If I want to become a doctor what should I do?

I want to become a doctor, what classes should I take?

• Hey what classes should I take if I want to become a doctor, at this point, here are my classes that I just tell you guys excluding electives such as (Art and whatnot). Freshmen Earth Science Algebra I Geometry English 9 Spanish I World History/Geography Sophomore Algebra 2/Trig Biology English 10 AP World History Sports Marketing (along a member of DECA) Spanish II Health 10 (I have my CPR license) Junior (expected to take...) AP Biology AP Psychology AP US History Chemistry I English 11 Math Analysis Spanish III Physics Senior AP Chemistry AP US Government AP BC Calculus AP Statistics AP Physics AP English 12 so basically I have some room for 1-2 classes if I don't drop any, but I'm pace to graduate with more than 32+ credits (24 needed for an advanced diploma). What else should I take? Thanks

• Answer:

  I'd stay hit the brakes for moment and hear me out. During high school, your top priority is to keep the GPA high and enjoy your life once in a while, so you don't go insane. Class selection in high school is important only when applying to college, not medical school. Keep those two things separate because they're totally different monsters. AP classes help you when applying to a high-ranked university. But, after getting accepted to college, NOTHING that you listed above matters anymore. Many colleges don't even pay much attention to your senior year. After I got accepted to my second-choice college, I slacked off my senior year with the rest of my buddies who slacked off with me because they got accepted to Boston, NYU, John Hopkins, etc. We talked a lot about life, like we were old geezers. Of course, I kept my GPA high, but I didn't grab every AP class on the face of the earth anymore. For example, I registered Physics instead of AP Physics and got an easy A- thus kept my GPA nice. A lot of my top honors peers felt horribly fatigued and exhausted, almost sad, during senior year because they were surrounded by friends like me who didn't give a living crap anymore and just walked around chit-chatting with the Principal about his brand new Honda. I as learned early in high school, there is a minor risk that your top choice university will give you college credit for, say, AP Biology, but will tell you to take THEIR Biology class anyway because they want you to conform to their course sequence. That royally pssed off a some of my AP friends when they went off to college. But my then-girlfriend recieved credits for ALL of her AP classes her college, so you need to contact the college you want and directly ask them about AP credit awards and AP exam scores, so that you don't shoot yourself in the foot. This is all food for thought. There's nothing wrong with your schedule, just be aware it means nothing after high school. A's in high school is the ticket to college. A's in college is the ticket to medical school. Keep it simple and don't cram it. At this point, a volunteer club or varsity sport might be more valuable than another class.