#mcat advice

[meditating-dog-lover]

Stop

I hate it when doctors and scientists say "your personal research is nothing compared to my years of school".

Have you ever lived with the fucking condition yourself? If not then please stfu.

[pikachupapi]

Any advice for someone contemplating med school?

And taking the MCAT?

And starting late at it, like late 20’s early 30’s 😂

Also, if you don’t mind me asking, do you have any idea what your focus is going to be in?

hi im so sorry I was swamped with finals and just remembered this.

I guess my advice would be to give it your all considering the fact youre starting late, this must've been something you wanted to do for a long time and maybe you were confused if you could do it or the timing wasnt right. Since youre taking this step be prepared to push past your limits cos there will be times when you'll be exhausted but you'll have to keep studying, you'll have to cancel plans cos youre too drained, but above all be there for yourself first, take breaks, treat yourself right so you dont get burnt out and if you do, just know it happens to the best of us and you'll rise from it 💗

[catboy-jesus]

!!!

Actually Ford was the loser because he had a PhD and a research grant and was STILL hung up on not getting his first choice for undergrad. Literally who give a shit

[ourstoatmeansdeath]

I've seen a few posts from people who think Henry was being shitty to Gorgug or setting Gorgug up to fail by allowing him to do 3 years of the artificer track at once. But I have a lot of experience in STEM, and I think Henry was being incredibly kind in a very engineering-coded way.

I did an undergrad degree in engineering and have been in STEM spaces for more than 10 years. And the STEM way of being an asshole is much more like what Porter did. So many people who don't look like they fit the stereotype of who belongs in STEM have been explicitly told to leave. Like, I was at a conference last year where a presenter asked all the people in the room who had been told to change their major to raise their hands. And there were lots of us with raised hands. (This was in a diversity equity and inclusion session, so a lot of non-traditional looking people for engineering.) If Henry wanted to be an asshole he would tell Gorgug to leave, or that the curriculum was "rigorous" and half-orcs can't usually hack it, etc. But he didn't!

Henry did the classic STEM thing of laying out all of the options, even the ones that aren't desirable. Since Porter won't sign the MCAT, the reasonable options are all gone. Henry mentioned that Gorgug doesn't need to be in school for artificing to be an artificer ("If artificing is something that brings you joy and brings happiness to your life, you don't need school. You can do that on your own.") Which is NOT something that STEM people do. I've never heard an engineering professor say that someone who does STEM stuff as a hobby can call themselves engineers. Henry is being absurdly kind by saying this.

When Gorgug says that he wants to do artificing in school, Henry gives the option to do all three years of school at once. [Note that Henry did not suggest this at first. Henry didn't offer it until Gorgug basically asked for a loophole.] This reminds me so much of all the STEM people who know a system really well and give you advice on how to navigate it. They note that their path isn't what the system was designed to do, but if you really want to do it you could do it this way. Which is exactly what Henry does. This also gives Gorgug the agency to decide for himself.

Henry also goes out of his way to say that the people who work hard are the ones he would bet on. This is also so nice as a STEM person! I can't tell you the number of professors I had who said that a specific problem shouldn't take long, or "if you're efficient you should be fine." I also had a professor who said some people can code and some people can't, and he didn't know how to help the people who don't have a natural aptitude for coding. Henry saying he thinks Gorgug can achieve this through hard work is super enlightened for a STEM instructor.

tl;dr Henry is incredibly enlightened for a STEM instructor. He tells Gorgug that Gorgug can still be an artificer without formal schooling, and then when Gorgug expresses a desire for the formal education he tells Gorgug the path. If Henry does a heel turn I will be emotionally devastated lol

[pucksandpower]

hi i'm a junior and hs and i was wondering if you had any advice for someone aspiring to be a med student?

This is one of my favorite topics!

My first recommendation is to choose a college program that will simultaneously allow you to get most of the prerequisites out of the way. For example, I was a biology major and most medical school prerequisites were required to get my undergraduate degree anyway, so there wasn’t much I had to take additionally!

Next, I highly recommend you do research into both MDs and DOs (assuming you’re also in the United States), and see which ideology aligns most with how you foresee yourself treating patients. The lines between both degrees are definitely blurring in modern times, and both are even certified by the same board now, but it’s an important consideration because 1) there are specialties which have an MD “bias” and 2) DOs are also able to perform osteopathic manipulative medicine in addition to conventional treatment.

