i am 22 want to become a doctor ,shall i go ahead?

Question

i am 22 ,will turn 23 this summer i always wanted to become a doctorDo you think that the whole process of having higher education will take all my youth and energy or it will give me a better life than all?i'm very studious but think a lot about it.

Answer 1

Yes you should go ahead and make your dream a reality.

If you have always wanted to be a doctor that means you have a passion for medicine and helping others.

And your passion for this career means that you will very good at it, and make a lot of money.

Whether you are in it for the money or because you enjoy helping others, it is better to see it through than to wonder later on in life "what would have happened if......."

I am now 32 years old. Often I look back on my past and wonder what would have happened if........?

Best of luck for the future. Who knows if you did choose to become a doctor and a really good one at that, Hollywood would make a movie on your life. So while you are working toward your future, try and figure out who you would like to play the part of you.

Answer 2

I say go for it! But, be prepared for some tough years a head of you. And remember, never give up on your gaols. If you really want this and focus on doing it will give you a feeling of using your youth and energy in the right way.

Good luck!

Answer 3

if u'r thinking about it that much then go for it. and after a lot of research myself, most people still feel 25 at ages like 45-55 andddd you'll have the finance to go with it.

Answer 4

It's a great career.

You'll have to work like a dog for many years to get through school, but when you get out, you'll be in high demand for a high-paying position.

Answer 5

dear A,

i dont know you, so i will just talk abouy myself, all my life ive always wanted to be a doctor ( well actually when iwas younger i wanted to be the garbage collector because i thought they only work tues and fridays ), ... i had ideals of what kind of doctor i wanted to be... and after college i thought i had a fair idea of how difficult it would be...


what i didnt know was how difficult it would be... i didnt know then the parties i would miss... ( well i had the occasional beer night out with my friends )... i didnt know the sacrifice my mother had to go thru to send me to med school ( dad died when i was 5 ), i didnt know then that of the 120 first year med students only 48 of us would actually get to be an M.D.,

when i actually got my diploma, i had some time to think, was it really worth it ? to myself then i thought did i just waste the best years of my life ?

dont get me wrong, i still had very lofty goals, very high ideals, but during training i found my self stumbling, the countless times i found myself walking around an empty corridor to answer a call far and deep into the night , the countless times i got yelled at in the O.R. ( im an anesthesiologist ), too often i let myself down, and when your down like that its not very easy to get up, and i found myself down a lot...

but things began to change, so slowly that i didnt notice it, the yellings became gentle reprimands, whispered advices, until finally i found myself talking, and they were listening, nodding their heads in agreement, i slowly realized that my tormentors were in fact my teachers, my colleagues, my friends...

i never mentioned the financial rewrds, while you will probably never become rich, you will never be poor either...but the greatest reward you will ever get will be the gratitude you will see in your patients... i had a patient who had 85% of his total body surface area burnt by chemicals, we did 68 surgeries in a span of seven months, and believe burns are perhaps one of the most painful injuries one can suffer...because he had money i was handsomely compensated for my work but what really touched me, during my wedding day, this patient with all his skin grafts, his ear burnt offn part of his nose still missing, still with some raw portions of flesh without skin went to church to personally congratulate me and my wife... (my wife is chinese, her mother set the wedding date october 31 because of the favorable alingement of the stars that time, so my patient showing up turned out just fine since our wedding was on freaking halloween... )

im being very dramatic A, i know, but im telling you , the stuff you see on TV...ER, greys anatomy, Dr House... they`re nothing compared to what happens in real life...

so go for it !

Answer 6

yes yes.....start by doing some research and find great accredited schools, study hard, get into medical school and become ur dream! good luck!!!!

Answer 7

Do it!!!

You're going to get older anyway.