in it for the $$$, where to go?

[dbc77]

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Hey everybody, I actually originally asked this question in the med-business forum because I thought I would get ripped apart here, but since you all are responding to this guy, I will ask my question. I apologize for the long post in advance. I just finished my junior year at Michigan State, took the MCAT, and was in the middle of the application process. I had a bad feeling for a while that I was going into medicine for the wrong reason because every time I looked at specialities the first thing I looked at was how much money each makes. I grew up in a rich town (Oakland County) and have worked at a country club for the past 8 years. Basically this has led to me wanting to make a lot of money. I think I've finally forced myself to realize that all I care about is money and that is no reason to become a doctor (as many on this forum as well as doctors I know have stated that one can make more money doing something else). I am majoring in physiology and have a 3.8 right now so I feel I can be successful in anything I work at. My question is to all of you who know about business (because I have never taken one business class) is where I should go from here. I believe I for sure want to finish this degree, but am also considering taken classes to get a business cognate (intro to finance, accounting, marketing, and economics). However I am not sure where to go from there. Unlike the OP I am a very hard worker and am willing to work a lot of hours to start off in order to move on up in the future. A lot of you mentioned i-banking and I have seen it on here many times, so I am definitely going to do some research into that because I really know nothing about it. But if any of you have any suggestions on other careers to look into or routes to take let me know. All advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks again. 🙂

Dave

 

[braluk]

I heard a few stories that there had been a few people in manhattan who had worked in the financial sector of wallstreet and hated it. They dropped their pride, and sold hot dogs there, and a made more money then they had previously. theres a job that gets you the dough without much of the work that is required of medicine. You should sell hot dogs on wall street in manhattan 👍

 

[braluk]

Hey everybody, I actually originally asked this question in the med-business forum because I thought I would get ripped apart here, but since you all are responding to this guy, I will ask my question. I apologize for the long post in advance. I just finished my junior year at Michigan State, took the MCAT, and was in the middle of the application process. I had a bad feeling for a while that I was going into medicine for the wrong reason because every time I looked at specialities the first thing I looked at was how much money each makes. I grew up in a rich town (Oakland County) and have worked at a country club for the past 8 years. Basically this has led to me wanting to make a lot of money. I think I've finally forced myself to realize that all I care about is money and that is no reason to become a doctor (as many on this forum as well as doctors I know have stated that one can make more money doing something else). I am majoring in physiology and have a 3.8 right now so I feel I can be successful in anything I work at. My question is to all of you who know about business (because I have never taken one business class) is where I should go from here. I believe I for sure want to finish this degree, but am also considering taken classes to get a business cognate (intro to finance, accounting, marketing, and economics). However I am not sure where to go from there. Unlike the OP I am a very hard worker and am willing to work a lot of hours to start off in order to move on up in the future. A lot of you mentioned i-banking and I have seen it on here many times, so I am definitely going to do some research into that because I really know nothing about it. But if any of you have any suggestions on other careers to look into or routes to take let me know. All advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks again. 🙂

Dave

i have a couple of friends in ibanking at goldman sachs or lehman brothers, and the hours there ridiculous. Not as bad as a resident, but ridiculously nonetheless

 

[Dancing Doctor]

That's sort of scary. You're out in the middle of no where, fresh out of whatever rotation you just finished. You had 8 weeks of Family Practice in the middle of your 3rd year and suddenly you're responsible for the care of an entire county with no back-up?

They don't do it that way anymore... you still have to do internship/residency under someone else. If you choose to do so in a rural area, you can set that up yourself. See http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/ for more information. And trying to get the government (who runs the program and lists sites for rural underserved areas to pay for all of your education is a VERY competitive program. In finacial aid there is a forum for people interested in this kind of work. HOWEVER, you will only be making 46-77K after graduation + residency, and I doubt the OP would be happy in it. What turns a lot of people off to it is the fact that you have limited choices to go into: peds, family practice, internal medicine, ob/gyn (primary care only).

 

[WildcatDMD]

Is anyone else here made nervous by the prospect of needing to have dental work done by someone who doesn't like what they do and only shows up for the paycheck? I would worry about their committment to keeping up with the latest developments in the field, their commitment to quality patient care, their patience in making sure exams and treatments were done correctly and with focus (not while watching the clock to get home for personal time). Thats just me though.

Don't worry, this guy/girl with a sub 3.0 and apparently no work ethic or drive will never have the opportunity to become a dentist. The average undergrad GPAs for dental school admissions are approaching 3.5. Not that there aren't some idiot dental students/dentists out there.. but that's the same for any profession.