Based on whether you’re more drawn to allopathic or osteopathic medicine, find either an MD or DO respectively who will allow you to shadow them. This is so important! MD schools will suggest you send in a letter of recommendation from an MD while DO schools recommend that students provide one from a DO — knowing which path you want to pursue early on allows you to shadow someone who can help you with this and build connections.

Furthermore, I highly recommend getting some sort of clinical experience. This can be through scribing, being a phlebotomist, being an EMT, being a medical assistant, etc. The experience you have on your medical school application can very much make or break it.

And, even though it’s early, I cannot overemphasize how important it is to get an idea of the timeline to apply for medical school. You need to allocate enough time for you to take the MCAT (and then retake it if necessary). The application cycle lasts one year, so if, for example, you’re planning to apply for Fall 2026, you will need to submit your application in Summer/Fall of 2025. For students who do not want to take a gap year after university, this means submitting medical school applications at the end of their junior year and taking their first MCAT during sophomore year.

With that being said, medicine is an incredible calling and I wish everyone pursuing it so much luck! Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions at all or even if you just want to chat 🫶

[oddeyes588]

A little late to the party but I do have some thoughts about Fantasy High Junior Year now that it's over. First of all, overall? Great season, had lots of laughs... but man, is it just me, or were there a lot of parts in this season that just... were kind of annoying? For me specifically, two big things... and no, I'm not talking about the Rat Grinders. While I'm a little disappointed with how that ended, I'm not too bothered.

Like, idk if this is a hot take or not, because they were arguably the biggest parts of this season... but I found myself especially annoyed and/or disappointed about K2 and Porter.

Like, don't get me wrong, I thought K2 was funny—especially at first—and Porter being the main villain of the season was 100% for the bit and I can respect that... but man, I couldn't help but be disappointed with Porter going full irredeemably evil, as well as just straight-up annoyed by K2's existence (at least in regards to the story. gameplaywise, making a homunculus of their cleric was VERY smart) (oh god if K2 exists in our world now she might come after me. dont forget me).

In regards to Porter... he was for sure an ass, he caused Gorgug a lot of grief with the MCAT, but he also had such a really sweet moment with him when that thing finally got signed?? It was very, like, not a perfect teacher but someone who did have his best interests in mind, paired with a really nice message about how it's alright to get mad. It was an important part of Gorgug's character growth this season! Integral to unlocking his Barbificer subclass!

...and then all of that just gets thrown away because turns out Porter was evil the whole time and this was all just leading up to his big master plan of killing a god and becoming a god of war. He was never offering genuine advice, he never cared about Gorgug or had his best interests in mind, he thought Gorgug's fascination with Artificing was stupid... and now he's dead. The End.

And that just feels... really disappointing, honestly. He was a chill guy, and yeah he had no right to bar Gorgug from pursuing what he wants and force him to take so many years of school in a single year, but it also resulted in some serious growth on Gorgug's part! It was great! Him being Evil The Whole Time felt... almost like a character assassination, honestly.

And then... there's K2...

I'm gonna be real here. I don't care if using a homunculus and shit for multiple divine intervention rolls is how it actually works in the rulebooks, and I know that objectively having more rolls is always better, especially when the stakes are high... and especially considering that Ally was not getting the rolls they needed otherwise.

This was hilarious. It was also supremely annoying, because it just fully took away from any big moment Kristen could've had this season regarding her and Cassandra after her creation... and this happened TWICE.

Like, from a storytelling perspective, I feel Brennan's pain viscerally. These episodes were truly such an experience for me, because on one hand, I was laughing at the sheer comedy of it all... but there was another part of my brain thinking this truly, truly sucked.

Kristen was figuring out her devotion to Cassandra, finding an understanding in what her role as Cassandra's cleric is... and right at the end of the season all of that kind of comes to a halt because in the end K2 did the divine interventions.

...Well, at least that still leaves some room for whatever Kristen will have to deal with in Senior year. Unlike Porter, who is dead and gone and we're definitely not bringing him back.

