What are good reasons to want to become a medic?

There is no one right answer to this but the main thing is the student doesn't say anything that is factually incorrect regarding the job and is able to defend their reasoning in an interview (interviewers will sometimes argue with you about your reasons for wanting to be a doctor, and you have to prepare for it). Even for the below the student could still say them in an interview, they just need to show that they understand the caveats and limitations.Common reasons that could need defense: it is lucrative - it really isn't there is geographical mobility in the first couple years (in interviews the general view is that you should be applying to the NHS)you will be able to cure 'x' disease (really more done by research scientists)You want to save people (statistically you will save more lives in a number of other jobs, including banking+philanthropy, but more obviously town planning, public policy or research science).