Is it normal to deliberately choose the wrong career?

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I'm one year away from going to University but I feel I'm going into the wrong career.

I have always been talented with arts like filming, music, writing, and drawing/painting but for some reason I obsess over becoming a doctor. It's almost like I'm determined to choose the hardest courses possible, then stress out when all I get are C's and B's.

Is it normal?

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  • Darkoil
    12 years ago

    Im on my way to being a doctor, i really want to become a novelist though. I did a poll about this and its seems the majority of people are not where they wanna be in life.

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  • hellostrangers
    12 years ago

    Just be aware that a LOT of people drop out of medical school. You should be fully aware and realize it takes amazing grades and incredible commitment. If you are armed with those things you will be fine.

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  • DudeUrFuglyXox
    12 years ago

    yea you can do both, as a doctor youll get good pay but you may not actually be able to find work as an artist or something like that

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  • lease
    12 years ago

    My viewpoint is: Obtain the highest education you can. If you want to become a physician, then stick to it and learn it as a career since you "obsess" over it. Once you reach university, you'll probably quickly find your mind changes. In the first years, you should be getting all A's. B's and C's shouldn't present themselves until you're tackling multiple difficult courses...advanced physics, physical chemistry, etc. I took this track for several years and decided it just wasn't what I wanted to do. I didn't want to dedicate the next ten years of my life to it.

    A LOT of people start out in such courses or say they "want to be a doctor" - but it's really just for show because everyone wants to seem able and successful. 99% of those wanna-be's change their majors.

    If you can do it, then do it. You'll have plenty of time later in life to enjoy the arts and such. However, if you want a career in the arts, then make that your goal - even if society doesn't view them as successful as "doctors."

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  • dom180
    12 years ago

    A lot of successful artsy people went to university first, because it gives them a different outlook on life. It is best to study something related to doctoring if you want to do it, and that way you have something very good to fall back on if your artsy things don't work out. You would have enough money to take a night class or something in art if you became a doctor. Conversely, if you don't make the grades to become a doctor, at least you still have all the other stuff.

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