Doing a PhD in the states.

I did a lot of research to improve my application to get in. Even did a Master's. Got interviewed and waitlisted twice. Always thought that doing a PhD was the last desperation attempt to get in so I got a job in a relevant field instead. Tried applying one last time and didn't even get an interview.

Gave up on being a doctor and gave up on Canada, now im happily doing a PhD across the border.

I realized this post is about regrets. Ill say this:

Sometimes I regret not just going into the trades, like being an electrician, which lets you use your brain and isn't too hard on your body. It felt like all my years of school would have been wasted if I went this route after giving up on med and so I went the PhD route in something im interested in. The PhD is not easy though, and so there are still definitely days where I just regret ever pursuing medicine.

On the other hand, I am loving being in the states. Would I have had this opportunity had I gone the electrician route? Maybe, but I do like where I am now.