pre-med? good idea or no?

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<p>should i do pre-med??
im 16, well almost 17, and a junior in high school. i have fairly good grades considering i take the highest level classes available to me this year. i really love diseases, symptoms, and diagnosis, so i was thinking about becoming a doctor of internal medicine (possibly subspecialized in infectious diseases) this would definitely be my dream job, but im a bit hesitant. med school is basically torture, you spend hours upon hours studying your brains out, not to mention it take YEARS to become a doctor. although this may be my dream job, i was wondering if anyone knew of another career that would pay well (above 100,000) but not require as much time and energy. i knew itll benefit me in the end to be a doctor, but i really want to live my young life. any suggestions? or should i just stick to internal medicine?
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<p>Well, I can’t speak for your interests. I’d suggest taking the introductory level biology and chemistry classes at your university and start looking at your options during freshmen year. You’ve still got some time to muse.</p>

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<p>The people I know who had the same concerns as you went into pharmacy and dentistry.</p>

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<p>yes, House is a good show</p>

<p>and Olivia Wilde is coming back ;)</p>

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<p>I hope Masters doesn’t leave the show when 13 comes back. </p>

<p>Anyway I agree w DMOC. I am on the fence about it and this summer I’m taking intro Bio and Chem classes.</p>

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<p>Well in most colleges you don’t have to declare your major until the 2nd semester of your sophomore year. That gives you time to take your core classes (which everyone takes) and decide which subject you like. Say you went into pre-med and then during sophomore year you decided that it isn’t right for you. Then you can transfer into say… microbiology, chemistry, environmental science, or engineering and still fulfill the same courses.</p>

<p>I’m a HS senior and I applied for engineering. I know that I might die, but knowing that I can switch majors without penalties is a good feeling.</p>

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<p>Without a lot of penalties.</p>

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<p>too bad…</p>

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<p>If you’re attractive, have good social skills, business sense, and street smarts, you can easily make $100,000+ a year on less than 20 hours per week as a stripper/escort. Without a degree in anything.</p>

<p>If not, you can always have an agency handle the business and security side for you for a cut and still make a lot.</p>