<p>This thread is important and a bit early because I need to choose what I want to do in order to pick either Pre-Med or Pre-Law OR start preparing for the LSAT or MCAT.</p>
<p>My Information:
International [Non-US citizen, No green card] Student.
My parents will be sinking all the money in my Undergrad education. </p>
<p>Current Course- First year Mechanical Engineering
Top Public University </p>
<p>About Me- Public speaking, Hardworking, Soccer and preplanned. </p>
<p>
[Quote]
My impression was that studying engineering taught you how to solve problems, and isnt that a prerequisite for most careers? I also thought that MechE would train me to think analytically about systems both how to design them and how to fix them when they break. Since the human body seemed to be a web of interconnected systems (circulatory, muscular, digestive, immune, etc.), I thought this training would make me a great doctor, as well. I actually care about people and would love to help people out
[/Quote]
</p>
<p>^^ So Medical School might/will be a good choice for me and which ever career path I take I will give it my 100%. </p>
<p>
[Quote]
Patent and Intellectual property law are two fields which I am interested in and they actually seem to be a more reasonable option than med-school as I would be using my MechE degree put to a lot more use. I have been reading manuals on how to write patents and I am working on it and I like doing it
[/Quote]
</p>
<p>^^ Now I am torn between two choices both of which I like and I did try Shadowing or interning for a law firm. But I guess doing all three - Engineering (Hardcore, trust me!) + Shadowing + Law firm will be just too much for me to juggle and I don't want to mess it up !. </p>
<p>My adviser tells me it is all up to me -- and I don't know which one to pick. So I am putting down a few parameter's :- </p>
<p>1) No money, International -- No federal aid. So basically scholarships (Which I will be working towards, by doing well in Engineering) and Loans. So Med/Law school which ever would provide me with the best support in higher education. </p>
<p>2) I know both these options seem to be SAFE career paths (in the sense that they pay well, but trust me I am happy just to touch the 100K mark and be happy at what I do and have no loans to repay). Because if I get motivated by money and go to law school and have no interest whatsoever in patents, then, trust me it gets very very boring. </p>
<p>Future plans for either careers:- </p>
<p>1) Work as an Engineer (get set with the prerequisite' and Test scores), earn some money, get some experience and head to Grad(Med/Law) school. </p>
<p>2) Get Possible scholarships and head to Grad(Med/Law) School.
a) For med school -- DO schools or Canadian MD schools. [Only with possible loan/scholarship options] </p>
<p>I need to hear both sides of the story and I would be grateful if someone else would give me their perspective.</p>