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I would also keep in mind that forums like white coat investor attract a certain type of person who is likely already dissatisfied with his or her financial situation
There's definitely truth in that. I stopped reading when I started feeling guilty about not owning multiple rental properties and having over 1 million in assets by age 38.I would also keep in mind that forums like white coat investor attract a certain type of person who is likely already dissatisfied with his or her financial situation
Everyone is #1 in the universe if you get specific enough. It doesn't make Wisconsin grads any more sought after by pharma, consulting, VC, etc... Simply not a top program in a disconnected city, and for that reason it's not that competitive compared to medicine. Their website's admissions page basically confirms that.Wisconsin in the particular type of chemistry he does is #6 in the US.
If you say so.Everyone is #1 in the universe if you get specific enough. It doesn't make Wisconsin grads any more sought after by pharma, consulting, VC, etc... Simply not a top program in a disconnected city, and for that reason it's not that competitive compared to medicine. Their website's admissions page basically confirms that.
Two things get PhDs top jobs. 1) A killer skillset in a hot area with heavy investment and few experts. 2) A program connected to top companies and firms who think that program is full of really smart, capable people. There's a reason places like UCSD and BU are massively more competitive for a BME PhD than you'd think based on the overall prestige of those universities. They are in the epicenters of their industry and students leave with great jobs and connections. The competitiveness/reputation of programs reflects this far more than explicit rankings, especially when you get as granular as a "particular type of chemistry."
Yeah this subject comes up with irritating frequency and it always boils down to a few basic points:A bit off topic but relevant to the subsequent discussion:
I’d be wary of apples to apples comparison of various other STEM graduate programs entry metrics to medical school. With engineering in particular, those students are coming with engineering UG and those tend to be tougher than pre med coursework and their GPAs tend to be lower. We see posters in the pre med and non trad forums frequently post about the challenges of admission to med school from an engineering UG simply because GPAs tend to be a bit lower.
I remain rather skeptical that average Med students with higher GPAs in a relatively cushy pre med track could easily do other rigorous programs.
And I’m at the higher end of the physician pay spectrum and I definitely wouldn’t trade places with an above average PhD student.