You bring up a great point. I was surprised to learn how much pressure Asian and South Asian parents put on their children to pursue a Ph.D in the sciences or an MD or, as you say, engineering (maybe law?). I was like, “Are you kidding me?”

It seems many students don’t have a say on what they truly want to be! That’s preposterous in my book. Even former classmates from HBU would tell me that their parents would “kill them” if they didn’t pass the MCAT, whereas I would tell them I would simply become a writer or an artist if I did bad on it!

By the way, a main reason for me to go to med school is to have your respect! I’m even saying that in my future interviews.