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Medicine or Engineering??
« on: July 15, 2011, 09:51:09 pm »
I wanted to take your advice in choosing whether to take Engineering or Medicine...

If I am going to take Engineering it would be Aeronautical/Mechatronical/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering but mostly Aeronautical....
Therefore I will take Math/Phys/Ict Alevels

If I am going to medicine I would choose later during my study...
So I will take Math/Bio/Chem Alevels

I love Physics, Math and Biology but not Chem......  :P Maybe becoz the last chapter which is organic chemistry of the IGCSE.. nvm.............I also like Physical working rather than sitting and working on the desk..... I am okay with both Medicine and Engineering... I love them equally.... So I want to take the better choice I did Istekhara and I feel that I love them equally... :D

so I want to know the adv.. and Disadv.. and all the difficulties which I might face...
Which job is better?? Which one has a higher prestige?? Maybe which job has more likely to have a higher salary?? Which field has an unlimited credit??

If there is any other field which includes Math, Bio, and Phys.. pLease tell me....
If u think there is any prob with anything... type it... :P
Thanks for ur help.. :DD

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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2011, 09:52:40 pm »
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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2011, 11:58:13 pm »
I told you what I think, but at the end...it all gets back to the point in who you see yourself in the future. An Engineer or a doctor. =]

By the way, you FINALLY posted something. :P Read the rules ya 7ag. :P


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When Allah leads you to the edge of difficulty... either ALLAH will catch you when you fall or ALLAH will teach you how to fly! =]

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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2011, 12:00:20 pm »
I told you what I think, but at the end...it all gets back to the point in who you see yourself in the future. An Engineer or a doctor. =]

By the way, you FINALLY posted something. :P Read the rules ya 7ag. :P

read it its too long... I donno wut i see myself....

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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2011, 06:21:16 pm »
read it its too long... I donno wut i see myself....

As a nonchalant reminder: the rules are your scarecrows. If not observed, pretty sparrows like me will fly down and peck you with our beaks :P They're not very difficult, as long as you intend to follow them. ^^

To the original topic:

Firstly, perform istikhara as you have intended. Never think we can give you better advice or decide something as wisely as Allah can. Not even close. :D If you perform istikhara with the intention that you trust Allah and whatever decision He'll make for you would be the best, you will get your answer and your path will change accordingly.

Now my opinion: if you're an excellent student who's always ranked on the upper slot of the class and you want to achieve excellence and not just 'good' grades, then you can take up five subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and AICT). I did the same (though my fifth subject wasn't nearly as difficult) and it seemed to be a GREAT idea because I started AS sure that I'd be an Engineer, halfway through AS I wanted to be a doctor, at the end of AS I wanted to be a Biologist :P So from my experience, keep your fields open. A-Levels is FAR more in-depth than IGCSEs, you will learn a lot about your aptitude and interest during those two years.

Just so you know, minus Chemical Engineering, Engineering is almost nothing but Physics. On the contrary, here is a significant involvement of Chemistry in Medicine, however, as Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical, Forensics and whatnot.

If you're not a nerc or if you don't want to go through this hassle, take a couple of aptitude tests. I'm linking some, but you can always look up 'career quiz' or 'aptitude tests' on Google.
http://www.careerpath.com/career-tests/career-quiz/
http://www.schoolfinder.com/careers/3step1.asp
http://www.princetonreview.com/careers-after-college.aspx

At the end, the decision lies in your hands. You should pick the career path you think you can be most loyal to; if you intend to apply your education for the rest of your life, you will be spending from 1/3 of your day-to-day life to 1/2 of it in that profession. It will consume you, so you need to pick something you like, you're good at and you see yourself being happy in. You might have to compromise a few sleeping habits or study a bit harder, but if in the end you're happy with yourself, the challenges were worth it. Life doesn't revolve around medicine or engineering--pursue the field you can be the best addition to.

