john Wood is a surgeon at a famous Boston hospital. During the first two years of high school, I found biology very difficult. My report cards always said things like 'must try harder' or 'John ought to choose non-science classes.' This was a disaster for someone who had always dreamed of becoming a doctor. I was so discouraged that I dropped out of high school at 16 and started working at a local supermarket. One evening I saw a documentary about Albert Einstein. According to the documentary, Einstein had done really badly at school. I began to think that if Einstein could succeed, then I may have a chance, too. I didn't want to leave my job, so I decided to go to night school to finish high school. Within two year I aplied to college and was accepted into a pre-med program!