Just Graduated!

You’ve just graduated from college with a strong R-score of 35.5. Getting there required putting aside distractions, maintaining thoughtful study routines, and staying motivated even when the work felt maddening. You studied each subject thoroughly, and your time management was key to success. That’s how you managed to pull off only strong grades and finish with straight A’s. Now, you’ve decided to apply in the program of your dream: medical school. However, you just received your Casper score which is a 3. Knowing that 4 is the best score possible, you worry that this might hurt your chances. Will you get accepted or not?

Choice 1 : Accepted into medical school.

Choice 2 : Get rejected and need a plan B.

Accepted into Medical School.

Good news! You’ve been accepted into medical schools: Sherbrooke University and Montreal University. You’re a little bit lost because you don’t know which school you should choose. Sherbrooke is far from home, so you’d need to move out and get is an apartment, something that makes you a little anxious. Living closer to campus would give you more time to focus on your studies. On the other hand, Montreal University is close enough, but the daily trip could become tiring.

Choice 1 : A new start in Sherbrooke.

Choice 2 : A new start at Montreal University.

Get Rejected and Need a Plan B.

It’s tough, but you were rejected from the medical school program because of your Casper test. You had put in so much effort to get this far, but it wasn’t enough. Life has been a bit hard lately, and you’re not really sure what to do with your career anymore. You’re wondering whether you should take a gap year to earn some money and gain life experience, or start a 3-year bachelor’s degree in a program related to medicine, so you can reapply later.

Choice 1 : Take a gap year.

Choice 2 : Enroll in a 3-year bachelor's degree in a related field.

A New Start in Sherbrooke.

It’s now been three years since you started studying at Sherbrook University. Moving to Sherbrooke was a big step for you. Even though it was hard to leave your friends and family behind, you’ve made many new friends, and you really enjoy what you’re studying. You’re learning in detail about human anatomy and pathologies, and you’re constantly surrounded by healthcare professionals because you’re doing your clinical rotations and spending a lot of time at the hospital. However, over the past few weeks, you’ve started to feel uncomfortable. A well-known physician at the faculty seems to be engaging in repeated flirtation toward you. Several times, he has waited for you at the hospital and has been insistent in a way that makes you uncomfortable. You’re not sure what to do. You dread the idea of reporting him, but as the recipient of this unwanted attention, you’re wondering if you should speak to your supervisor or just wait and hope the situation fades on its own.

Choice 1 : Hope the situation fades on its own.

Choice 2 : Speak to your supervisor.

Take a Gap Year.

You weren’t accepted into the program of your dreams. You start to question your entire life path and feel the need to explore new horizons and do something other than studying. You’ve always dreamed of visiting the favela of Brazil to learn more about their history. At the same time, you’re considering volunteering abroad at a hospital in Algeria to gain experience.

Choice 1 : Volunteer in Algeria.

Choice 2 : Travel To Brazil.

Enroll in a 3-year Bachelor's Degree in a Related Field.

It’s been a year since you started your bachelor's degree in biomedical science with the goal of reapplying to medical school once you graduate. You’re taking some really interesting courses that will likely help you in your future medical studies, such as molecular biology and biochemistry. However, this semester isn’t going as planned. You’ve failed two biochemistry exams already, and the next one is coming up fast. You absolutely need to pass it if you want to keep your grades competitive. Lately, you’ve been wondering if maybe working in a lab wouldn’t be such a bad career after all since you really enjoy research. But not long ago, another student offered to impersonate you during your upcoming exam for $400. He assured you that it's not his first time and never had any problems.

Choice 1 : Cheat to pass your exam.

Choice 2 : Give up your dream.

A New Start at Montreal University.

You decided to continue your medical studies at Montreal University. Despite the exhausting commutes, you don’t regret your choice because you’ve met incredible people, and your family has always been there to support you. You’ve now completed your MD and you’re starting your specialization. You’re aware that there’s a serious shortage of family doctors in Quebec’s healthcare system, and this issue genuinely matters to you. However, you’ve always been deeply passionate about the immune system and immunological disorders. You’ve been fascinated by how antibodies work, how bone marrow produces essential immune cells, and how the adaptive immune response protects the body from pathogens. You want to understand immune deficiencies, autoimmune conditions, and how to help patients whose immune systems don’t function properly.

Choice 1 : Become an immunologist.

Choice 2 : Become a family doctor.

Become a Family Doctor.

For the past two weeks, you’ve been working as an intern at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, spending your days fully immersed in hospital life. Between consultations, making diagnoses, planning treatments, and writing prescriptions, you feel like you are already doing the work of a certified physician. Even though it’s overwhelming at times, you genuinely enjoy working with patients in need and applying your medical knowledge to solve real problems. You’re starting to learn the ropes, picking up not just the science, but the bedside manner and responsibility that define good doctors. Every day feels like a test drive of the career you've been dreaming about for years. This internship has given you a foot in the door and the experience will come in handy when you officially begin practicing medicine in two years. Now, you’re thinking about where you want to work long-term, either at Pierre-Le Gardeur Hospital, known for its tight-knit team and access to under served populations, or the Jewish General Hospital, which is renowned for its research and innovation.

Choice 1 : Work at the Jewish General Hospital to grow in a research environment.

