<p>im really confused on what course i should take in college and as of the moment including the past few weeks i've been researching about these courses. Please. Can someone help me what i should do? :)</p>
<p>Why Medicine?
Yes because....
1.I've always wanted to be able to cure people and i think it would give me fulfillment to to see people become happy
2.i've always had the desire to participate in the medical field
3.medicine is in demand
4.I think i have a passion for it
5.i've had good scores in biology
No because ...
1.Im afraid to see a lot of blood but im not afraid to see my own blood . (i kind of don't know if im just afraid to take it because of all the bloody movies i've watched)
2. im afraid that i'll get a low salary... because i know it'll take some years to to become a professional and have a high salary
3.relating to the one above ... 10 years? i want to work as soon as possible...
4. i have a lot of competition</p>
<p>Why Engineering?
yes because ...
1. I like math and science.
2.in demand
3.high salary
4.i can still become an industrial engineer in a hospital ... so i can still be involve in healthcare
5. less competition?
6. it'll only take me 5 years
7. i hear that every company needs an engineer
no because ...
1. im not so much of a sociable person ... (i mean i can be kind and become a good friend but im painfully shy but right now im reading books ang taking classes to improve my confidence)
2. im not so sure if i can handle machines
3. i wont know how to cure people
4. i don't think it's a unique course</p>
<p>i think im an international applicant … so its really going to take a long time for me to become a professional doctor? … though i dont think i’ll be hired as a doctor if i go abroad …</p>
<p>If you are international, and are hoping to attend medical school in the US, be forewarned that it costs around $300,000. There are very few scholarships for which you would be eligible (actually, none that I’ve heard of - but it’s a big world out there…) </p>
<p>If you complete medical school abroad, there is a small but significant contingent of internationals who come here to do their residencies in harder to fill specialities.</p>
<p>thank you for your advices it’s really helping me
… uhm i don’t live in the US … so is it better for me to become an engineer? …
another question though … does people’s lives depend on me if im an industrial engineer? :)</p>
<p>If you are an international applicant, you should start by reading through everything at [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://educationusa.state.gov/]EducationUSA”>http://educationusa.state.gov/) That will help you understand more about colleges and universities here.</p>
<p>It is very difficult to get a work visa for the US. If you do come here to study, you need to study something that will get you a job in your own country after you graduate.</p>
<p>While most engineers are solidly upper middle class, I wouldn’t say they make a lot of money. If you’re a successful entrepreneur, sure, you can make a lot. But most engineers just bing home a decent salary and live middle class lives. Starting salary in relatively high but salaries peak quickly. Don’t become an engineer for the money.</p>
<p>Just as doctors’ incomes span a wide range from GP to anesthesiology, so do engineering salaries from civil engineering to petroleum engineering</p>
<p>If you really like the medical field but you want to get into the workforce sooner you could become a nurse. Nurse practitioners (at least in the us) make a very good salary and only need 2 years after undergrad school</p>
<p>I don’t know what grade/year u are now, but in the U.S., medicine vs. engineering is not a choice u need to make early. For the freshman year, it pretty much the same core courses: English, math, science. In fact, u can even graduate with an engineering degree, then decide to continue on to medical school.</p>
<p>ok im here im currently enrolled in a school as an engineering student and im regretting it so much everyday i’ve been wishing to go to a med school i mean i’ve told my friends that i really want to go to a medical school and become a nurse but i’ve heard a lot of bad news if i would become a nurse i want to become a nurse because that’s always been my dream from the very start it would really give me fulfilment to know about healthcare and at the same time to know that i could help people. i’ve told my parents about it but the problem is my parents insist that i continue as an engineer especially my father. i don’t know why since the start of summer he’s been insisting that i take a premed course so that in the future i can become a doctor but now he’s the one stopping me from shifting to a pre-med course aaaah im so confused i mean i don’t think a have a passion for solving numbers anymore. if i was to shift what pre-med course would be a good one? or is it just of the moment im not enjoying to study as an engineer. if i were to shift to a pre-med course will i regret my decision? again? will it be harder for me to understand the lessons? again? …
i mean i think i wont study being a doctor because i don’t think i can take it studying for the rest of my life. i think i’ll stay as the job the pre-med course would give me. for example:nurse, occupational therapy, pharmacist, radiologic technology, respiratory theraphy … im really confused</p>
<p>i don’t know if i still can ask my friends… im kind of shy to talk about this with them… because i don’t want to express my unhappiness with them because i know it’ll affect them too . i don’t want to bother them or anything because i kind of know that they might not know the answers to this problem… but i know people here have experience so i might get help here :)</p>
… thank you though</p>