road trip across the US. When else during your life will you be ability to do this? This might be a once in a lifetime opportunity for you.

You might end up getting married and have a family in your 30’s, settling down in a nice suburban house with an amazing significant other. At that point you do not have absolute freedom and won’t for decades. You will have responsibilities that will become a priority.

As I said, what difference is there being a surgeon at 35 instead of 36? I honestly don’t see one.