<p>For a long time I was pressured into becoming a doctor which is a reason I recently started to shy away from it. And right now I'm dead set on becoming an investment banker. But just for curiosity, I do have an interest as a doctor but I just don't do that well in science courses. Chemistry itself I don't enjoy, and Biology and Physics I get low B's and high C's in. Is this going to pull me back or what?</p>
<p>Do I need to love science courses to become a doctor?</p>
<p>This is my opinion on this matter.</p>
<p>My father is a physician, and that is all he wanted to do since he was 7 years old. He went to college, was in pre-med, but dropped out because he found most other pre-med students to be quite shallow. By this I mean that they would sabotage other people's work just to boost their own grades. My dad ended up double majoring in Philosophy and Psych, two things he was very interested in. He then went and got a masters for Psych. He then realized that medicine was still the only thing he cared about, and he took all the courses he didn't have, went to medical school, and is a practicing physician. My father was in college for a total of 15 years.</p>
<p>Now, when I told my Dad I wanted to be a physician, he gave me excellent advice. My Dad feels that wanting to be a doctor is a calling, much like a calling a person has to be a priest. You have to want it that bad. Don't do it for any other reason. If it is something you feel in your heart, you'll put up with the required courses.</p>
<p>If you're not interested in science, don't become a doctor. Do something that you have a true passion for. Whoever it is that is pressuring you is just going to have to accept that you will be happier as an investment banker.</p>
<p>But the thing is because I was being pressured I became interested in iBanking for the main fact that it was opposite of what my parents wanted but now since they're supportive of me with that, I keep thinking about it, I really DO want to be a doctor because I want to help people so much. I would probably enjoy investment banking but not as much as being a doctor helping people. It's the in the process of becoming a doctor I'm looking at.</p>
<p>I don't know though. I think I'm going to go to college with economics/finance majors but still take medical school pre-requisites.</p>
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<p>There are plenty of professions that allow you to help people - teachers, fashion designers, plumbers, car mechanics, etc. Find a more specific reason for wanting to become a doctor and not something else.</p>
<p>I want to help little kids. And I know I can do more than being a teacher.</p>
<p>If you really want to have an impact on children, teachers impact a lot of kids far more than most pediatricians.</p>
<p>BDM:</p>
<p>Agreed. Teachers have a much greater impact on children overall than pediatricians.</p>
<p>CamaroLover: Please do not use that line at a medical school interview.</p>
<p>IMO, wanting to "help people" certainly sounds noble but it shouldn't be the one reason you want to be a doctor. Unless you do groundbreaking medical research or volunteer in a third-world country (something I'm planning on doing if I ever get my MD), you won't be making a HUGE difference. Keeping that in mind, you don't have to decide now. Go to college, major in something that would leave the investment banking route open, take all of the required pre-med classes, and see how you feel then.</p>