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Hey guys,
Politics has always been my favorite discipline. I absolutely love history and political philosophies, discussing current events, debating different viewpoints (and playing devil's advocate just to learn more about the other side), etc. I know a lot of people think MBTI is a bunch of bs, but for those who don't, I'm the archetypal ENTP (if this helps you understand where my love for politics is coming from).
I desperately want to become a surgeon. I can deal with the long hours, and I've always been independent so I don't mind not being available to loved ones every second of every day. In the future I definitely want to get married, but I don't know about kids. And if I did have any, I'd have 1 or 2. Anyways, I know med school is a long haul but I think the debt, stress, sleep deprivation and lack of social life in my 20's will all be worth it. Some jaded SDN members may laugh at my naïveté, but I've read near every forum and I know of the cons of going into medicine. I've heard the phrase "if there's anything else you'd rather do than medicine, do that" 100 times. I know it's super competitive and that I'll be a slave to the feds until my 40's paying off my student loans. A part of me extrapolates that maybe later on in college I'll realize that medicine isn't for me, but another part of me knows that I CAN become a doctor if I work hard enough and remain motivated.
This is where my aforementioned love for politics comes into play. I'm a natural born leader with a knack for coming up with innovative solutions to problems. This is going to sound super conceited but I always find myself seeing factors, explanations and solutions that other people don't seem too. A lot of the times when I offer input, the response I hear from the other person is something along the lines of, "Wow, I didn't think of that!". Again, this is coming across as pretty
narcissistic but I'm just trying to say that I think I have ingenuity. I can easily see myself giving speeches to the masses, signing or voting through a revolutionary bill, acting as a mediator between two belligerent countries, etc. I want to be a doctor and a politician. Is it impossible to establish myself as a respectable, "famous" doctor and then later on becoming involved in the Senate or the House? I know this is extremely laughable, cliche and naive but I honestly want to be the POTUS. I sincerely apologize if I'm coming across as ludicrous, but jeez these are my aspirations.
Ron Paul did it, but can a Gen Z do it in this day and age? Would I honestly be able to find the time to campaign and get involved with politics while juggling a career in medicine? Or would I have to retire from medicine early? Or should I just completely abandon the thought of becoming a doctor and just fully devote myself to politics?
Sorry for this super long post but please offer some feedback on my predicament. Btw I'm currently 16, a junior in HS.
Politics has always been my favorite discipline. I absolutely love history and political philosophies, discussing current events, debating different viewpoints (and playing devil's advocate just to learn more about the other side), etc. I know a lot of people think MBTI is a bunch of bs, but for those who don't, I'm the archetypal ENTP (if this helps you understand where my love for politics is coming from).
I desperately want to become a surgeon. I can deal with the long hours, and I've always been independent so I don't mind not being available to loved ones every second of every day. In the future I definitely want to get married, but I don't know about kids. And if I did have any, I'd have 1 or 2. Anyways, I know med school is a long haul but I think the debt, stress, sleep deprivation and lack of social life in my 20's will all be worth it. Some jaded SDN members may laugh at my naïveté, but I've read near every forum and I know of the cons of going into medicine. I've heard the phrase "if there's anything else you'd rather do than medicine, do that" 100 times. I know it's super competitive and that I'll be a slave to the feds until my 40's paying off my student loans. A part of me extrapolates that maybe later on in college I'll realize that medicine isn't for me, but another part of me knows that I CAN become a doctor if I work hard enough and remain motivated.
This is where my aforementioned love for politics comes into play. I'm a natural born leader with a knack for coming up with innovative solutions to problems. This is going to sound super conceited but I always find myself seeing factors, explanations and solutions that other people don't seem too. A lot of the times when I offer input, the response I hear from the other person is something along the lines of, "Wow, I didn't think of that!". Again, this is coming across as pretty
narcissistic but I'm just trying to say that I think I have ingenuity. I can easily see myself giving speeches to the masses, signing or voting through a revolutionary bill, acting as a mediator between two belligerent countries, etc. I want to be a doctor and a politician. Is it impossible to establish myself as a respectable, "famous" doctor and then later on becoming involved in the Senate or the House? I know this is extremely laughable, cliche and naive but I honestly want to be the POTUS. I sincerely apologize if I'm coming across as ludicrous, but jeez these are my aspirations.
Ron Paul did it, but can a Gen Z do it in this day and age? Would I honestly be able to find the time to campaign and get involved with politics while juggling a career in medicine? Or would I have to retire from medicine early? Or should I just completely abandon the thought of becoming a doctor and just fully devote myself to politics?
Sorry for this super long post but please offer some feedback on my predicament. Btw I'm currently 16, a junior in HS.
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