title: How I made my own opportunities.
authors.affiliation: Ahmed Waqas is in the final year of his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree at the CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry in Pakistan. Send your story to SciCareerEditor@aaas.org.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waqas
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008611:Mentors; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education; D010154:Pakistan; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*