Hello all,
I'm currently at a crossroads in my life about what I want to do in life and it is unfortunately becoming more frustrating each day. If anyone would be so kind to perhaps guide me in the right direction, I would be grateful. This is rather a long post so I apologize in advance.
About me:
I'm a 21 year old male international student currently studying in a Canadian university.
This is the 3rd or 4th time that I've changed my degree but most recently I was pursuing a BA in Psychology (to eventually become a clinical psychologist). About a year ago I had decided that in fact I wanted to go to medical school, and thus I was pursuing a BSc (as of then, I had not completed any science courses whatsoever) - the science courses really interested me, especially chemistry but also biology.
The university i'm in has a rather large neurobiology department and I currently volunteer in one of the labs a few hours during the school year. I find this research interesting. However, I don't think I would be cut out to do this for the rest of my life, which is one of the reasons I wanted to go into medicine.
All was going swimmingly as I was pursuing medicine, I had a clear goal and I was extremely motivated to get there. Then, like a bomb, I realized (or rather was made to realize) that medicine was probably not the best occupation for me as I am prone to being depressed and I don't think I would be able to cope with the pressures that are required during residency and/or medical school (despite having otherwise excellent grades etc).
This leads me to my current dilemma.
If i wanted to I could graduate right now with a BA. To complete a BSc degree, I still have two physics courses remaining and I was planning to also do an honors degree in the meantime.
Another problem is that many of the programs that I'm interested in as of right now (pharmacy or maybe law) are exclusively for permanent residents of Canada, as an international student, this is of great concern to me as it would mean more months of waiting before I could apply to something that i'm interested in. If i were to graduate now with a BA, depending on the time it takes to process my application I would be able to apply to these schools within two years.
If I were to do an extra year to complete my BSc, i may have more options open to me but also It would take maybe three years to be able to apply somewhere.
If I do graduate right now with a BA, I anticipate of getting a job as a research assistant somewhere.
I guess what i'm asking is whether it is worth doing this extra year for honors and to get a BSc in psychology.
I'm not as of right now closed to the idea of doing clinical psychology or medical school (if I end up mustering the ability to handle it), which is why I thought I should do it. But, a part of me, is fatigued with school (i've been in university for 5 years I started when i was 17).
Sorry i feel that this post may haved turned out to be an emotional rant from a distraught person. I apologize in advance!
I'm currently at a crossroads in my life about what I want to do in life and it is unfortunately becoming more frustrating each day. If anyone would be so kind to perhaps guide me in the right direction, I would be grateful. This is rather a long post so I apologize in advance.
About me:
I'm a 21 year old male international student currently studying in a Canadian university.
This is the 3rd or 4th time that I've changed my degree but most recently I was pursuing a BA in Psychology (to eventually become a clinical psychologist). About a year ago I had decided that in fact I wanted to go to medical school, and thus I was pursuing a BSc (as of then, I had not completed any science courses whatsoever) - the science courses really interested me, especially chemistry but also biology.
The university i'm in has a rather large neurobiology department and I currently volunteer in one of the labs a few hours during the school year. I find this research interesting. However, I don't think I would be cut out to do this for the rest of my life, which is one of the reasons I wanted to go into medicine.
All was going swimmingly as I was pursuing medicine, I had a clear goal and I was extremely motivated to get there. Then, like a bomb, I realized (or rather was made to realize) that medicine was probably not the best occupation for me as I am prone to being depressed and I don't think I would be able to cope with the pressures that are required during residency and/or medical school (despite having otherwise excellent grades etc).
This leads me to my current dilemma.
If i wanted to I could graduate right now with a BA. To complete a BSc degree, I still have two physics courses remaining and I was planning to also do an honors degree in the meantime.
Another problem is that many of the programs that I'm interested in as of right now (pharmacy or maybe law) are exclusively for permanent residents of Canada, as an international student, this is of great concern to me as it would mean more months of waiting before I could apply to something that i'm interested in. If i were to graduate now with a BA, depending on the time it takes to process my application I would be able to apply to these schools within two years.
If I were to do an extra year to complete my BSc, i may have more options open to me but also It would take maybe three years to be able to apply somewhere.
If I do graduate right now with a BA, I anticipate of getting a job as a research assistant somewhere.
I guess what i'm asking is whether it is worth doing this extra year for honors and to get a BSc in psychology.
I'm not as of right now closed to the idea of doing clinical psychology or medical school (if I end up mustering the ability to handle it), which is why I thought I should do it. But, a part of me, is fatigued with school (i've been in university for 5 years I started when i was 17).
Sorry i feel that this post may haved turned out to be an emotional rant from a distraught person. I apologize in advance!