[celestie0]

hi pookie! unrelated to fanfic but i think you were in a gap year earlier and now ur bio says ur a med student. did u get into med school? if so, congrats!!!

actually i'm also in a gap yr and i was wondering how you made sure to be productive every day? like im literally rotting in bed every day lmao bc my day has no structure. sorry if this is too personal and if it is feel free to ignore!!

hiii my love yes i did!! i graduated last year in june n then started med school a few weeks ago :)

oh that's awesomee first of all congratulations on graduating!! that's a wonderful accomplishment. i'm assuming it's only been a couple months since you've graduated? there's no harm at all in taking a break

but yea i think the straightforward answer haha: probably working a job will give you the most structure. i worked full time at a clinic that was a little further away from my house so it ended up eating up a lot of my weekdays (leave house at 7am come home at 6pm type thing) but it was great for the structure and purpose. if you're not feeling like you can work a full time job, then you can work part time too. i left my full time job and started working at a research lab part time and it was a really nice balance of structure to rest before starting school

i'm not sure what your circumstances are, or if working is in your capacities at the moment, but yea like whether you're currently job hunting (i know how bad the job market can be ahhh) or if you're studying for the mcat or whatever you're doing in your gap year, i think the best way to have structure without work is cultivate a good morning routine and cultivate your hobbies. i found most days i would wake up at 6am i'd have much more productive days than days where i'd sleep in to 9/10am and then i'd just feel awful and rot in bed the rest of the day haha. so if you can just get that first couple of hours of the day right, i think you'll be in a good position. but yea cultivating hobbies is also important bc we all crave/need purpose in life, and i think a hobby is great way to have that if you're not getting it from career sources.

yeah and like idk if this is more random advice but i think my biggest piece of advice i'd give someone in their gap year is to just kinda take the time to get to know yourself? get to know what gives you energy and excitement or what interests you. i think you can find this out by testing hobbies, reading books, going out and experiencing stuffs. as premeds, i think undergrad can really suck the soul out of you and make you lose touch w yourself w all the pressures and time spent working towards your application, so having that time during your gap year to just kinda chill n recenter yourself is super precious n valuable.

don't worry too much if you're having days where you're resting, but i think the important distinction to make is: are you resting because it's a voluntary action that you want to do, or are you resting because you're putting off other things? asking yourself that question really helps put power back into your hands to improve your day to day, especially when you're struggling to find structure or purpose

hope this helps bb :0 much lovee to ya <3

[scientia-rex]

Hey I love your blog. I’m studying for the mcat right now and I feel like I understand a chapter well and quiz myself from my notes but then the end of questions will ask things that weren’t even covered in the reading and I’m wondering if you have any tips for this horrible exam?

Not good ones. Funny story: I took a practice version when I started studying and then another practice version at the end of studying and got the same damn score both times, and a very similar score on the actual MCAT. It was good enough to get in, but not good enough that I feel qualified to offer advice.

[brooklynislandgirl]

@tangleweave {{xx}}

She watches him as he makes a somewhat reasonable imitation of the sign of the cross as he double checks to make sure he hasn't forgotten anything; maybe he doesn't believe her, though that's because he tends to overthink himself time and time again. And while thinking that might fall under Pot & Kettle, she at least understands the behaviour and the thoughts come from. Just one more reason why she has no idea why she will be spending the very same night on the couch, surrounded by MCAT practice tests and a bowl of hurricane popcorn within reach. These are the sorts of moments where Andy should be the one standing in front of Peter. Be the one giving him advice because he's got more experience in the last week than she and Peter have had in their entire lives. And her brother isn't feeling his heart breaking by the minute. Peter is like a little brother. Part of the problem, she supposes. Maybe it's proof that the Westermarck Effect isn't simply a psychological hypothesis. And she looks away, taking a step back so he can't hear the things she can't bring herself to say. "It's because yours are bigger than others." She doesn't notice the innuendo as she answers him as if the question is a serious one. "Proportionate to how nervous you are. Don't see why. She already said yes…an' asking is the hardest part of the social contract. That is when you don't what the other person's thinking, and the restlessness, the irritability, only makes things worse. Like Ouroboros eating its own tail. Can't concentrate cause your brain strays to the other person and the waiting. Then when you try to sleep, it's unsatisfying which in turn makes you tired." She shrugs and in order to occupy her hands rather than give into the desire to arrange his hair for the third time, she makes her way over to her bed, and flops down onto it, picking up her patchwork sea-turtle. She worries on it and doesn't lift her face. "What are you afraid is gonna happen? You're gonna say something wrong? That she's gonna realise you're a nerd? I mean… clue; she already knows, and with the school we go to? We all are."

