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   Waqar Satti
Monday, August 20, 2012 08:28 PM 
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I would request knowledgeable and experienced people to guide in deciding
choice of career. My son has just completed O-Level with 3As and 6Bs.Wants to
choose between engineering and Medical. Aim if taken engineering is to do Electrical
and later during job intend to do MBA. If taken Medical after doing MBBS from Pakistan
intend to try passing USMLE step 1 and step 2 from Pakistan-if successful then move him
to USA.Student has equal aptitude and interest in both fields. Average student with
little casual attitude towards studies.Finance is not problem for any kind of studies.
We live in Islamabad. Thanks.
Siddique replied on Monday, August 20, 2012 08:37 PM 

Go for bio-medical engineering.
Riz replied on Monday, August 20, 2012 09:06 PM 

BSC physics,

MSC Astro Physics from USA

the future is Astro Physics

Regards
ZNS replied on Monday, August 20, 2012 09:24 PM 

Medical.

I am a engineer with MBA but prefer medical or dentistry due to freedom it provides to individuals to star their own thing. Engineers mostly work for others :)
aussie_expat replied on Monday, August 20, 2012 10:34 PM 

You should see what is the aptitude of your son as all fields are totally different from one another and no one can have aptitude for both medical and engineering. And there are zillion of careers. Ask your child what he wants to be. Let him do what he wants. If he is good in what he does then money and career will never be a problem. Don't force him to do something which he doesn't want to.
ZA replied on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 09:31 AM 

Let him decide himself this time and it will be a best decision.

Also you have to see his result in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Bio and you may guide him accordingly but let him decide.
Isloo replied on Friday, August 24, 2012 01:52 PM 

I will ask you to let him have A Levels in Mathematics, Biology, Physics,Chemistry, Accounting( or Business Studies) and Economics. It is very early to restrict him to Medicine or Engineering and you will be better able to evaluate his choice from A Level Exam results. It also increases his chances of taking admission in any of the universities after A levels. He may think its good to be a doctor, but then, may want to switch after two years and it wont be possible then.

One important thing, you normally do not require to take any exams if you are going abroad for job in IT, engineering etc. You can also switch countries based on your experience and after 3-4 years of job in pakistan, he will probabale want to move abroad for more experieince. For Doctors, you have to take exams in every country separately and start from scratch. (One exception is pedriatics and anaesthesia where specialisation in Pakistan is accepted in UK). Engineers and IT expers start earning early, CAs and Doctors start earning a bit late...If he was my son, I will guide him to do something acceptable globally. Additionlly, let him have one technical degree, some experience and then go for MBA.Thats my humble opinion.
Waqar Satti replied on Sunday, August 26, 2012 04:21 AM 

Finally we, after lot of brain storming , surfing and talking to overseas doctors, engineers and finance people decided to take Math, Physics, Chemistry, Bisiness Studies in A-Level.
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