I’m at the end of year 12 and I take bio, chem, phys and eng lit. I initially planned to do law but I crashed out one night over losing the chance to be a doctor so I took sciences instead. I am naturally very good at writing and am super passionate about politics and social systems and literature. I was planning on doing politics or ppe at uni but for the past week or so I’ve been reconsidering medicine and im definitely leaning towards it. I like biology but the main thing that interests me is the clinical setting and getting to see things that only doctors get to see. I’m also a big people person and I get more of that with medicine. I also have always aspired to be a doctor but it is very very long and hard. I know I could push through but something is stopping me from locking in the decision. NHS is also super bad so I’d prob have to come back to Pakistan which I don’t want to do. The only reason medicine appeals to me more is because of the identity/respect doctors have as well as hospital life. I can also sustain my other passions alongside med school but I can’t really sustain medicine if I do politics. I don’t want to look back and wish that I tried. How can I decide and also, if anyone has been in the same situation, please share what u ended up with.
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I’m at the end of year 12 and I take bio, chem, phys and eng lit. I initially planned to do law but I crashed out one night over losing the chance to be a doctor so I took sciences instead. I am naturally very good at writing and am super passionate about politics and social systems and literature. I was planning on doing politics or ppe at uni but for the past week or so I’ve been reconsidering medicine and im definitely leaning towards it. I like biology but the main thing that interests me is the clinical setting and getting to see things that only doctors get to see. I’m also a big people person and I get more of that with medicine. I also have always aspired to be a doctor but it is very very long and hard. I know I could push through but something is stopping me from locking in the decision. NHS is also super bad so I’d prob have to come back to Pakistan which I don’t want to do. The only reason medicine appeals to me more is because of the identity/respect doctors have as well as hospital life. I can also sustain my other passions alongside med school but I can’t really sustain medicine if I do politics. I don’t want to look back and wish that I tried. How can I decide and also, if anyone has been in the same situation, please share what u ended up with.