Should I still want this career after not being the best?

Question

Ok, last year, tenth grade in Biology I had a straight A+ average...even on the exam I got a 98 and I only studied for 3 hours. I thought I wanted (and even at the beginning of this year I wanted to go to college and become a neurosurgeon)

Fast forward to this yr...AP Bio. II everyone got a B and I was one of them w/ the exception of two kids who wanted to be neurosurgeons also (They got As)...and the teacher even told the A+ one "He's our next neurosurgeon" which completely made me want to change career paths.

I think I am able to get an A but i'm the only one in the class that is also in Honors English which takes sooo much work...but that is not an excuse.

I still like the brain but I have absolutely no interest in carbs etc. so that didn't help either

And bascially, am I still cut out to be a neurosurgeon since being 1 means being the BEST...not avg...

So should I choose something diff. or just stay w/ it?

THANKS

Oh, and i just got a C+ on my test :-(

Answer 1

I don't think test grades in high school determine that you can't do something. Time will tell if being a neurosurgeon is what you really want to do.

Answer 2

If this is what you desire to do, then stick with it. Grades are not going to determine how great you will be one day. All it means is you can understand what you're reading, retain it and pass a test. Remember a career is not only based on knowledge, it also takes experience. Hey just because you feel you're not at your best helps, because it means that you will remain open minded and you will work harder and try to learn more. Sometimes those who think they know it all, miss out on a lot of important things or pass over what they think are simple/minor things (that may be important) because they are thinking too complex or think they can't be taught anything else. Look, I am a soldier (for 18 yrs) and the mother of 3 teenagers(15, 16, 19) trust me I had very little knowledge and no experience when I started out...lol, but after all this time I've got the hang of it and think I've done a heck of a job, if I may say so. :o) I was a school teacher before coming into the military and I've seen Valedictorians fail, because they felt defeated or a failure if something didn't work out for them. I've also seen kids with the worst grades become very successful in life. They felt they could go no place but up and they took pride and worked hard at what they did. Some of my best Soldiers are the ones that have not gone to college, because they have to prove themselves through work, respect, and discipline. Also you need to think about what success means to you. Is success for you being better than others or the number of people that will survive or have a better life because of what you will one day do for them. Remember it's all up to you, you decide your fate. Good luck with your future endeavors, I believe you will do great things.

Answer 3

Well if you're already having doubts then maybe it isn't something that you really want as much as you think.

However, just because you aren't top of the class doesn't mean that you aren't cut out to be a Neurosurgeon. Neurosurgery isn't something easy. Hell, you should be proud of yourself for even being smart enough to choose such a career. I envy you. If this is truly something you want to do, then stick with it.

If you're so tired of others being ahead of you, then work your butt off and get that grade up. That way you can show them what it feels like to be second best and you can be the one patting yourself on the back.

Answer 4

I know how you feel, similar things have happened to me. If you really believe you could be good at that career then stick with it, it will pay off in the end. I think the fact that the teacher was saying how the other kid would be a neurosurgeon hit you where it hurts, and who knows if that person even wants to be a neurosurgeon. If you believe in yourself then everyone else will too! Good luck!

Answer 5

The bottom line is that you are way too young to know for sure. That's just the way it is darling.

The best answer is that there are allot of things you can do other than be a neurosurgeon so why not shoot for that and find out for sure if you can cut it? I mean really, if you aim for the NS and get shot down your schooling still counts towards something else sweets.

Besides you may discover (like most other kids) that there is something you want to do even more!

Best of luck.

Answer 6

Well I think that you should choose a carreer that YOU like to do. I want to be a writer, and three years ago in the sixth grade, I was like the best writer in my class, and then my friend Sabrina let out her writing, and I was kinda pushed aside. Now this year around the second month in my first year of high school my English teacher thinks I'm the best writer in the class and keeps telling me and the class about how I'm going to be a famous author one day. I didn't give up because of not being the best, I kept going because I still love it. If you love it, you should continue with it. ^_^

Answer 7

You need to stick with it. Becoming a Neurosurgeon has nothing to do with your high school scores. When you get to college is when you need to worry about your scores...because that is what Med Schools will look at.

Answer 8

With a career like that you have to ask yourselk"How much do I want to do this? If it is without doubt your first choice, then go for it, knowing and accepting how much work it's going to take. If you can't say that, you'd probably be better off choosing something else. Hope this helps.

Answer 9

no matter what you do there is a 99.99% chance there is someone who can do it better no matter how good you are. there is only 6 billion people on this planet. just be satisfied that you are good at something

Answer 10

bad grad and you shod stay at your jop and get bedder grads