Choice 2 : Work at Pierre-Le-Gardeur Hospital to serve the community.

Become an Immunologist.

You’ve started your specialization to become an immunologist. A new wave of COVID threatens to emerge, and as a student, you’ve become heavily involved in vaccine development aimed at protecting the immune system. Working in the research labs has become your new normal but one day, you overhear a disturbing conversation between two senior researchers. At first, you think it's just about funding, but the more you listen, the more alarmed you become. They’re talking about bribes from pharmaceutical companies to withhold data about the vaccine. One mentions threats made against a colleague who refused to comply. Another guy jokes about how some of the lab’s assets mysteriously went missing last quarter, an obvious case of theft. While you hear this conversation, one of the researchers sees you. He took a knife and killed you.

Choice 1 : The end. Go back to the start to try a different path.

Hope the Situation Fades on Its Own.

The doctor becomes more and more persistent with you and is clearly sexually harassing you. Since he sees that you’re rejecting all of his advances, he decides to write a letter to your supervisor claiming that you don’t have the necessary skills.

Choice 1 : The end. Go back to the start to try a different path.

Speak to Your Supervisor.

You decide to speak to your supervisor and explain that the doctor has been making sexual advances toward you, but he doesn’t believe you. You feel outraged that your supervisor isn’t there to support you.

Choice 1 : Expose the injustice on social media.

Work at Pierre-Le-Gardeur Hospital to Serve the Community.

You’ve now been working at Pierre-Le-Gardeur Hospital for 15 years. Even though you spend your days helping others by managing patients, writing prescriptions, and assisting in critical treatments, you feel like you’ve lost all sense of fulfillment. You’re constantly exhausted, with no energy left for anything outside of work. For years, you’ve been working overtime, pouring yourself into the hospital, but you have no family, no close friends, and no one to support you because you never made time for them. Now, you’re starting to have dark thoughts. Life feels empty. You wonder if any of it was truly worthwhile. You feel a deep lack of connection to the world around you, like you’ve become a stranger to your own life. A part of you wishes you could just abolish this pain by killing yourself. At the same time, you know you’ve saved enough money to consider retirement. Maybe it’s time to walk away for good.

Choice 1 : Retire early.

Work at the Jewish General Hospital to Grow in a Research Environment.

When you started working at the Jewish General Hospital a year ago, you loved it. But over time, you saw how office politics played a big role. More often than not, success depended on whom you knew, not on your competences at work. A colleague who started with you quickly got ahead by getting sucked up in the right circles, while others were left behind. People were withholding information, and the tension began to undermine your motivation. You realized this could seriously hinder your growth if you didn’t adapt. You decided to consult the Human Resources.

Choice 1 : Involve Human Resources.

Involve Human Resources.

After weeks of feeling bad and seeing how office politics continued to undermine your work, you decided to speak with Human Resources. You shared how favoritism seemed to hinder collaboration.Human Resources promised to help you with this problem. They said they would look at your background check, review internal feedback, and possibly offer a different compensation package or suggest a leave of absence if I don’t feel better. You realized that dealing with Human Resources requires a lot of leg work, but it might be worth it to find a healthier environment or even a vacant position in a place that deserves you.

Choice 1 : The end. Try a different path.

Retire Early.

You’ve been retired for quite some time now, and for years, you never lacked anything. As a former physician, you had a very generous pension, and you had even finished paying off your mortgage. Life should have felt peaceful after so many years of drudgery and sacrifice. But something changed. Convinced that the bank was stealing from you, you decided to withdraw all the money you had set aside. Not long ago, your home was robbed, and the thief got away with the $500,000 you had kept hidden. Without the drive of work to keep you going, it will be better if you end your life now.

Choice 1 : The end. Try a different path.

Cheat to Pass Your Exam.

Unfortunately, three weeks later, you receive a dismissal letter from the university accusing you of fraud and cheating. Not only did your professor notice your absence during the exam, but the student also disappeared with the $400.

Choice 1 : The end. Try a different path.

Give Up Your Dream.

Your grades didn’t allow you to reapply to medical school but that’s okay. You’ve learned to appreciate what you have and to envision a different future for yourself, one that doesn’t involve medicine.

Choice 1 : The end. Try a different path.

Travel to Brazil.

During your trip to Brazil, you discover a warm and joyful people. Unfortunately, poverty in the favela is extreme. One day, as you’re walking to the home of a friend who had invited you over, a passerby tries to steal your phone. You resist. He ends up killing you.

Choice 1 : The end. Try a different path.

Volunteer in Algeria.

Even though you decided to take a gap year, you still wanted to gain experience in the field, so you started volunteering at a hospital in your home country. You're not even earning minimum wage, but helping people gives you a true sense of purpose. It’s far better than your previous dead-end and invaluable job. You had planned to return to Canada in three months but an economic war break out between Canada and Algeria and the borders between the two countries are closed. You're now stuck in the country until further notice.

Choice 1 : The end. Try a different path.

Expose the Injustice on Social Media.

You make a video on social media explaining to everything that has happened to you from the very beginning. Your video goes viral and gets millions of views. You decide to leave medical school and become an influencer. The perpetrator got fired.

Choice 1 : The end. Try a different path.