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What would be the best path to take schooling wise to become a pediatric doctor

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To become a pediatrician, you should be aware that it's a lot of school. I don't know how much schooling you've done so far, but you need to graduate high school, get a bachelors degree, go to medical school, pass your boards and then do pediatric residency. If you are still in the early stages of high school or earlier, I'd recommend Running Start, which helps you start getting some of those college credits out of the way. Running Start only really helps with in state universities, as out of state colleges typically don't accept your community college credits. This will give you two years of university credit as well as help you knock out some of the harder classes like chemistry, physics, biology etc. Community college is traditionally easier than a 4 year university so your grades can be better as well! That being said, look into medical schools and see which ones allow you to take pre-reqs at a community college. Some require that you take them at a 4-year institution. After you do Running Start, you can most likely finish your Bachelor's degree in the next two years because you already have the core science classes. If you want to go to medical school, I'd recommend majoring in something that you feel is easy. It doesn't have to be STEM! In fact, it's better if it's not! Medical schools love that! I'd get a Bachelor's in a social science which hitting the rest of the pre-reqs. Once you get your Bachelor's degree, you can apply to medical school!
This path is pretty quick paced in that you're finishing your Bachelor's two years earlier. I only recommend this if you're in a rush, which you shouldn't be! So, make sure that you are getting involved in clubs and if it takes you a few extra years, don't sweat it! You have a lot of time! I know people in Med School who are in their 30s and 40s (:
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