Basically I have 1 year left to graduate In finance and banking but I literally hated every single moment of it and I fell in love with medicine. I decided to study abroad but the thing is they will transfer 0 credits so I’ll be a freshman. My parents are not agreeing on this and going insane mad but I don’t wanna end up in business you have no idea how much I hate it
Lot of things going on here, tough to figure out exactly what you are proposing. What subject do you want to study abroad and with what goal?
It’s not reasonable to expect you to suck it up and do something you hate for the rest of your life but there may be alternatives between that and completely starting over.
It’s also not reasonable to expect the parents to pay for another 3-4 years of undergrad. I’m sure that’s why they are in a tizzy.
Are you saying you want to study medicine abroad?
Or are you wanting to do a second bachelors abroad?
Why wouldn’t you just take the requisite courses for medical school admissions HERE. There are post Bac programs set up for this. Prep for the MCAT, take the courses and apply to medical school.
Can’t figure out why you are going abroad.
i was not clear enough above.
i currently study in dubai in which universities are very expensive this senior year would cost around 30000$ while what i have in mind is moving out to Romania and doing medicine over there would cost me 28000$ for 6 years . the only con is that i will be wasting another 6 years of my life and im ok with that.
When and how did you decide to be a doctor instead? Was this a sudden revelation or something you’d been pursuign on the side for a while? How many and what type of science courses have you taken?
It’s going to take you at least four years to get an MD in the U.S.
Are you a U.S. citizen?
My free advice…get your bachelors…and be done with that. Then take whatever courses you need to take to get into medical school.
Finish your bachelors…and then move on.
You do realize you CAN get jobs outside of your major, right?
@thumper1, well, in some/many countries, a doctor earns a (6Y) bachelor’s to practice.
So what country are you from and can practice in?
Yes…I understand that @PurpleTitan . But my point is…it isn’t probably going to take less years to become a doctor regardless of how this student does it.
Finish the business degree. Get a great, high-paying job. Hate every minute of it if you like, but do good work. Live like a monk. Save all your money. Quit, and go be a doctor.
This course of action may take 9-10 years from now, rather than 6, but it’s doable. Your parents can’t stop you, and you will be a better doctor for having completed your business degree and worked in the business world. “Hating it” is self-indulgent and juvenile. It’s important, valuable work, and it’s a way for you to pursue your dreams.
Also, you may find that you hate it less than you think once you get the hang of it. On the other side, trust me, I doubt there are doctors anywhere who didn’t “hate it” plenty some times during their education and training, not to mention during their careers as practitioners. Every career has issues; be wary of falling in love with something of which you have absolutely no experience. That’s not to say you should give up your dream, but you should be cautious and gather a lot of information before you abandon your current degree and take off for Romania. I am sure that if you are having to save for it yourself, you will be appropriately careful.
Finish your degree. Your parents already paid $90,000 for it. You might hate to be a doctor even more. How do you know you will like it?
Definitely finish the business degree! You’ve put three years into it, and it would be a shame to not finish it. Only one more year to go–you can do that. Then look into what you need to apply to medical school–courses, tests, etc. If you become a doctor, you may wish to open your own practice some day, and a business degree will be a big asset. As others have said, you may find that you hate medical school–but that’s OK, because you would have your business degree to fall back on. There are so many types of jobs you can do with a business background. Maybe start researching jobs other than the ones you thought you would pursue (and now hate). There might be other careers your business degree would qualify you for, and you may love them.