Expert: Susie Watts - 3/12/2010

Question
I'm going to high school this year and in our counrty we have to choose sections that will help us on what career we want. The problem is, there's the english and math section, the science math english arabic section and the litreture poems in arabic section, I want to become a phycaitric doctor, (I believe that I can help people and make their life happy, like they say "nothing's impossible") so I have to choose the second section (the one with science) but my lowest grade is arabic, I even almost failed once and there is arabic in the second section, I don't want that to ruin my graduation, all of my grades are 90+ exept arabic, that's why I want to choose the the first section. What I'm worried about is, will it ruin my collage life if I don't pick the second section? And which collages help me to become a phycaitric doctor? I have three years left till collage, I want to be ready before my last year.

Answer
I would suggest you get into the section that interests you the most.  Your high school courses are important to getting into college but as long as you are taking challenging classes and doing well, that is what colleges want to see the most.  If you want to go to medical school which you will need to do if you want to become a doctor, you will need to take as many sciences courses that you can, but again, you can major in whatever you like the best.  You can get into medical school from any college.  There are not certain schools that will get you there.  You should focus on a school that fits you best and where you would like to spend your four years of college.

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