if someones in high school, what should they be doing to become a doctor?

Answer 1

You'll want to major in biology or pre-med in college, so whatever you do in high school, you'll want to prepare for those.

Naturally you'll want the highest grades, overall, that you can get; the better your GPA, the better your chance of getting into a good college.

Math and science are your two biggest focuses in high school. Take four years of each--algebra, geometry, trig; biology, chemistry, physics. Get into AP classes if you can.

Also, you want to know how to write well. In college, you will do a lot of writing and research; so concentrate on learning to write good, understandable research reports and essays.

If you have spare time left over after that, you can go to your library and check out some books on anatomy, medicine, biology, or chemistry... Don't go for the biggest books, though; just find something you can understand and work from there. Start in the children's section, if you have to.

The ability to read and understand what you read will stand you in good stead in the years to come.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Not sure if at your particular hs you can specialize in sciences and maths but that would be my first suggestions, especially biology, chemistry, anatomy.

You also might look at taking some sociology and psychology courses as well dealing with bioethics or personality development or child development to have a more complete understanding of individuals and how they mature physically and psychologically.

At university get either a B.Sc. degree or into pre-med program.

Perhaps you can find volunteer work helping out at your local hospital , maybe being a porter or helping out in the lab or just interacting with the patients, that may help you decide if you truly want to go into medicine.

Answer 3

Medical school is a long and expensive and some medical careers are personally demanding. Start determining if this is the profession for you. Speak to doctors and medical students to find out if a career in medicine is right for you.

If it is, classes in high school that can help you are biology, chemistry, and Latin. Get used to memorizing information. Try volunteering in a local hospital. Good luck!

Answer 4

Seriously, you really just need to focus on taking challenging classes and getting top grades. Even in undergraduate college, your major doesn't matter quite so much as the level of classes your taking and your performance. Medical school comes after that, and then all previous education kind of falls away.

Answer 5

Try to take AP CHEM, AP PHYSICS or AP BIOLOGY if your school offers it, otherwise just try really hard in science classes. If you take the Ap classes then you would be able to take higher level of science classes once your in college, that is if you score high on the AP test

Answer 6

PAY ATTENTION IN BIOLOGY CLASS