Thanks for the info, law2doc. While I already know I don't want to work in biglaw, my concern is more about (simplistic though it sounds) how I can help people best. I am detail-oriented, and think I could definitely be a nerd about science if I put my mind to it, but I wonder if I could work as a doctor within a system that I see a lot of flaws with- in other words, whether as a lawyer with a public health masters, I would be in a better position to change things like the ability of people with low income to access the best doctors/treatment, or increasing the influence of ethics committees in hospitals, etc. I am concerned about loans that will undoubtedly be in the six figures, but the school I got into will pay my loans for me if I do something public-interest oriented that makes under something like 80,000 a year, so the question is more one of whether I want to dedicate myself to changing things through the law or becoming a doctor and attempting to change things from within the system (which I increasingly feel is impossible to do). I do think I would enjoy being a doctor, but the chance of dedicating 8+ years to becoming one only to find that the profession is in need of many changes that I cannot make as a physician scares me. Thoughts?