I am 27F turning 28 in a few weeks and I am considering a serious career change from a creative field to medicine. I've done some soul searching over the past few years and after some career exploration, I feel a pull toward medicine. 

I know it will be a long journey. I already have a BA degree, but I would still need to return to community college to complete prerequisites. I would also need to spend time gaining clinical skills and prepare for the MCAT, so if I were to be accepted to medical school in the future, I probably wouldn't start until I was 30. I already created a roadmap to apply and get accepted to medical school. It's a lengthy list, but definitely doable if I decided to commit. 

I have explored other career paths over the past few years that I have since crossed off the list. I know a lot of people in the medical field right now are experiencing burnout, but I feel I am at a turning point in my life where I am willing to accept the challenge. I am ready for a fresh start and to learn subjects and skill sets that are very different from what I already know.

I also currently have no debt of any kind, no kids/partner/mortgage/major responsibilities, so I feel that if I am going to make a drastic career change, now is a good time to do it. 

I am nervous to take the plunge, though, because I would be considered a nontraditional medical student and it feels scary to commit to such a significant change in life direction and I can't help fight feelings that it's "too late."

Has anyone considered/experienced this?