<p>Hmmm. I have considered everything you have said and told to me. I just came back from school activities and read the entire thread on your suggestions. I agree with what you all said, that a doctor runs his life on the passion he or she has for the job.
I am also in the same opinion that my parents might one day accept what career path I will take in business.I am not sure at what point in my life that will occur, but I will be satisfied with my path.
I thank all the physicians, legal advisers, and professors that told me their suggestions and comments. I will try to remember what you have said as I go through college. </p>
<p>Pizzagirl. There are probably one or two “elders” in my parent’s community that they would listen to. However, they all share my parent’s idea on medicine and my parents heavily distrust my teachers and counselor. My parent will however will listen to their doctors and co-workers. They have already listen to their doctor’s advice on this issue and my dad told me to only continue medicine if I have the drive to do it. He asked me about it and I explained him why it does not suit me instead of directly saying “no”. He isn’t satisfied with my choice although he has allowed me free will over it.
I have decided to take an undergraduate in engineering and then pursue an MBA for another 2 to 3 years. I recognize that all jobs related to business require some degree of technical ability as well as leadership capability.</p>
<p>MBA schools typically want to see work experience between bachelor’s degree and applying for MBA school. They can also be expensive, but some larger companies subsidize MBA or other master’s degree studies for their employees.</p>
<p>Engineering does require you to like applying math and physics to designing things.</p>
<p>I’d never want to be in a profession that required me to spend all my working hours around sick people. Of course, it could be worse - you could spend all day looking inside people’s mouths.</p>
<p>I am going out on limb here and would advice you to take a gap year - visit/volunteer India, see where your parents come from - try to get an internship at a business you might be interested - check out some engineering jobs that you think might be interesting to work on the business end of it. High school, applying to colleges, trying to make your parents and/or yourself happy,it all amounts to an enormous amount of stress. You are still young, you may take a little time and mull it all over. Before you know it you might be in a career path with expensive loans and the feeling that life past you by. Take a breather - and do not make rash decisions.</p>
<p>Abudhabi-mama. Yes, I would totally agree with you. This is my problem though.
In my summer vacation before 11th grade I signed up for a Business class and intended to take an internship. In fact, I could have used that summer for ANY research or study into my future. I decided to make use of the summer useful nevertheless.
I intend to do an internship this year for my school provides them in a program called Job Shadow. The previous year, they were all booked when I found out they introduced this program. The seniors get first priority this time.
My parents Idea:
They sent me to India for the ENTIRE summer against my choice. I tried to rationalize with them. SATs were the same year. I seen my father’s place. It does not exist (the house was demolished, the ruins still exist) and there is another house that replaces it. I know his life story, about how he grew up without parents. I just can’t imagine doing medicine because they never spoke about passion to help others. They only mentioned money. I have no motivation since a small child to do it. I know it is a profession in which I can save lives, but I have little motivation(But I am not cold enough to not help anyone bleeding or suffering). My parents are willing to sacrifice too much and they constantly mention the moneyside of medicine (That really upsets me, its almost as worst as “making a whore of your soul”). I now have a better understanding of the medical industry thanks to contributors to this forum.
So what did I do for the entire summer? I stayed at my grandparent’s house for the entire summer and helped them out with chores. I had already gone to india with my parents several times. I knew my other classmates were advancing, rapidly.
I followed your suggestion to check out many engineering jobs. The result of my choice to pursue my management degree and electrical/comp engineering is a result of months of searching and asking feedback from my business professor.</p>