med or not?

[dimi_88]

hey guys, got a couple of quick questions for anyone doing medicine this year. would really help me out if i got some advice!
i got a couple of offers to do medicine (from monash and queensland uni) but i'm not sure at all that it's the right career for me. i never realllly wanted to do it - i only took the umat because my friends were, and i thought 'just in case'. when i was doing my preferences i thought i'd put it down, again, because my friends were and it's such a prestigious course. i never thought i'd get offers.
and now somehow i've got the chance to do it this year, but i'm not sure whether i should if it's not something i'm 100% sure of. is it ok to go into medicine like that? do many people kinda try it to see how they go? i'm not even that smart, i barely studied last year. i'm not super interested in science or anything. i just want a career that will set me up with some nice cars and hot girls
what do you think?

also, this is what my offer from UQ says:

In the 13 January offer round you have been offered:

731702 Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of MBBS (Provisional Entry for School Leavers) - full-time - The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus
Start Month: February 2011

Does this mean i have to do science as well? can't i just go straight to medicine? and is UQ better or worse than monash?

thanks so much if anyone has the time to answer my stupid questions!

[Bonifacio]

Wow, most people do medicine because they genuinely have an interest in helping other people. The average medical practitioner doesn't make so much to the point that women will flock to you. I think you should perhaps follow your heart, study commerce or something if you would like money and cars.

[Pixon]

This is not an uncommon case. A lot of students are pressured by parents (I'm thinking of that Chinese mum article) and are almost forced into medicine as if it's the only option. They've never really had the option of another course and because of this they are never really sure whether medicine is what they want or whether it's been pushed on them. In your case it's sort of your friends, but I think it's pretty similar.
However, despite this pressure, I've found that (from the people I've talked to) they immensely enjoy the course and what it offers to both society and themselves (yes...money). It is an extremely rewarding course if you can put in the effort so unless you really have a strong objection to it, or you have a strong passion for something else, I'd say it's worth giving it a shot...just remember that very many others have tried very hard and wish to be in your position, so don't muck around with it.

[vexx]

EDIT: I disagree with Pixon, don't just give it a go.. It's ridiculously silly.. People who follow their parents pressures, refusing to make their own choices, really aren't living life properly. Do what YOU want to do!
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Dimi; Sorry, but if you want "nice cars" and "hot girls" medicine is probably not for you.. You will be working very hard for a long time and wont be making a decent amount of money for ages.. 6 years uni (UQ) + internship + residency + specialist training = 7+ years added, etc.. Constant exams, lots of pressure/stress..
You will probably not like medicine if you don't want to do it and may have a terrible life, or it could just be ok, but there would be something else you want to do more so dont settle for "OK" just yet - you are young. Also medicine is a life choice not just a job, it will consume you and make you not have time for getting "hot girls".
Go with something you like.. not medicine, please.. Go live life with your passion, medicine is clearly not for you.

UQ is not better OR worse than monash, it's just as good. You do have to do the 2 years undergrad science before you start medicine (a grad course) at UQ which is 4 years afterwards - its how the course is.

[werdna]

Have a think about what you want to do. What kind of scores did you get for each of your VCE subjects? If you're not passionate about something from the get-go, chances are you won't reach the same level of success as you would've achieved had you done something you actually enjoyed. Whilst everyone will make at least one or two career changes in their lifetime, you are making a serious long-term-ish commitment right now. Doing something for the money will get you pretty much nowhere, in my eyes. Succeeding in life, as philosophical as this may sound, comes from one's innate passion - passion that has, in no way, been impacted by peers, parents or any other pressures.

[10weid]

dont accept monash med if u dont want to do it. i have best friends who were distraught to miss out on medicine. so oiut of respect ot the hundreds of poor students like them, dont waste an opportunity someone else may hold so much more dear than yourslef.

