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Part 1: "Which Hard to Choose" (Part 1 of 2)
What does it take to become a doctor when you don't fit the mold? When you've never met a physician, when your high school gets overwhelmed by budget cuts, when you're the first in your family to navigate the American education system?
In Part 1 of Angelo Cabal's story, we follow his journey from a flooded house in Manila to a pediatric ICU in San Diego, through underfunded Southeast San Diego schools to the culture shock of UC Berkeley. Along the way, Angelo discovers that the study strategies that got him through high school won't work anymore, that his pre-med classmates seem years ahead of him, and that the path forward isn't always clear.
After graduating, Angelo tries basic science research, then public health—only to find himself in Chicago, enrolled in a Master's program, facing a growing certainty that he's chosen the wrong path again. When he reaches out to a faculty mentor he's known for just a few months, that conversation changes everything.
This is a story about structural barriers, culture shock, and the transformative power of mentorship. It's about learning to ask for help, and finding the courage to start over.
Topics: immigrant experience, medical education, mentorship, UC Berkeley, underfunded schools, pre-med culture, public health, career transitions
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Chapters
1. Angelo Cabal Opening Quote (00:00:00)
2. Introduction (00:00:30)
3. Manila Memories: Growing up in the Philippines (00:00:59)
4. First Contact iwht Healthcare: Moving to San Diego and pediatric ICU (00:02:36)
5. Finding Community: Southeast San Diego's Filipino neighborhood (00:04:35)
6. School Sorting: Underfunded Public Schools (00:06:48)
7. Learning to Self-Advocate (00:08:06)
8. Berkeley Bound - Acceptance to UC Berkeley and Family Sacrifice (00:09:21)
9. Culture Shock: Exposure to Students with More Privilege (00:12:50)
10. Rethinking How to Learn: Struggling academically and seeking tutoring help (00:14:20)
11. Not Yet Pre-Med: Feeling like an outsider among competitive pre-med students (00:16:10)
12. Post-Grad Reality Check: Working in microbiology labs and questioning the PhD path (00:18:16)
13. The MPH Detour: Moving to Chicago and growing doubt (00:20:24)
14. Choosing Which Hard: "It's going to be hard either way" (00:22:51)
15. The Mentor's Mirror: The conversation that changed everything (00:25:01)
16. Closing Reflections, Preview of Part 2 (00:25:42)
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