[prince-liest]

i wanted to ask how you just stayed mentally strong after getting through your first round of med school rejections... i haven't gotten an interview from anywhere and it feels as if i'm just behind on the person i wanted to be and i feel a bit lost now... i just wanted some advice since i do feel sad about it all unfortunately :(

Hey, there! I'm really sorry to hear that, I know it's a really tough time to go through. I honestly don't think there was any part of medical school that's been as rough as the application cycle, and it's very understandable to feel sad and rejected.

A lot of it came to my dad's particular brand of supportiveness, which I personally found very reassuring, so I will pass on what he told me and hope that it may offer you some comfort as well:

This is not the end of the world, and there is nothing wrong with trying again. We grow up in this grade school - college - graduate school system where it feels like we have to be doing everything on a specific timeline, and if we don't, we're failures. This is very much not the case with medical school: it is standard and expected to take gap years between college and medical school, only 40% of people who apply to medical school any given cycle are accepted anywhere, and depending on where you get your statistics, anywhere from 1/3-1/2 of current medical students have applied multiple cycles. There's a guy in my class who was 41 years old when he was accepted. You have time, you can try again, and you are not behind because you are not participating in a process in which there are the same standards of "being behind" as you've been experiencing during high school and college.

What you need to do is give yourself some time to work through your feelings with your support system, and then, when you feel like you can, sit down and take a good look at your application to see what there is that can be made more competitive. Is it your grades? I was applying to post-baccs at the same time as my second cycle. Is it your MCAT? I took mine three times before I figured out how to actually study for it properly, and my second score was worse than my first. Is it your extracirriculars? Your shadowing hours? Your essay?

There is no rush, and this is one of those things where putting together a careful plan and following through on it will serve you much better than (like I did, HAH) freaking out, deciding that maybe you should just get a Master's or a PhD instead, and calling up the local state university's biochemistry department in a weird panic to get a sponsor for their graduate school program. (Thank you for talking me down, oh father mine. I don't know how I managed to get that far in like six hours.)

I am a planner at heart, and having these kinds of reassurances and plans in place helped me a lot with feeling like everything was under control. It was also really great to be supported by my family: I'm often so hard on myself that I expected them to be disappointed in me, because my dad especially is very much the, "Oh, a B? Hm... could be better..." type of immigrant parent, but both of my parents were actually incredibly supportive. Lean on your support systems, whatever they may be!

I hope this helped a little bit, anon, and I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors! <3 There is always a way forward! Just because it's not the same one another person took does not make it inferior!

[reidsbookclub]

I heard ur in medical school. any advice for someone that is making up their mind?

hi there. -- first and foremost make sure its something you really want I've witnessed some class mates get to third year and now our fourth year and after having so many loans realize that its not what they wanted but rather what their parents wanted. Make sure it's something you want. best way to make sure if it's something you want to do is to shadow doctors! -- keep in mind that you will have to be studying hard constantly but don't let it wear you down. -- don't compare yourself to others and their journey or the time they've spent in school. -- you'll be taking lots of test like the MCAT and the USMLE (if you're American) and while yes you need a good score don't let the score define you. It does not represent how good of a doctor you will be --have a hobby outside of med school. Med school will wear you down at times and it might seem silly but when I tell you something as simple as writing a fic has helped me SO MUCH mental health wise. -- don't be afraid to ask for questions and/or help

[thelasttime]

hi madie! long time follower, first time asker here. bit of a heavy question for a tuesday night, so I apologize in advance.

how are you able to keep up with so much and also be good at it and also enjoy it? like what drives your incredible work ethic? of course this is the internet and ik we only see your highlight reel and not the behind the scenes stuff, to paraphrase taylor. I'm just having a bit of a rough day academically, as in being totally unproductive all day despite setting intentions this morning to be productive and get a lot of homework done today, which feels very frustrating.