You asked some questions, however, and here are the answers:
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Which job is better??
Subject to perception. If you enjoy helping people or are considerably social, then you'd enjoy medicine; if you prefer working with machines, you'd quote engineering as better. There is no scale to decide which is better.
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Which one has a higher prestige??
Doctors obviously are viewed as angels, especially in Third World countries. Though with great power comes great responsibility and if you wish to honor the emotions of other people, you have to be very careful about your job ethics.
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Maybe which job has more likely to have a higher salary??
Very subjective. Doctors and engineers employed in the government sector have poor salaries; whereas in the private sector the salaries vary drastically from specialist to specialist.
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Which field has an unlimited credit??
Both, really. If I understand what you're saying.
« Last Edit: July 16, 2011, 06:23:29 pm by Chingoo »
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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2011, 11:37:00 am »
As a nonchalant reminder: the rules are your scarecrows. If not observed, pretty sparrows like me will fly down and peck you with our beaks :P They're not very difficult, as long as you intend to follow them. ^^

To the original topic:

Firstly, perform istikhara as you have intended. Never think we can give you better advice or decide something as wisely as Allah can. Not even close. :D If you perform istikhara with the intention that you trust Allah and whatever decision He'll make for you would be the best, you will get your answer and your path will change accordingly.

Now my opinion: if you're an excellent student who's always ranked on the upper slot of the class and you want to achieve excellence and not just 'good' grades, then you can take up five subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and AICT). I did the same (though my fifth subject wasn't nearly as difficult) and it seemed to be a GREAT idea because I started AS sure that I'd be an Engineer, halfway through AS I wanted to be a doctor, at the end of AS I wanted to be a Biologist :P So from my experience, keep your fields open. A-Levels is FAR more in-depth than IGCSEs, you will learn a lot about your aptitude and interest during those two years.

Just so you know, minus Chemical Engineering, Engineering is almost nothing but Physics. On the contrary, here is a significant involvement of Chemistry in Medicine, however, as Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical, Forensics and whatnot.

If you're not a nerc or if you don't want to go through this hassle, take a couple of aptitude tests. I'm linking some, but you can always look up 'career quiz' or 'aptitude tests' on Google.
http://www.careerpath.com/career-tests/career-quiz/
http://www.schoolfinder.com/careers/3step1.asp
http://www.princetonreview.com/careers-after-college.aspx

At the end, the decision lies in your hands. You should pick the career path you think you can be most loyal to; if you intend to apply your education for the rest of your life, you will be spending from 1/3 of your day-to-day life to 1/2 of it in that profession. It will consume you, so you need to pick something you like, you're good at and you see yourself being happy in. You might have to compromise a few sleeping habits or study a bit harder, but if in the end you're happy with yourself, the challenges were worth it. Life doesn't revolve around medicine or engineering--pursue the field you can be the best addition to.

You asked some questions, however, and here are the answers:Subject to perception. If you enjoy helping people or are considerably social, then you'd enjoy medicine; if you prefer working with machines, you'd quote engineering as better. There is no scale to decide which is better.Doctors obviously are viewed as angels, especially in Third World countries. Though with great power comes great responsibility and if you wish to honor the emotions of other people, you have to be very careful about your job ethics.Very subjective. Doctors and engineers employed in the government sector have poor salaries; whereas in the private sector the salaries vary drastically from specialist to specialist.Both, really. If I understand what you're saying.

Your Answer is really useful.. :DD Thanks a lot... it helped ... :DDD

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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2011, 06:55:54 pm »
Take medicine. You could save my life one day, but if you take engineering you will probably eran more, lead a team of people and travel more.

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« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 07:17:49 am »
Take medicine. You could save my life one day, but if you take engineering you will probably eran more, lead a team of people and travel more.

I never really asked you.. are you an engineer?  :o

All my Math teachers are engineers, that's why they're good at Math.

And yea..best thing about medicine is that you save people's lives. =]


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Sometimes, ALLAH sends us failure so we can be humble.
Sometimes, ALLAH takes everything away from us so we can learn the value of everything HE gave us.


When Allah leads you to the edge of difficulty... either ALLAH will catch you when you fall or ALLAH will teach you how to fly! =]

Please make them strong ya Allah...

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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2011, 07:25:00 am »
I am a pure mathematician.

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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2011, 04:42:56 pm »
the question every asian kid has to ask themselves some day :P


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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2011, 09:53:59 pm »
the question every asian kid has to ask themselves some day :P


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Poor asain people, Amiright?

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« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2011, 09:58:52 pm »
Medicine, all the way. ::)
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2012, 12:19:28 pm »
Medicine, all the way. ::)

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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2012, 03:23:37 am »
For me, it's medicine for sure!! Though, it's really up to you... Which one appeals to you more? :)
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Re: Medicine or Engineering??
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2012, 08:04:15 pm »
Thank you all! :P

I think Im going to Engineering... :P But which field in Engineering? :P