Sorry if this new thread is not ok to make but, i couldnt find what i was looking for, and I wanted to ask for help on a few things. I never use forums so i might be going about this the wrong way - again, sorry! I am considering a career in medicine, but i have a few things holding me back. Before i can ask the questions i want to ask, I have to give some info about myself so that whoever chooses to reply can also give me the best answer possible..
so in brief, here's some info on me: I'm 21 years old, have not started any college yet because i have been dedicating myself to becoming a proffesional athlete, among other things. i had an "on the road" small business, published 2 books, i currently live in spain (have been in europe since i graduated Jr. High), I graduated high school with a 3.9 or 3.8 GPA. Self-taught because i was dedicated to sports. This also means my math is rickety, which is my most important problem and hindrance in my decision making of pursuing medicine as a career.
I have been guaranteed an athletic scholarship to different schools, but i am holding back on going because of the age old question: WHAT DO I STUDY. I have been looking into the medicine field and researching extensievely about prereqs needed in order to get into medical school. My main motive is the great job prospects and profit. BUT i do have a genuine interest in a few areas and fields.
So my problem is this: my math isn't great. i was never bad at math i just usually never applied myself or was overly interested in it. I don't know what kind of a foundation i have in chemistry - (probably small), and calculus barely, if any. Are these courses very hard to do for a person like me, who doesn't have a very stable foundation or background in them? And how long are these courses? It says minimum of one year - does that mean i can take them for just ONE college year and do something else? Like biology and calclus one year along with other things, get them out of the way, and then do - chemistry or what has to be done, the next year with other things? And eliminate them slowly over my 4 years? Forgive my ignorance as well in the college system - no one in my family has gone and since i have been living out of the country i can not easily access counsel about this...
What comes easiest to me, and what is most interesting are other things like reading, writing, - mostly anything but science. I have worked with lawyers, including in trials, and i have always been very interested and apt at this but the job prospects look so bleak. Which is why, along with my general interest in some aspects of medicine, is why i'm looking into it as a career.
So - (please forgive the length of this..) knowing this, do you consider i should put myself through these prereqs in college in order to get into medical school? Because i've heard medschool doesnt deal with those types of things anymore. However, if this is not true, and there is also a lot of math to be done, that will put me off pursuing this career. I have never been inclined towards math. Science yes (participated in a NASA program, national science fair etc...)
Do you think i will be able to learn the concepts presented at these courses in college? Or because of my grounding in them would i struggle? Would only a person with solid high school math and chemistry have solid enough footing to try it?
Thank you SO SO much, to anybody who answers and has any input to give me. I have been reading so many different stories that i don't know what to do! Some people say they're 30, or with kids, or work part time, and they go back to studying this stuff and they're able to do it. I can't really get an idea as to how hard the courses can really be. (i know they vary from school to school but the concepts are the same)
so in brief, here's some info on me: I'm 21 years old, have not started any college yet because i have been dedicating myself to becoming a proffesional athlete, among other things. i had an "on the road" small business, published 2 books, i currently live in spain (have been in europe since i graduated Jr. High), I graduated high school with a 3.9 or 3.8 GPA. Self-taught because i was dedicated to sports. This also means my math is rickety, which is my most important problem and hindrance in my decision making of pursuing medicine as a career.
I have been guaranteed an athletic scholarship to different schools, but i am holding back on going because of the age old question: WHAT DO I STUDY. I have been looking into the medicine field and researching extensievely about prereqs needed in order to get into medical school. My main motive is the great job prospects and profit. BUT i do have a genuine interest in a few areas and fields.
So my problem is this: my math isn't great. i was never bad at math i just usually never applied myself or was overly interested in it. I don't know what kind of a foundation i have in chemistry - (probably small), and calculus barely, if any. Are these courses very hard to do for a person like me, who doesn't have a very stable foundation or background in them? And how long are these courses? It says minimum of one year - does that mean i can take them for just ONE college year and do something else? Like biology and calclus one year along with other things, get them out of the way, and then do - chemistry or what has to be done, the next year with other things? And eliminate them slowly over my 4 years? Forgive my ignorance as well in the college system - no one in my family has gone and since i have been living out of the country i can not easily access counsel about this...
What comes easiest to me, and what is most interesting are other things like reading, writing, - mostly anything but science. I have worked with lawyers, including in trials, and i have always been very interested and apt at this but the job prospects look so bleak. Which is why, along with my general interest in some aspects of medicine, is why i'm looking into it as a career.
So - (please forgive the length of this..) knowing this, do you consider i should put myself through these prereqs in college in order to get into medical school? Because i've heard medschool doesnt deal with those types of things anymore. However, if this is not true, and there is also a lot of math to be done, that will put me off pursuing this career. I have never been inclined towards math. Science yes (participated in a NASA program, national science fair etc...)
Do you think i will be able to learn the concepts presented at these courses in college? Or because of my grounding in them would i struggle? Would only a person with solid high school math and chemistry have solid enough footing to try it?
Thank you SO SO much, to anybody who answers and has any input to give me. I have been reading so many different stories that i don't know what to do! Some people say they're 30, or with kids, or work part time, and they go back to studying this stuff and they're able to do it. I can't really get an idea as to how hard the courses can really be. (i know they vary from school to school but the concepts are the same)
