I can say yes most people that are pre-med switch. I was pre-med until i really thought more closely about it. And i'm a decent student, but yeah i hated gen chem. To me it seemed like medicine wasn't that creative, like you want things to turn out a certain way, and if they aren't that way-it's bad. I actually know a few residents and they seem very unhappy, like they were the children of wealthy parents and really didn't know what they were getting themselves into, everyone in their family is successful and goes to graduate school. Some people just say doctor cos it sounds nice. A doctor is a conventional success. Quentin Tarantino is an unconventional success. I have a young cousin-28, Mexican-American, scored 1380 on his SATs with NO prep and neither parent having a highschool education, and he enlisted in the Coast Guard his junior year of highschool and got a GED. A lot of people here would think that's *****ic of him. 11 years later he brings home 125K, he's graduated college, and he's regulated to 1600 hours a year(I think, around there, the industry is regulated). Here's a link of his position:
http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/...yword=aircraft&hdAjaxKeywordWithOR=#aircraft#
He's an aircraft maintenance manager. My CPA dad just did his taxes and was like anybody bringin in this kind of cash should be able to do their own taxes. Any job in aviation totally kicks @ss. I used to want to be a pilot. If you think trying to become a doctor is hard-try becoming a pilot-you might die... NO JOKE! But... i don't think mankind should be flying air planes if we haven't prefected frozen pizza. He works very hard and is always covered in grease; his job isn't easy, but he TOTALLY LOVES WHAT HE DOES AND THE LIFE AND SOCIAL CONTACTS IT GIVES HIM! So most people entering college have no clue what they really want and really don't know whether or not they'll pass gen. chem... or like gen. chem. Money does matter and cousin frankie is very happy, i don't know how much he's been making(i only know how much he made this year), but he has 2 kids and NO read that NO loans, since he's about to buy a house my dad told him to take a mortgage, and he's like NO! And here's how good a mechanic he is- he drives a '59 station wagon that's been on the road since '59. Mechanics, unlike other professions(i come from my cousin vinny type people on my mom's side) love to brag about driving a beat up ****ty old car and how they can just keep breathing life into it. And believe it or not good mechanics(the guy at the corner shop doesn't count) make decent money. For someone with a certification to work on Boeing 767s, they'll bring home 75K a year, VERY MINIMUM.