<p>OP, yes, you have plenty of time to explore the many options and pathways available to you before you need to decide on a career. Of course, if you want to keep an option open for medicine, youll need to start relatively early in your undergraduate studies. Keep in mind, however, that as long as you complete the pre-med requirements, you can major in a field that can prepare you to pursue either law or medicine. </p>
<p>As to your question about stability vs. happiness, there is no easy answer. The answer will largely depend on whats most important to a particular person. In fact, its often a trade-off that very well might alternate during various phases of ones career. I think the one thing that is guaranteed is that whatever field you choose, it will undergo many unforeseen changes over the course of a career. So, for me, the most important thing is to make sure your education (which is lifelong process anyway) prepares you to adapt to changes, to take advantage of new opportunities, and to give you as many options as possible. </p>
<p>Anyway, here are some links about careers in international law for you to explore:
<a href=“https://canadianlawyersabroad.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2011/02/11/so-you-want-to-be-an-international-lawyer-part-1/[/url]”>https://canadianlawyersabroad.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2011/02/11/so-you-want-to-be-an-international-lawyer-part-1/</a>
<a href=“https://canadianlawyersabroad.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2011/02/22/so-you-want-to-be-an-international-lawyer-part-2/[/url]”>https://canadianlawyersabroad.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2011/02/22/so-you-want-to-be-an-international-lawyer-part-2/</a>
[So</a> you want to be an international lawyer? - Special Reports - Lawyers Weekly - Breaking legal news, views, analysis and legal jobs online](<a href=“Lawyers Weekly - legal news for Australian lawyers”>Lawyers Weekly - legal news for Australian lawyers)
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[William</a> & Mary Law - International Law](<a href=“http://law.wm.edu/library/research/careerguides/international/index.php]William”>International Law Career Guide | William & Mary Law School)
[International</a> Law Careers | University of Pittsburgh School of Law](<a href=“http://www.law.pitt.edu/academics/cile/careers]International”>http://www.law.pitt.edu/academics/cile/careers)
[Researching</a> Careers in International Law: Education, Training, Internships, Study Abroad, Teaching, Practice by Lyonette Louis-Jacques](<a href=“http://www2.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/careers.html]Researching”>Researching Careers in International Law: Education, Training, Internships, Study Abroad, Teaching, Practice by Lyonette Louis-Jacques)
[Careers</a> in International Law and Diplomacy, UCLA Burkle Center](<a href=“UCLA - International Institute ..::.. Error”>UCLA - International Institute ..::.. Error)
[Varied</a> experiences lead to international law careers | BrandeisNOW](<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2011/april/humanrightslaw.html]Varied”>Varied experiences lead to international law careers | BrandeisNOW)
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[What</a> is the best undergraduate program for international law? | TheLawyersAdvice Blog](<a href=“http://blog.thelawyersadvice.com/2011/04/what-is-the-best-undergraduate-program-for-international-law/]What”>http://blog.thelawyersadvice.com/2011/04/what-is-the-best-undergraduate-program-for-international-law/)</p>
<p>While I am in no way trying to discourage you or to suggest you change your aspirations, I strongly would recommend that you not get locked into a certain path at this early stage and that you consider the full range of possibilities. So, reading your post, some alternate pathways that immediately popped into my head were those concerned with international health. These combine aspects of both your interest in an international career and your interest in health professions. Many health issues intersect with human rights issues. And, perhaps, these pathways also offer a reasonable potential to find both stability and happiness in your work. So, to stimulate your consideration of these things, here are some more links:
See my post in this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/other-college-majors/780164-starting-major-too-late.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/other-college-majors/780164-starting-major-too-late.html</a>
Also, these links:
[Tulane</a> University - Graduate Programs and Degrees - Academics -School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine](<a href=“http://www.sph.tulane.edu/publichealth/academics/grad_progs_degrees.cfm]Tulane”>http://www.sph.tulane.edu/publichealth/academics/grad_progs_degrees.cfm)
[International</a> Nutrition/Law & Diplomacy - Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy - Tufts University](<a href=“http://nutrition.tufts.edu/1177953850921/Nutrition-Page-nl2w_1177953851870.html]International”>http://nutrition.tufts.edu/1177953850921/Nutrition-Page-nl2w_1177953851870.html)
<a href=“https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/FIC/M.A.+in+Humanitarian+Assistance[/url]”>https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/FIC/M.A.+in+Humanitarian+Assistance</a></p>