Dr. Ben Carson

in the textbook and when i went to take the tests the next day i opened the book i heard the music from the twilight zone because i recognized the first problem as one of the ones i dreamed about are you serious absolutely and i turned the page and i recognized the next one and the next one and the next one i aced the exam because i'd just seen it the night before

in the textbook and when i went to take the tests the next day i opened the book i heard the music from the twilight zone because i recognized the first problem as one of the ones i dreamed about are you serious absolutely and i turned the page and i recognized the next one and the next one and the next one i aced the exam because i'd just seen it the night before

And I just said, Lord, you'll never have to do this for me again. I will become a serious student. And I did. But then when I got to medical school, I had another problem because I did terribly on the first set of comprehensive exams to the point that my advisor, the person who was supposed to help me get through suggested that I drop out of medical school. Said, you're not cut out for medicine.

And I just said, Lord, you'll never have to do this for me again. I will become a serious student. And I did. But then when I got to medical school, I had another problem because I did terribly on the first set of comprehensive exams to the point that my advisor, the person who was supposed to help me get through suggested that I drop out of medical school. Said, you're not cut out for medicine.

And I just said, Lord, you'll never have to do this for me again. I will become a serious student. And I did. But then when I got to medical school, I had another problem because I did terribly on the first set of comprehensive exams to the point that my advisor, the person who was supposed to help me get through suggested that I drop out of medical school. Said, you're not cut out for medicine.

I was devastated. Since I was eight years old, I wanted to be a doctor. I finally get to medical school, and the person who's supposed to help me says, drop out. You can imagine the devastation. I went back to my apartment, and of course I prayed. I said, Lord, helped me to understand what I should do at this point. And I started thinking. I said, what kind of courses have you always struggled in?

I was devastated. Since I was eight years old, I wanted to be a doctor. I finally get to medical school, and the person who's supposed to help me says, drop out. You can imagine the devastation. I went back to my apartment, and of course I prayed. I said, Lord, helped me to understand what I should do at this point. And I started thinking. I said, what kind of courses have you always struggled in?

I was devastated. Since I was eight years old, I wanted to be a doctor. I finally get to medical school, and the person who's supposed to help me says, drop out. You can imagine the devastation. I went back to my apartment, and of course I prayed. I said, Lord, helped me to understand what I should do at this point. And I started thinking. I said, what kind of courses have you always struggled in?

And I realized that I struggled in courses where I listened to a lot of boring lectures. Because I don't get anything out of boring lectures. Zero. Nothing. It's a waste of my time. And I was sitting in six hours worth of boring lectures every day. And what kind of courses do you do well? And I do well in courses where I do a lot of reading.

And I realized that I struggled in courses where I listened to a lot of boring lectures. Because I don't get anything out of boring lectures. Zero. Nothing. It's a waste of my time. And I was sitting in six hours worth of boring lectures every day. And what kind of courses do you do well? And I do well in courses where I do a lot of reading.

And I realized that I struggled in courses where I listened to a lot of boring lectures. Because I don't get anything out of boring lectures. Zero. Nothing. It's a waste of my time. And I was sitting in six hours worth of boring lectures every day. And what kind of courses do you do well? And I do well in courses where I do a lot of reading.

So I made an executive decision to skip the boring lectures and to spend that time reading. The rest of medical school was a snap after that.

So I made an executive decision to skip the boring lectures and to spend that time reading. The rest of medical school was a snap after that.

So I made an executive decision to skip the boring lectures and to spend that time reading. The rest of medical school was a snap after that.

And years later, when I was back at my medical school as the commencement speaker, I was looking for that counselor because I was going to tell him he wasn't cut out to be a counselor. But all of that, you know, helped me obviously in a very big way along my career. But I go back to thinking I was going to be a psychiatrist.

And years later, when I was back at my medical school as the commencement speaker, I was looking for that counselor because I was going to tell him he wasn't cut out to be a counselor. But all of that, you know, helped me obviously in a very big way along my career. But I go back to thinking I was going to be a psychiatrist.

And years later, when I was back at my medical school as the commencement speaker, I was looking for that counselor because I was going to tell him he wasn't cut out to be a counselor. But all of that, you know, helped me obviously in a very big way along my career. But I go back to thinking I was going to be a psychiatrist.

Then I started listening to some of the lectures by the neurosurgeons and the incredible stuff that they were able to do with the brain and the spinal cord. And I was just so taken with it. And I started moving in that direction. That's what I want to do. Several people discouraged me. They said, that's not the right field for you.

Then I started listening to some of the lectures by the neurosurgeons and the incredible stuff that they were able to do with the brain and the spinal cord. And I was just so taken with it. And I started moving in that direction. That's what I want to do. Several people discouraged me. They said, that's not the right field for you.

Then I started listening to some of the lectures by the neurosurgeons and the incredible stuff that they were able to do with the brain and the spinal cord. And I was just so taken with it. And I started moving in that direction. That's what I want to do. Several people discouraged me. They said, that's not the right field for you.