<p>Hello everyone. I'm a senior in college and next year I am going to Rice in Houston. Since I was a young kid, I've always LOVED houses. I used to watch the viewings every Sunday and build them with my legos. As I got older, I began to spend a lot of time browsing the real estate websites of various cities. I KNOW that I would love to be a real estate agent selling houses in the $750,000+ range. The thing is, the market isnt high in that area and I think that it would be hard for a younger person to enter it and become successful. One day, I would like to become a developer and design houses, have them be built and then sell them for profit. I already come up with my own floor plans and such. </p>
<p>Now, my other passion since childhood has always been medicine. I've always wanted to be a doctor and have loved my biology and anatomy classes. Thus far, I believe that I am on the proper road to be successful in this route. I have shadowed many different specialties including cardiology, OB, and radiology and I feel as though I would love to go into anyone of those areas. Even though I know the road is long and rough, I truly believe that I am cut out for it. Somedays however, I wonder if my reasons for wanting to become a doctor primarily lie in the financial gain (although I dont think that doctors make a WHOLE lot of money, they are well off). I do have other reasons like the idea of life-long learning, the daily challenges, my passion for medicine and innovating medical technology and using my mental abilities to the max on a daily basis.</p>
<p>I'm really unsure what route I should pursue in college. I think that I would rather be a real estate agent over a doctor but I think that the odds of me becoming a successful doctor are much higher than becoming a broker. Also, I believe that I could be a specialist AND build and sell houses on the side so that is a very viable option.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any ideas, comments, opinions?</p>