Why do people want to do Medicine?

I think it may be because i'm at a London uni, or just in relatively expensive halls (with probably 1/4 of my year), but it does seem like everyone comes from relatively well off backgrounds here.

I dont see how that's so wrong though. It's not like we all went to private school and paid for our grades.

This is a ridiculous attitude. Having been educated in both, the syllabus material does not osmose into anyones' brain. Sure some people are quicker on the uptake, but overall everyone does learn the same stuff, sure teachers make a huge difference, but the same books and internet resources are availiable, Ive know people from London comprehensives go up to Cambridge and people from one of the best private schools in the country crash out with EEU at AS, This is a attitude that has to change.

If you want to get into an easy university I don't want you treating me"
"If your parents don't make more than 30k don't go to med school even though there's nothing else you want to do"

I wasn't being aggressive. Yes no one has to justify their choices. Just like I don't have to justify why the integral of x is (1/2)x^2, but it would be nice if I explained it to someone.

I really have no interest in this. I think it's great there are doctors (otherwise I might be dead) but I personally couldn't handle being a doctor that looks at patients.

As for becca, we're going around in circles. The list of quotes you wrote, I don't think that's rude. But you do, so whatever. It wasn't my intention to be rude. So let's just leave it at that.

The ones that do research? Phds? Teaching? If you don't like me stop posting in my thread. You really are pissing me off.

As for becca, we're going around in circles. The list of quotes you wrote, I don't think that's rude. But you do, so whatever. It wasn't my intention to be rude. So let's just leave it at that.

We are. Perhaps just a case of internet forumitis? It's funny how the written word is so open to interpretation. And if you've thought me rude or whatever, then sorry. Hormones!

If you're doing medicine I'd expect you to be nice. I hope I don't end up as your patient.

The sort of answers I was looking for has been displayed by a few mature members of this forum. Unlike you.

I really have no interest in this. I think it's great there are doctors (otherwise I might be dead) but I personally couldn't handle being a doctor that looks at patients.

It's not difficult and I made this clear earlier if you bothered reading my posts. I'm just looking for some information. You say it's not boring fact recollection -- can you please tell me how? This is how I envisage it (maybe wrongly): you're taught all the names of the bones, all the veins and arteries, and disease A is when you buildup dead red blood cells in artery A, disease B is when you buildup dead white blood cells in artery B, etc, etc. Are you telling me that medicine is not at all like that?

I don['t understand it. It's 6 years, you're gonna be in debt, the course is not fun at all. All it is is memorisation of facts, there's no(t as much) logical thinking like Physics and Maths and I just don't like it.

So why do you want to do it? It's a lot of hard work to study an uninteresting subject. I hate the thought of even studying anything related to Biology. I hate Biology.