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Hydrowing · 01-11-2009, 05:47 PM

Firstly, I am a senior high school student who is interested in asking the adults, as they have gone through this stage in their life.

First of all, I'm uncertain in which career path I may want to take.
-I feel that I may be interested in med school, but I feel I will probably not get into med school.
-My strength is math, but I do not feel that math would be an interesting career path.
-I could go to university and enjoy doing math, but then the question is, what am I going to do as a math major, and that decision seems more difficult as I don't seem to find math as an appealing potential career?
-For the path of med school, most individuals major in science, but I feel that I am rather average in science, and my ability to memorize is below average.
-I am really divided as I feel if I go into science I will get rather average marks, and not get the marks required for med school.
-I really do have limited interests it appears, even if I go into science, I do not have many interests it appears for careers in science, but being a doctor seems like a interesting career.

Going into math, my strength, seems like a good choice strategically as I would most likely get better marks in math and be a stronger applicant applying to med school, but if I don't I'm sort of stuck with a math major? But the problem I seem to face is, if there were some interesting math careers that I would enjoy, it would be easier for me to just go into math, as even though if I don't get into med school, I could just go into a math job as a backup and still enjoy it. I've already researched some math careers but they don't appear that interesting. I might enjoy a mathematics and science type of job where there is an application of both subjects in a health oriented field. I am really divided should I go to math or science, is there a way to do math, but somehow end up in a science related career perhaps(doing major and minor?)? Any potential career suggestions? It looks like I might have to go into math as that is my strength, any interesting math jobs, or jobs which apply both math and science?

01-11-2009, 05:47 PM	#1
Hydrowing New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 20	What should I do, go into math or science? Careers which apply math & science? Firstly, I am a senior high school student who is interested in asking the adults, as they have gone through this stage in their life. First of all, I'm uncertain in which career path I may want to take. -I feel that I may be interested in med school, but I feel I will probably not get into med school. -My strength is math, but I do not feel that math would be an interesting career path. -I could go to university and enjoy doing math, but then the question is, what am I going to do as a math major, and that decision seems more difficult as I don't seem to find math as an appealing potential career? -For the path of med school, most individuals major in science, but I feel that I am rather average in science, and my ability to memorize is below average. -I am really divided as I feel if I go into science I will get rather average marks, and not get the marks required for med school. -I really do have limited interests it appears, even if I go into science, I do not have many interests it appears for careers in science, but being a doctor seems like a interesting career. Going into math, my strength, seems like a good choice strategically as I would most likely get better marks in math and be a stronger applicant applying to med school, but if I don't I'm sort of stuck with a math major? But the problem I seem to face is, if there were some interesting math careers that I would enjoy, it would be easier for me to just go into math, as even though if I don't get into med school, I could just go into a math job as a backup and still enjoy it. I've already researched some math careers but they don't appear that interesting. I might enjoy a mathematics and science type of job where there is an application of both subjects in a health oriented field. I am really divided should I go to math or science, is there a way to do math, but somehow end up in a science related career perhaps(doing major and minor?)? Any potential career suggestions? It looks like I might have to go into math as that is my strength, any interesting math jobs, or jobs which apply both math and science?
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