Life

What's Next? (Transitional Adolescence Timeline - 2A Sociology - Sohail Shaikh)

  • Present

    Present
    From now, where will I go?
  • High School Graduation

    High School Graduation
    The first step of many, It is essential to graduate high school with a high GPA to possibly make the top 10% of the school for college admission anywhere in Texas.
  • Attend College

    Attend College
    If all goes well, I'll be able to attend a school at a good local university (Maybe UTA, UTSW, or at least UTD) for a full 4 years with a nice scholarship and (hopefully) graduating with a degree in Biology and in Health Sciences
  • Graduate from College

    Graduate from College
    After all courses I need to do are done, maybe do internship programs, I'm ready to graduate from college
  • Begin Internship, Fellowships, etc.

    Begin Internship, Fellowships, etc.
    If i can get a lot of extracurricular things done by before I start med school, I'll have a good place to jump start my journey in the medical field
  • Begin a Medical-based Job

    Begin a Medical-based Job
    While I'm not earning the big bucks yet, I can get a job in order to pay my expenses, loans, buy things I need or want, and gain experience
  • Attend Medical (Med) School

    Attend Medical (Med) School
    With a great MCAT score and other factors helping my application, hopefully I'm accepted into a good medical school (like Ohio State or UTSW) to be able to attain an MD, DO or even a PhD
  • Find/Start Relationship

    Find/Start Relationship
    This, between all the work, is where I can have time to find someone who understands me
  • All Extracurriculars Done

    All Extracurriculars Done
    For now, all of the things I need to have a crazy medical career should be set in place, and my medical career should begin about now.
  • Get Married

    Get Married
    Find the woman I choose to be by my side for the rest of my life, and ask her to be together forever
  • Finish Med School/Start a Residency

    Finish Med School/Start a Residency
    With med school out of the way, I can finally start earning money to pay off my loans and start earning for myself
  • Have a Home

    Have a Home
    To be able to live with your spouse for a few years away from family, to enjoy life as a couple, is going to be fun
  • End of Residency

    End of Residency
    As my residency is completed, I now have the facilities necessary to pursue a higher paying, more specialized job
  • Working as a Health Specialist (any)

    Working as a Health Specialist (any)
    Whether it's neurology, my original plan for a specialized career, or something like cardiology, my expansive skillset and my qualifications allow me to move in any direction as far as my career goes
  • Have a Child/Children

    Have a Child/Children
    Between the bulk of my career, I will be in an economic state, physical state, and mental state to be able to have a child, and support them he most I can. Obviously me and my wife will talk it over, and when we are ready, we will have a child
  • Discovering Hobbies

    Discovering Hobbies
    As I age and I have more free time (or less of it), I will want to be able to do recreational activities that keep me sane or physically strong
  • Retire Parents

    Retire Parents
    My parents, up until this point, have guided me, raised me, and allowed me to be who I am (or who I will be). They deserve the best, and they'll live close or in a house of their own, not a nursing home.
  • Go To Hajj

    Go To Hajj
    In an attempt to connect more with my spiritual side, I will be performing the mandatory migration for all Muslims, Hajj, with my wife.
  • Turn Hobby Into Career

    Turn Hobby Into Career
    Whatever I like to do, now that I am secured financially with my first career, I have the freedom of time to be able to do whatever for something I actually enjoy.
  • Giving Back To Community

    Giving Back To Community
    Whether it's in the form of cleaning a beach, throwing away trash, or volunteering at the soup kitchen, I will give back to the world that made me who I am today.
  • Attend Child's High School Graduation

    Attend Child's High School Graduation
    As my own child begins to see the real world, and learns to navigate it themselves, hopefully they will be sent off to a college of their choosing, with a career they want to focus on and are passionate about. Still, I'll be here all the way.
  • Retirement

    Retirement
    I've lived my life to the fullest. Now it's time to relax.
  • Have/See Grandchildren

    Have/See Grandchildren
    After retirement, and my child fids someone they want to start a family with, I will see them get married, have a house, a child, and be able to enjoy life with them and their children/my grandchildren