Is this a good career path for pathology?

Pre-Med & Medical School Careers in Medicine
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<p>Hey, How are you all doing? Recently i have done some thinking and now want to take action on a desire i wanted to do since i was 7. I allways wanted to have a career in the study of diseases, Pathology ever since i was little. Diseases Usto fascinate me like you wouldent belive, I was amazed a human body could be taken down by such a small entity. I Recently looked more back onto old things i usto own such as medical books i got from my aunt and uncle and began re-reading them. So far i think i know what i want to do.<br>
I want to work specificly With Genetic disease's, Cancer, and communicable onces like influenza; malaria, and Aids. I have the right drive to do this, I'm obsessive enough not to give up on things when i hit a failure. I think VERY abstractly in these fields as well.
Okay, thats just a background in it, I have roughly...9 or so years learning advanced medical topics reguarding diseases; note i'm only 16.</p>

<p>I've devised a colleging plan, But its very hard to find schools that are not med schools to teach about pathology. So far this is my plan.
I plan to go to Nc-State and Major in Micro-Biology, and minor in Genetics.
after i do four years of that, i will take the Mcat think its called, and Try to get accepted into UNC-Chapel hill Med school. There i'm going to major in Pathology and topics in Immunology etc.
Is this an okay plan or idea? im just worried that i have to take pathology in regular college because i can't find one Accsessable enough to do so. Would a degree in Micro-biology be helpfull for pathology? Thank you for going over this. Look out microscopic viruses and cancers; Crazy-psycho's gonna find a method to crack ya! muahahahahaahaa!</p>

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<p>In the end, I suspect many pathologists are more specialized -- that is, relatively few pathologists deal with genetics, cancer, and infectious diseases in a single career path. But I'm sure there are some who do.</p>

<p>Second, don't worry about pathology. It's fine to have an idea -- and certainly this is a relatively well-formed one -- but for now your only goal is to get into a college where you'll do well. Once you're in college, your only goal is to prepare for the process of medical school. Only in your fourth year of medical school should you start to take classes that have to do with your eventual specialization.</p>

<p>Third, do not pick a specific medical school at this stage. It is simply too early and no single medical school has any reasonable admissions rate. It just is not do-able.</p>

<p>Fourth -- and really, this is just to repeat the second -- do not worry about the availability of pathology courses during undergraduate (college). It simply does not matter yet.</p>

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<p>You don't really major in anything in Med School. You can take classes based on your desired specialty, but you'll still have all the rotations and all the required classes. BTW, you come off as a little bit arrogant. 9 years "advanced medical topics" in diseases? When you add that you are now 16, I'm a little incredulous that you started this learning at the ripe old age of 7.</p>