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I just finished up school at a small LAC in the midwest and did pretty well throughout. The big issue currently is that I am unsure of what I really want to pursue. Given my background, I am capable and eligible for most anything I could want out there:
3.86
Double honors in philosophy and biochemistry
Phi Beta Kappa and all the other usual honors
2 national presentations, 1 publication, and 1 patent (all in organic chemistry)
EMT for nearly 3 years
Varsity tennis player
National ethics debater
Very active in my fraternity
Tutor/mentor for at-risk high schoolers all four years
Hospice volunteer for nearly two years
About 100 hours shadowing different specialties (EM, FM, GS, ortho)
I knew I didn't want to keep going right away, so I'll be heading to Africa with the Peace Corps in August for the next two years. The one thing I have left to do would be the MCAT, which I am planning on studying for while over there.
My big issue that I keep going back and forth on is whether I really want to pursue medicine. I've been going back and forth between medicine and law, and at the moment am really stuck. I've shadowed enough docs to know what I would be getting myself into, and am still really drawn to EM.
At the same time, a suggestion was made by a number of friends that I look into law because of 1) the fact that I genuinely believe we can bring about change through our legal system 2) I somehow am capable of enjoying the complexities of really obscure rules, and know how to use them either for me or against others 3) I have developed an interest in potentially entering politics in the future and could really get a lot out of working within law before jumping to the dark side.
So, here is my predicament: I could equally see myself working as an EM doc, or I could see myself working as a prosecutor in a DA's office. I know money is not supposed to be a large factor in this, but having grown up with very little, it does make some sort of a difference to me. I'm just curious if anyone else ever had a similar dilemma, how they reasoned through it, what they ended up doing, and whether they are satisfied in the outcome. Any and all comments would be greatly appreciated.
3.86
Double honors in philosophy and biochemistry
Phi Beta Kappa and all the other usual honors
2 national presentations, 1 publication, and 1 patent (all in organic chemistry)
EMT for nearly 3 years
Varsity tennis player
National ethics debater
Very active in my fraternity
Tutor/mentor for at-risk high schoolers all four years
Hospice volunteer for nearly two years
About 100 hours shadowing different specialties (EM, FM, GS, ortho)
I knew I didn't want to keep going right away, so I'll be heading to Africa with the Peace Corps in August for the next two years. The one thing I have left to do would be the MCAT, which I am planning on studying for while over there.
My big issue that I keep going back and forth on is whether I really want to pursue medicine. I've been going back and forth between medicine and law, and at the moment am really stuck. I've shadowed enough docs to know what I would be getting myself into, and am still really drawn to EM.
At the same time, a suggestion was made by a number of friends that I look into law because of 1) the fact that I genuinely believe we can bring about change through our legal system 2) I somehow am capable of enjoying the complexities of really obscure rules, and know how to use them either for me or against others 3) I have developed an interest in potentially entering politics in the future and could really get a lot out of working within law before jumping to the dark side.
So, here is my predicament: I could equally see myself working as an EM doc, or I could see myself working as a prosecutor in a DA's office. I know money is not supposed to be a large factor in this, but having grown up with very little, it does make some sort of a difference to me. I'm just curious if anyone else ever had a similar dilemma, how they reasoned through it, what they ended up doing, and whether they are satisfied in the outcome. Any and all comments would be greatly appreciated.
