May 12th, 2008 at 02:00am
Well my mum said theres some things you can do as a job, and some you can do on the side as a hobby, like you say with writing. You could be a good surgeon. But if you want to be a childrens author, you could get a mediumish job in writing, or in the medical field, thats not your first choice, but it gets you stable income, and you still have time for writing your novels. Whereas if you became a surgeon, you might have to dedicate too much time to it, so you wouldn't have much time to think about your stories.
But you should really talk to someone who knows you, like your mum, to get a better oppinion and help you make your decision.
I have a simmilar problem. I don't know if I want to be in the medical field, but sometimes I do. And sometimes I think I should take the Dual Credit Biology class at school next year (so I'd get college credit for that course from the local college-that transfers to other colleges when I go to university, and you don't have to pay for it like you do in college.) And then the year afterwards I'd be able to take Dual Credit Anatomy and Physiology- which seems like the more intersting stuff-like they disected dead cats this year (yes it is kind of gross sorry). I don't like biology, and I'm not sure if I'd be able to pass, and I want to take Environmental science class next year. But I need the Biology to take the anatomy class in my senior year- so I'd be able to finish the college degree in a lot less time. But I don't know yet, and its really frustrating.
Danni