 

[jbrice1639]

for those suggesting ibanking, sorry i just was interested in something science/health related. also a professional degree.

prostitution perhaps? that will have lots of health aspects...and they're frequently called professionals. many have sub 3.0 gpas as well.

 

[mph2pharm]

After applying to pharmacy school this past year, I definitely think that it has gotten MUCH more competitive over the years (some of the more competitive schools have an average GPA of around a 3.7 or higher for accepted students). Medical schools in general have never been easy to get in to and although I don't know a lot about applying to dental school, I am certain that it is just as competitive. If you even make it past the interview for some of these programs (your "in it for the $" attitude may really shine through to the people that interview you) will you survive to the end if it is something that you really don't want to do? If I were you, I would find something that I enjoy doing and that I am good at that happens to have great income potential. Four or more years of tough coursework, residency programs, etc. is not something that I would want to do just to make a bunch of money!

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

Is anyone else here made nervous by the prospect of needing to have dental work done by someone who doesn't like what they do and only shows up for the paycheck? I would worry about their committment to keeping up with the latest developments in the field, their commitment to quality patient care, their patience in making sure exams and treatments were done correctly and with focus (not while watching the clock to get home for personal time). Thats just me though.

Every dentist I have ever seen said they hate being a dentist and wish they had done medicine.........it's scary

 

[jbrice1639]

Every dentist I have ever seen said they hate being a dentist and wish they had done medicine.........it's scary

my dentist actually applied to both, got into schools in both fields and chose dentistry. he says he has never regretted his decision. needless to say, he's a good dentist and as much as i hate dentists, i don't mind seeing him. i definitely think he's a rarity though.

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

I just think its funny that someone is really posting here saying basically that they want to work as little as possible and get a large income so they can have personal time. I think you are on the wrong network completely friend. MD, DO, DDS, etc ... are all difficult and require real commitment and effort. Not to mention what may amount to huge debts accumulated in route. I think I can speculate about the reasoning behind the sub-3.0 GPA. 🙄

Actually, I would love that

 

[kdburton]

first of all ibanking isn't "easy" to get into, especially if you're not a finance major with a decent GPA. Secondly you don't make that much money if you're in it for the money. I know plenty of people that make decent money $100k(+/-), but they also work 90 hours a week. Plus ibanking generally starts out as an analyst position that lasts 2-3 years at which point you'd be expected to get an MBA to continue to be competitive in that market. So if you're really just in it for the money, I wouldn't suggest ibanking. You could theoretically just work two full-time jobs that pay decent and make the same amount.

ibanking?

 

[xanthomondo]

Goldfish... have you ever had a job where you were overworked ridiculously and got paid (relatively) well?

If not, you should get a summer job like that, it will make you realize that the paycheck at the end of the week is not worth the amount of crap you need to put up with and you will be miserable

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

my dentist actually applied to both, got into schools in both fields and chose dentistry. he says he has never regretted his decision. needless to say, he's a good dentist and as much as i hate dentists, i don't mind seeing him. i definitely think he's a rarity though.

This is the main argument I hear about why dentists hate their jobs. They always talk about how nobody likes them, they work in a small crowded space, hunched over their entire lives, and the pain of knowing that nobody ever wants to see them just hurts the self esteem after a while I guess

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

first of all ibanking isn't "easy" to get into, especially if you're not a finance major with a decent GPA. Secondly you don't make that much money if you're in it for the money. I know plenty of people that make decent money $100k(+/-), but they also work 90 hours a week. Plus ibanking generally starts out as an analyst position that lasts 2-3 years at which point you'd be expected to get an MBA to continue to be competitive in that market. So if you're really just in it for the money, I wouldn't suggest ibanking. You could theoretically just work two full-time jobs that pay decent and make the same amount.

I think in general people on SDN think it's so easy to make money in business, like everyone who is a business major makes $100,000+ ......thats just not the case i'm sorry

 

[NewKidin2block]

Furthmore, after people get an MBA, they still work 90 hours per week for 2-3 years, before they have chance to get promoted to better position, so if someone start out as analyst at age 22, 3 years of analyst, 2 year of MBA, and 3 years of associate, by the times he's 30, he "might have a chance" to become Vice President. I heard story about a 30 years old making 200k, but always work 100 hours per week.


