MaKa32 im seriosly passionate about boxing and thinking of going pro when I turn like 21 or 22. I cannot imagine myself studying every time. I have to live my life and travel and do my hobbies

    jinx_58 what work do you do in engineering ? how much free time do you have ? are you happy ? are there depressed students in engineering ?

        but I also want to help people because I love when people become happy. so that's the hard part. both have their pros and cons but I want to decide once and for all.

        I think engineers have a more eased time but compared to doctors that make less money. If u want to retire soon I would chose a doctor to play it safe but if u want to be working for a longer time with an eased lifestyle an engineer would suit u. Hope this helps

          How about medical physics? Like optometry or radiography

            Mina I just want to have enough time to train for my passion which is boxing. I don't mind working a lot as long as I don't have to compromise

              What type of doctor would u want to be if u chose that field. From there i can calculate how much time u’ll have for boxing. And what r u leaning towards rn

                Mina I would want to be a neurosurgeon. I am thinking of going pro in boxing when I turn around 21 or 22 which is gonna be 4 or 5 years after I complete year 12. after turning pro I am thinking of signing the olympic contract

                • Mina replied to this.

                    Ash444 It takes around 14 to 16 yrs to become a neurosurgeon

                      Maybe if u got a bachelor degree and became a GP u could be able to still pursue boxing

                        Does ur family have any preferences

                          Mina yeah . wait do you automatically become a gp once you get bachelor degree ? but if I want to specialise I can't work right ? I would have to do full time specialisation course ?

                              Mina both of my parents want me to become a doctor. my brother says do what you love, doesn't matter what

                                Yes u become a go automatically with a bachelor degree

                                • Sine replied to this.

                                  Ash444 if u want to be a neurosurgeon u’ll have to put in a lot more work and time and effort. U r gonna have to expect to study up to the age of 28 and maybe start work when 30. If i was u i would become a gp which means get a bachelor degree and then later in my life when i want to continue studying become a neurosurgeon. (Remember every doctor becomes a gp first bcuz a bachelor degree automatically makes u a gp depending on the program ur in)

                                      I hope this helps. Gl

                                      Alternatively, you could try one of the following fields:

                                      • bioengineering
                                      • biotechnology
                                      • bioinformatics
                                      • medical data engineer
                                      • lab/ hospital equipment field service engineer

                                      These would allow you to either directly or indirectly help patients become better or make people happy and tie both med and engineering together. Some, like the last one, are also travelling jobs e.g. you are paid to travel to different labs/ hospitals within the same state or interstate to fix their equipment and it’s still mostly a 9-5 job (apart from interstate travel).

                                      If you want more direct jobs that might make people happy, related to your passion for boxing, and maybe please your parents (close to medicine and are typically secure jobs) you could try these:

                                      • physiotherapy
                                      • occupational therapy
                                      • physical therapy
                                      • radiography/ sonography
                                        These don’t usually need UCAT, from memory, but might have other prereqs and are typically reliable 9-5 jobs, which then leaves you free time after. However, the salary may be lower than doctors or engineers.

                                      I’ve tried to think of a job that would satisfy all your passions and requirements, while also mixing med and engineering, but it would be very niche and difficult without experience first.