HELP! I'm so conflicted about career choices

<p>Basically for the longest time I thought I would be a doctor. My mom is a doctor and I've volunteered at hospitals many many times. But the problem is, I suck at math (like calculus and above), I don't like chemistry, and I'm not that into physics. I love biology and medicine and working at hospitals and talking to patients, but I don't have any desire to torture myself with chem, organic chem, calculus, physics, etc... Should I still go for it?</p>

<p>Also, subjects that I am really good at and enjoy are any social science (like APUSH) and AP English. I hardly have to try in those classes and usually have the highest grade. It makes me want to rethink what I should do in life :l I don't want to struggle so much in college, I want to do what I'm best at.</p>

<p>Try nursing. My mom was a nurse and she loved it. I would really look into it.</p>

<p>I was the same, I loved the career but hated the required subjects. In the end I just went for history instead :)</p>

<p>As long as you can get through the required classes enough to be reasonably successful, I don’t see why you’d give up on something you’ve always wanted to do just because of a couple of calculus classes.</p>

<p>I feel really conflicted about careers too, but my favorite subject is math so I figure I’ll just major in that and think about careers when I get closer to graduating from college.</p>

<p>Personally, I’d love to “go for history”- if I knew there was even the slightest chance I could get a J-O-B afterward.
At this point, my aim is also to be a doctor- and you could literally be me, because I’ve got the same strengths, limitations and reservations- and I want to get a degree in developmental psychology in case I don’t get into med school. If I knew I would, I wold get a degree in history :).</p>

<p>OH MY GOD. We could be twins.
I have the same strengths, weaknesses, and interests as you (with the addition of law/poly-sci).
My parents are obsessed with me becoming a doctor though… so I have no clue where I’m going in life.</p>

<p>For most medical schools, you only need to take one year of calculus. Also, you can take a major you adore and just get a pre-med track. There are also many alternatives. In the long run, your parents want you to be successful, and through that, be happy. Right now, they might think that you becoming the doctor is the best way. Just try to convince them that you’ll be happiness with something else. Also, have you thought of becoming a psychologist? That might interest you.</p>

<p>I second nursing. </p>

<p>You could also consider teaching. I don’t know how you feel about adolescents/teaching/etc. But if you think it may be an option for you, you could then easily pursue a subject you love.</p>