I'm confused which Career to take now;I need serious advice--I Think No One Understands Me Right Now

Career Opportunities & Internships
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Okay, first, I have to tell I’m in great pressure to be successful right now—and I don’t like that—but I want to be anyway.

I’m very confused right now, on what to choose as a career because everyone and myself is just giving me too many choices and it’s really hard for me.

My parents want me to go Law or Med school. I kinda like both because I’m seeing that maybe it’s the best way I can get all the cash etc. but I just read an article when I searched which to choose depending on which is less difficult and I think I just got slapped that it will really be hard either if I have no passion for them.

And I agree with that, anyway. I got scared. I’m scared. I’m scared that if I take Law or Med, I won’t be able to do it because it’s not really what I want to go to.

I love writing (and I mean Creative Writing), I love computer stuff (so maybe I can go Software Engineering), I love digital art (which gives me Multimedia Arts), and I’ve been a member in our broadcasting team (which gives me Mass Communication Arts). I have no problem with the four, because I feel like I’ll enjoy them and won’t care if it’s hard or not.

So here are my choices:
Law
Med
Creative Writing I enjoy writing so much. Imagining makes me happy. The thought of writing excites me, the thought of building characters excites me, and I love words.
Software Engineering Computer talk is so natural on me. I don’t have to work hard on memorizing etc. in this subject because things just grow to mind naturally. I learn naturally with computers. And maybe because computers are my interests. I’m also curious of how software are done. It’s been my choice when I was at Grade 8, but things came and I got confused
Multimedia Arts I BADLY WANT THIS but I think my parents won’t like or understand why I’m choosing this because they can’t understand my passions and I think that many people that’s expecting on me will be very disappointed since I’ve been an honor student throughout K-12, you know, the pressure is BADLY ON as much as I want this. I discovered this because along with writing I do make mock covers for them and I enjoy it
Mass Comm. Arts **Got no problem with this, but not much of a choice since being in the team was like a hobby as well

I don’t know which path to take. I have fear, passion, and pressure. And I don’t know which way I should go now. These are all too much on my shoulders. I can almost imagine myself being a beggar in the future because of wrong choices. And I don’t want that. I NEED YOUR ADVICE.

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I need your help

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Engineering will likely be the most profitable of your choices. Does that matter to you? Would you be content having an engineering day job and writing in your spare time? That’s what I’m planning to do.

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Are you looking for an undergrad major? Pick one of the options you like (any of them) and do well in it. For your extra electives, add in the pre-med courses and do well in them.

As you get closer to graduation, see what job opportunities are out there. You’ll be set up for a career you like with your major or med/law school if you prefer one of those paths.

You don’t need to have your future set in stone when heading out to undergrad.

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Where are you from, and what kind of student are you currently (what grade, what are you studying, grades, etc.?) Are you an international student?

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I’m from the Philippines and I’m going to Grade 11 now. But I want to determine what career I really want to go to as early as now so that I can see which track will I have to pick for Senior High.

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Spend some time in college figuring out what you really like. Thats what the first few years are for. Many people spend a full 40-50 years on their careers in a single field. Some high school whims are not enough for many people to decide what they want to do.

Also, from personal experience, I would recommend sticking to what you like more than to what you are good at. It is very hard to determine whether you are good at something at such an early age, but if you really do like it, you will become good at it eventually.

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Who’s going to be paying for college and then law/medical school?

Getting a law degree in the US is impractical when as a foreigner you can’t work in rhe US. It’s nearly impossible for foreign students to get into US med schools.

HS is too early to be specializing. Just take the most challenging courses you can in your HS.