I know you're studying to become a doctor which obvi takes a lot of dedication and hard work which are things I've been trying to improve recently but simply do not come easily to me.

so ig I'm just wondering if you had any advice for being a more dedicated and committed person when it comes to things like school as well as hobbies (congrats on nailing your audition btw!). I really admire your work ethic and wish you all the best in your studies and life and everything! 💓

hello anon!! thank you for being a long time follower and thank you for sending your very first ask 💕💕 welcome to my inbox hehe

thank you so much for the kind words - it's true that my blog is quite like a highlight reel so you do see a lot of the good parts and very few of the bad parts, but i do try to keep it real on this blog. the main thing is that you can't beat yourself up when you have an unproductive day because it sort of snowballs into a bigger thing if you let it weigh you down. rather than taking this unproductive day as something to be ashamed of, take it as something where you needed the break so you took it!! and then tomorrow, be as productive as possible because you had the break yesterday

it's actually encouraged to be unproductive on some days. when i was studying for the MCAT, we were specifically told to take break days and to make sure that we didn't over-extend ourselves because we would just burn out too quickly. so what i would do is study everyday of the week and give myself a nice break on sunday to do absolutely nothing !! and that was necessary !!

i think what also helps with my motivation is that i really like to keep myself organized which means i am religiously devoted to my google calendar and my to-do list. the google calendar is to make sure that i'm not losing track of the things i need to do but the to-do list is the thing that really keeps me going. it's very satisfying to cross things off of my to-do list and it makes sure that i'm doing everything i need to do before the day is done. if i don't finish what's on the to-do list, i just move it to tomorrow and so on. you don't have to finish everything on the to-do list but it keeps you motivated to cross things off and make sure you're doing what you need to do.

when i was studying for the MCAT, i essentially designed a calendar where i would do certain topics on certain days so i would do chemistry / psychology on one day and then biology / biochemistry on the other day. that way i wasn't boring myself to death with one topic and actually keeping things interesting. if you find that studying is really boring (because it truthfully is, for everyone) i find that starting the homework that you hate the most is helpful because you get the worst part over when you have the maximum amount of energy.

another thing about school studying is that you shouldn't just look at the paper and nod thoughtfully - you should be doing ~active studying~ which is what they encourage us to do during MCAT studying as well. you essentially have to engage with the material in order to learn it well so you can't just stare at the page and pretend you know it !! there's a couple techniques of active studying that you can find online but i recommend anything between flashcards to active recall

for hobbies - it's all just my own enjoyment!! i know i get really lazy and in a pit if i'm not doing my hobbies so i have to actively push myself to join orchestras and do stuff outside of work. one thing that really helped me is to focus on a hobby and see what i could do in the area to get involved. so . i really like playing in orchestras so i spent a day focusing on the different orchestras in the area and then sending them emails about their auditions. that way all of my research and dedication to that hobby is done in one day and i get to reap the rewards later (i.e. they email me back about auditions).

it's also okay to let go of hobbies and find new ones. if you don't like your current hobbies, try new ones! ask your friends if they have any hobbies that you haven't tried already. try a new instrument! try painting! art! there's a lot to do and hobbies are meant to be fulfilling rather than draining.

i hope this helps anon!!

[perfectsunlight]

Any tips for taking college entrance exams?? I'm taking mine on sunday and it's one of the most anticipated CET's in my country 🥲 (bcuz if you get in, it basically free tuition)

Some people who already took the test the previous years said that it has about 400-500 items and it's 5 hours long 😭

oh GOD yeah so my MCAT is 7 1/2 hrs long 😭

my best advice is to not study at all the night before. let ur body rest enough bc mental stamina is important. take all the break they give u, you’ll need it. BRING SNACKS!! and make sure to just relax as much as you can before taking it. trust yourself, and don’t second guess. once you answer something, don’t go back and think about it. usually ur right the first time

[nehakumarr]

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[god-tier-bastard]

A lot of these aren't bad communication though. Yes, part of it is because they're teens, and part is because if they figured these out quickly and healthily there wouldn't really be an interesting or substantial plot, but theres a little more to their problems that Brennan made sure to complicate so they couldn't figure it out that fast SO THERE COULD BE A PLOT.

Declaring Riz and Adaine as nemeses would still give his other declared nemeses enough funding to royally fuck up his life, and it would be a huge mess of trying to get his money back. That, and constantly flitting between the Hells and the Material Plane is time consuming and not interesting to watch.

We already kind of addressed the bad luck curse and its complications, pacts can't just be unmade. I guarantee lifting the curse will be so much more complicated than tearing up a single contract or telling a suit of armor to take back whatever deal this is.

Fabian doesnt even fully register that he's lonely. If he does, he's barely able to admit it to himself and he sure as hell can't tell his only friends that they arent enough for him to not be lonely. He's not only being a teenager about it, he's Fabian Aramais Seacaster. Seacasters don't regularly admit defeat or loneliness or faults. Plus, he thinks he's found the solution in being the party house.

