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Good decision making is not emotional, it is Logical Analytical Reasonable.
I have seen that people who are most successful in life were very chill people. They maintain an attitude of indifference to what life throws at them. They have deep sense of inner calm. High Strung & Emotional folks often mess up their own lives.
To give a basis for my answer, I am a corporate lawyer and my girlfriend is a doctor.
First, NEET is a thousand times more competitive and difficult to crack compared to CLAT. This preparation itself will take you nothing short of 2 years. Second, if you do manage to get a decent seat, MBBS is a thousand times more grilling than law. The 5.5 years (4.5 academics +1 year of mandatory internship) can be compared to life in a law firm in terms of working hours.
Third, after you manage to finish MBBS (and you'll be at least 30 by the time you finish), you've pretty much no standing without a PG degree. You'll earn pennies if you're just MBBS. You'll have to appear for NEET PG now and crack another extremely competitive exam. Even the 2-3 years of PG are very very intense. In fact, way worse than law firms for certain branches like Surgery, GM, etc.
So, accept the fact that it's too late for NEET and try to make the best of what you have.
Siddharth Arora: Doctor turned Supreme Court Lawyer
The writer of this comment: Professional Dancer/Choreographer of 10 years experience with a graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication, now planning to do LLB for engaging meaningfully in public service.
You are not alone when it comes to choosing an unconventional path. You just need a hell lot of will power in order to swim against the tide. After careful soul searching, you can go ahead.
Point is all options will be open after it. A lot of Doctors leave medical to get into Civil services. Ha, white coat pehn ke Doctor sahab koi nahi kahega.