Ok I understand my question is somewhat broad but that is what I am hoping from this post, broad open ended answers. Now I also understand that on top of high school I still need to do well in college and the MCAT and I want to let every one who responds to this post know that I understand the drastic an enormous undertaking that is usually implied when one brings up the profession involving a medical personnel. Now I give you a somewhat brief description of my motivation. At the age of 8 my grandfather was diagnosed with multiple blockages of the heart he was given the normal course of action as anyone else which was a four way heart bypass after his surgery he seemed to be doing well but two years later without any warning my grandfather died not of heart trouble as the doctors so assuringly described, No my grandfather who helped me through the toughest of times died on the week of Christmas of gall bladder failure. which had been festering in my grandfathers body well before my grandfathers heart problems had occured. Of course this is indescribably saddening to me,but I only ask that you respect my post and kindly request that my past only strengthen my passion to become a accredited physican. Ok now ever since that event in my life I have been overwhelmingly determined to in a way to correct a wrong that could have been fixed or in a another way be a doctor that is more caring and would step out and run the extra mile to find not only my patients obvious problems but also any other that another doctor may have missed or misdiagnosed this is not only the kind of person I am but the kind of doctor I wish to become. Still my only question is my gpa decent enough to get into college and what are my chances on getting into a medical school if I major in biology and plan on getting a 3.7 college gpa. Also if any one has the time could you reply with a detailed guide to becoming a doctor because I’ve looked at many of the online guides and honestly they weren’t that great and if you know a good website feel free to post those as well.

December 6, 2009: If you go to Answers, look for "choc" as I answered someone’s question "interested in becoming a doctor" with Part 1 and part 2 as my answers. I’m seeking a course as my junior soon to be senior offspring has failed it twice really upset about it and thinking about crawling under a blanklet to regress back to community college for something easier. Many classmates highest scores have been 52%. A dream since age 9 and working hard in colleges has had it’s up and downs. South Carolina

My Biology teacher mentioned that her first impression of me was that I would grow up to be a doctor someday. I really took it to my mind and I checked it out online(like what kind of schooling I would have to go through). I absolutely love the idea of becoming a doctor one day! Although I don’t know how I would handle it, with people dying and being deathly ill. I am 15 and in my Freshman year in High School. I would love any advice on which courses I should take next year. I want to keep my options open. I definately don’t care about the money that I will earn. I would just like to help people and cure them so they can live a natural healthy life like you and me! So any suggestions on what medical/doctor field I should go into, and why, would be great! Also along with the schooling years, and where I should attend college, and anything else you can think of! Please and Thank you!

P.S. – I know that it’s a bit early to be thinking about this but I am very mature and professional for my age. And I like to keep my options open(I’m not your average teenager). I like to plan things out, rather than taking things as they come. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Very respectfully,

Melissa