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How to choose a medical school?
Chapters Of My Life becoming a doctor, change, illustration, new life

How to choose a medical school?

21 June, 2017

So, if you remember I am a mother, I am 31 years old, I want to quit my job to become a doctor; and I just got divorced. Even though I would love to study medicine in Cambridge (like my brother), Oxford, or Harvard. I must be strategic in choosing the medical school I will…

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Chapters Of My Life becoming a doctor, change, Habits

Chapter 11 or When things don’t go my way

16 March, 2017

So if you remember, I decided to become a doctor at 31. This decision involves so many transformations, I cannot believe it myself. One of which has to do with me, a grown-up woman, being an apprentice in a surgery, owned by my teenager crush. Despite all the avoidance plans, here he is… calling my…

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Chapter 10 or what would people say about me?

17 February, 2017

So if you remember, I decided to become a doctor at 31 years old. But this decision comes with important life changes, which I did not expect. I can assure you these life changes slap me in the face every day. For example, I needed some experience with patients and I ended up being an…

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Chapters Of My Life becoming a doctor, change, Drawing, illustration, love, new life

Chapter 8 or First encounter

28 December, 2016

So if you remember I decided to become a doctor, even though I am a 31-year-old mom with a very decent job. I had never imagined how deeply this decision would affect all areas of my life. I had looked for an apprenticeship with the man, who broke my 16-year-old heart… but it was OK,…

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the secret life of a family idiot
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Chapter 5 or the secret life of a family idiot

26 October, 2016

So if you remember, I decided to become a doctor and this life-changing decision involved many challenges. Some of them more difficult to address, such as meeting up with an old crush, who could offer me a great apprenticeship. But I know you all wondered why I just didn’t ask any member of my family…

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Chapters Of My Life becoming a doctor, change, love, new life

Chapter 3 or How to get an apprenticeship at 31?

30 August, 2016

So if you remember I decided to become a doctor at 31 years old, with the blessing of my daughter. I woke up early most of the days to study chemistry and biology, which I hadn’t explored for the last 15 years. I was pretty rusty, but holding on to it. All medical schools required…

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Chapter 2 or how to change my habits?

10 August, 2016

So if you remember, I decided to overturn my life and become a doctor, even though I am 31 years and a mother. According to my research, there were three types of exams, two of which required science knowledge. I was going to need a chemistry and biology refresher. I worked out I could study…

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Chapter 1 – or what type of reactions you get to a life changing news?

20 July, 2016

“I have something to tell you all”, suddenly every member of my family stared at me. I could see their blasé curiosity in their eyes across the dining table. What did I have in mind again? Wondered my brother. I took a deep breath in and looked straight ahead… in the void: “I want to…

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About Olivia

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Olivia Adele

is a 31 years old fictional character, but her life events are based on a true story. She is a separated mother, but she decided on a big life change and is pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor, which comes with many pitfalls, struggles and hopes.
The author of Olivia’s New Life is Vanessa, a medical student/mom.

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