Need life advice

Hey so I'm really contemplating on whether going to medical school or not and I need advice. So for information I'm going into year 11 in September which means I'll be applying for sixth form in January so I need an idea for my alevels subject choices. So I'm really interested in becoming a doctor as I like to help people and I enjoy biolgy and chemsitry and I like the idea of doing something good in this word. I'm going to list a few reasons below on why I think I should or shouldn't because the only thing that puts me off is training.

I don't like gore but I don't mind abit of blood

I got a C in biolgy and chemsitry for my exam that's worth 45% of my final grade because I had to take it at foundation tier but I'm allowed to take the other 55% at higher but I need atleast a B overall to do biolgy and chemsitry alevel

I have anxiety so I need a work life balance to stay calm and not be overwhelmed

I used to have a panic disorder from year 7 to year 9 so I'm scared it'd come back so I basically don't trust myself lol

I used to get really bad grades In science like 11% on tests but I got 68% on the chemistry foundation exam and 61% on the biolgy exam

I don't want placements in surgery or A and E

I'm scared of going skint in medical school as it's unpaid and I'm from a poor background

I'm naturally good at art and humanities but I know they'll take me nowhere

it's a huge committment as it's many years Okay now these are reason why I'm considering

I enjoy studying

I pick up on scientific concepts quickly

I am an overachiever student as I won 3 awards in award assembly and had an A* in religious studies and an A in English

I'm very empathetic and I like helping people

I'm very positive and want to help make the world a better place

I get bored easily so I feel like keeping busy will do me good

I'd like to be first doctor in the family

I've been wanting to be a doctor for over a year now which is a long time for me to stick at something

I like talking

I'm autistic so I have a very good memory

I'm very analytical

If people every tell me what I want to be when I'm older I say a doctor Okay please give me advice in the comments and if you've read this far thank you so much I appreciate it! Ps I want a straight answer that Is not sugar coated.

Posted Aug 28, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC

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