[Pixon]

EDIT: I disagree with Pixon, don't just give it a go.. It's ridiculously silly.. People who follow their parents pressures, refusing to make their own choices, really aren't living life properly. Do what YOU want to do!
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Dimi; Sorry, but if you want "nice cars" and "hot girls" medicine is probably not for you.. You will be working very hard for a long time and wont be making a decent amount of money for ages.. 6 years uni (UQ) + internship + residency + specialist training = 7+ years added, etc.. Constant exams, lots of pressure/stress..
You will probably not like medicine if you don't want to do it and may have a terrible life, or it could just be ok, but there would be something else you want to do more so dont settle for "OK" just yet - you are young. Also medicine is a life choice not just a job, it will consume you and make you not have time for getting "hot girls".
Go with something you like.. not medicine, please.. Go live life with your passion, medicine is clearly not for you.

UQ is not better OR worse than monash, it's just as good. You do have to do the 2 years undergrad science before you start medicine (a grad course) at UQ which is 4 years afterwards - its how the course is.

Yeh...I actually agree with you. But it appears his passions are "nice cars and hot girls". Although I still stand by the fact that it might be something he/she could really come to enjoy as I have seen with other students. And the thing is, if you've been pressured to think in a certain way by your parents, you wouldn't really be sure of what you truly enjoy. Of course, he's thinking about doing it for all the wrong reasons...

dont accept monash med if u dont want to do it. i have best friends who were distraught to miss out on medicine. so oiut of respect ot the hundreds of poor students like them, dont waste an opportunity someone else may hold so much more dear than yourslef.

This.

[werdna]

LOL Pixon, clearly the OP is a guy.

[Pixon]

LOL Pixon, clearly the OP is a guy.

You never know...

[vexx]

Yeh...I actually agree with you. But it appears his passions are "nice cars and hot girls". Although I still stand by the fact that it might be something he/she could really come to enjoy as I have seen with other students. And the thing is, if you've been pressured to think in a certain way by your parents, you wouldn't really be sure of what you truly enjoy. Of course, he's thinking about doing it for all the wrong reasons...

Yeah that is true, except I still think it's better for someone who hasn't had the opportunity to find out what they want to do, to actually explore their options more, do a more broad degree find what interests them. Rather then medicine which offers very little chance to explore anything but medicine, and then they are stuck in, and will be very unlikely to change since dont know anything else. Clearly the OP is capable of doing med academically, so if they did actually decide med after an undergrad degree, im sure they will be able to get into postgrad.. At least then they are more sure, and more mature to handle the stresses of med, and probably also not as materialistic..

LOL Pixon, clearly the OP is a guy.

You never know...

hahaha

[stonecold]

Clearly the OP is interested in nothing more than picking up, so I will prescribe him 1 x Bachelor of Arts.

You can have a different girlfriend in each subject!

[Bonifacio]

Alternatively, he can do Arts follow by MBBS at UQ.

[Stroodle]

 This may not be anything to go by, but I actually know two med students that didn't go into it knowing that it was what they wanted to do.
 One of them is doing it because his father's a gp and it's what his father wanted him to do. He (my friend) likes some aspects of the course, but still thinks that he would have preferred to do psychology. Overall though, he seems to have developed more of a liking as the course has progressed.
 The other person just did med cause she could, and didn't really know what she wanted to do. In her first year, she hated it so much that she seemed to be constantly on the edge of having nervous breakdown - lots of crying and complaining. But after the second year she actually started to really like the course. Now she's really into, and I couldn't imagine her doing anything else.
 They're both very much "people persons" though (which I think makes a massive difference), and I'm sure this isn't the case for all people that go into med not knowing that it's what they want.

 There's much easier paths to getting hot girls and fast cars though.

 Oh and as far a living goes Melbourne > Brisbane by far.
 

[Hellhole]

Clearly the OP is interested in nothing more than picking up, so I will prescribe him 1 x Bachelor of Arts.

You can have a different girlfriend in each subject!

http://vicbar-school.com.au/

This.

[moosa]

I'm doing MBSS for fun too..