Is Pre-Med worth it? Stress/workload/hours?

Joe1294
Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:41:28 +0000

I’m a junior in high school that is dual-enrolled, and I’m getting my AA degree when I graduate. Then I’m going to a university with my first 2 years of general classes behind me. I always just figured I’d go into some premed major, but now I think I’ve completely (and unexpectedly) changed my mind. I like studying biology and health sciences, but I just don’t want to do health care, work all the time, or go to med school (which I’ve heard horror stories about). I don’t want an overly-stressful job where I work all the time. Is it too much to ask for a job with good hours, pay, and level of stress? I’m not asking for some magical easy-way at all. I just enjoy my freetime, hobbies, social life, etc. And I get stressed very easily (I’m in high school and community college, and I have been very stressed out at times). I’m starting to think that Pre-Med isn’t appropriate for me anymore.
I have a wide range of interests and really want a well-paying, non-boring job (and not a lonely one). I really like foreign languages, computer science, biology, and psychology. I really want a job with security, and decent pay. I am a hard worker and very smart, so don’t take me for a slacker. I just don’t want a very stressful job where I have to work a lot of hours. It would be awesome to have a normal 40 hours-per-week job. Please help, I need some guidance soon, because I really need to meet some pre-reqs for my university major.