Moving to PK for college?

Astudent2014
Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:24:49 +0000

Hi everyone! So I am US high school student and currently a senior. I have applied to many great colleges all over the country and have been accepted into them as well. I have all As and am a pretty good student overall. I want to go to medical school and become a doctor which will probably take up 10 years residency included. I am fine with that time length however my parents are not. They say it’s too long and now they are pressurizing me to move back to Pakistan (where I was born in and lived 10yrs) for college. They claim that that way the process will be faster and that I could become a doctor at a younger age.

Now I don’t really know much about the Pakistani school and college system (since I’ve been in the US since 6th grade) but this sounds kinda superficial to me. And even if I do get an MD in Pakistan wouldn’t I still have to do some sort of studies again in order to practice in the US?

If anybody here knows anything and is familiar with this process or familiar with the Pakistani college system please share I will be really grateful. What will be the best choice to make at this point? Should I give up my college acceptances in the US and move to Pakistan for college?