Fig is already aware of Kristen's problems, and they're all already trying to help. Promoting a religion on social media isn't the route they're taking to solve that issue, but that isn't a lack of communication on the Bad Kids' end. They watched Cassandra die, they know Kristen can't cast right now, they're doing what they can but it's the death of a god, thats not a one week fix. Plus, if it was follower based, Cassandra would be alive bc Kristen still believes in her.

I think Riz's struggles are the only one that have a strictly communication-based solution, and even then not really. The party KNOWS Riz is trying to get them to graduate together, they just don't understand the pressure he's under, but that's because he can barely admit it to himself.

Fig has been very clear on her struggles with her album, and the group has straight up just had too many other, more immediate issues to tackle to help her there. That problem has been communicated, it's just not being prioritized, and rightfully so with everything else going on.

Everyone knows about Gorgugs MCAT struggles, they know the cause, and are working to help. Fog has even taken up bard classes to help. Idk how Aelwyn would even get dirt on Porter or how blackmailing him is even in anyone's wheelhouse unless that's their main focus, but once again not an issue of communication. The Bad Kids know what Gorgug is going through, his artificing struggles have been very loud and he's a pretty straightforward guy.

Aelwyn also knows about Adaine's component sturggles? Adaine straight up already called her and asked for help? Her only advice was to just get a job, so Adaine tried, but the reason that problem isn't fixed isn't a failed communication by Adaine or Aelwyn, it's just a lack of resources.

The Bad Kids know each other better than anyone, and yeah maybe they need to get a little deeper into Riz's issues, but they've very rarely had trouble communicating with each other. There's not really much in-fighting or disagreements or problems that can go away if it's just talked out. That, and a lot of these can't be fixed that quickly bc there needs to be a plot.

Btw, this is all in good fun, op your post is lovely and I mean this in the most friendly way possible, I saw an opportunity to dissect the party's problems this season and took it, your interpretation/analysis was so fun to delve into.

The bad kids are an incredibly healthy and supportive friend group BUT OH MY GOD THEY SUCK AT COMMUNICATING!

Half of their problems would be solved if they talked to each other.

Fabian would GLADLY pay for Adaine's components and for Riz's tuition if they asked. He would even get his papa to change his trust fund conditions to include them. Or he would declare Riz and Adaine his nemesis.

They would figure out the reason for Fig's misfortune in a week max. They would march into hell, probably accompanied by both Gorthalax and Sandra Lynn, and demand to break whatever deal she made with whichever demon involved.

If Fabian even suggested he was lonely, the bad kids would organise sleepovers every night. He would circle between the Thistlesprings, the Gukgaks and the Mordred Manor. Lydia would pack him his own lunch.

Fig would immediately start promoting Cassandra's religion on all social media, and get her to thousand followers in a week. The rest of the bad kids would join without hesitation.

If Riz would finally admit the HUGE stress he is under, everyone, even Fig, would stop piling all the work on him and happily write their 10 page essays. They would convince him to see Jawbone, and enjoy his last years in high school. They would band together to find the rogue teacher within a day. They would make sure that Riz's resume is the most impressive CV that the universities have ever received.

They would all gather together to come up with music for Fig and Gorgug's new album. Fabian would choreograph their music videos, Adaine would come up with rhymes, Riz would bring a list of all their adventures, including motifs and connections made, to give her inspiration, Kristen would suggest to make parodies of classic camp songs from her old church.

Adaine would contact Aelwyn immediately to get dirt on Porter, to blackmail him. Gorgug would get permission for his MCAT exams by the end of the week.

And if she would stay on the phone a little longer and admitted how much she is struggling, Aelwyn would immediately return home along with her cats. Then she would drag her sister to Jawbone's door, and force her to give him the components list.

The problem is that even after all those years, after all those adventures, even after the forest of the nightmare king, they still each think of themselves as the weak link. As the person in the group that isn't allowed, doesnt deserve to take space, ask for help. Because they should be able to handle it on their own. Isn't that what adulthood is like?

They would abandon anything and everything to help someone else, as long as that person isn't themselves. As long as they dont have to show their amazing, incredible, powerful, and oh so compassionate friends how weak and imperfect they are in comparison.