To the original author, By not apply for a few school anyway? If you come from school with good academic reputation, your GPA probably mean more then you thought, just try to do well the GRE, if you want science Master/Ph.D program, study hard to the subject test, they play a pivotal role in your admission. the deathline for most school is like Dec 15th, but try to get the application in early. If I were you, with a few hundred dollars to spare, I would apply for schools anyway, because you never know what the outcome would be.

first of all ibanking isn't "easy" to get into, especially if you're not a finance major with a decent GPA. Secondly you don't make that much money if you're in it for the money. I know plenty of people that make decent money $100k(+/-), but they also work 90 hours a week. Plus ibanking generally starts out as an analyst position that lasts 2-3 years at which point you'd be expected to get an MBA to continue to be competitive in that market. So if you're really just in it for the money, I wouldn't suggest ibanking. You could theoretically just work two full-time jobs that pay decent and make the same amount.

 

[notdeadyet]

Hey everybody, I actually originally asked this question in the med-business forum because I thought I would get ripped apart here, but since you all are responding to this guy, I will ask my question.

If you want to get decent advice about a future in the business world, DO NOT rely on SDN. This is a great place for premed related advice, but this is not a place with a lot of successful business experience.

Seriously. Go to a B school forum.

 

[WildcatDMD]

This is the main argument I hear about why dentists hate their jobs. They always talk about how nobody likes them, they work in a small crowded space, hunched over their entire lives, and the pain of knowing that nobody ever wants to see them just hurts the self esteem after a while I guess

Hahaha. Oh, poor dentists' self esteem got hurted. Call me crazy, but I'd much rather see a dentist than a proctologist or worse an oncologist or surgeon.

I don't know any dentists that don't enjoy their job.

 

[Orthodoc40]

ok i didnt know where to post this so i posted here since it has the most viewers...

i have a sub 3.0 gpa. from a good school. entering my senior year. so my options are limited but i wanted to know...

which career path (med school(+speciality), dentisty, pharm, grad school, etc) make the most money and fast? and its not super hard to get into. if your in it for money, where is it best to go?

thx

All my MD friends say if this is your plan, business school is BY FAR the best route.

 

[storyhill2]

You can follow this advice, but I think thesauce is wrong. With a sub 3.0 gpa you need a really good excuse for getting that plus a very high PCAT score (>90%). You wouldn't meet the minimum standards to apply to the pharm schools I applied to. Others may be lower, but not many I'm sure. Even if you meet the minimum requirements there will be many others who have a better app than you. Most of the pharmacy schools I applied to had an avg admitted gpa of 3.7 and avg PCAT admitted around 80%. If you've taken stats you are familiar with the mound shape of a distribution graph. I'm not saying you can't be accepted, but you would be very far to the left on the distribution graph. Hope you figure stuff out.

Hahahahahahaha! No...not at all. Pass the prereqs and you'll have no problem getting into pharm school.

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

Hahaha. Oh, poor dentists' self esteem got hurted. Call me crazy, but I'd much rather see a dentist than a proctologist or worse an oncologist or surgeon.

I don't know any dentists that don't enjoy their job.

I'm surprised you haven't heard about this. I thought it was almost common knowledge that in general, dentists are a lot more unhappy/depressed about their job. Obviously many doctors and dentists are happy, and many of both are not.......but I was under the assumption that dentists generally are a lot unhappier despite easier hours and lifestyle....

Society has even played on this many times. Doctors are idolized and dentists are made fun of. Example: ER/Greys Anatomy.....have you ever seen a drama about a dentists' office?

Have you ever seen the "Dentists....who needs em?" Seinfeld episode?

I am in no ways knocking on dentists.....I love my dentist and think they are invaluble in our society, I just thought that this was the trend......but I could be wrong.

 

[dcolon_et06]

Correct me if im wrong... but what about a Nurse Anesthetist? Even if you have a Bachelors, you can apply for a 1 year advanced BSN program (although they are mad hard I hear), work the required year in the ER, Acute, etc sector as a nurse, then apply for the 2 year MSN program. At about 25-26 (roughly same as finishing med school... depending on when u start), you'll be making $120k+. Gasworks.com might not be a good idea for a reference but I did see numerous job postings for CRNA's with salaries of $160-180k+. Even if you stick as a nurse in a good area, you'll still be making $60k+ a year and possibly more if your a male nurse (mom's an RN and she tells me how male nurses get very nice sign-on bonuses at Kaiser Permanente). Just thought id ad this :\

 

[amnesia]

Interesting.. actually, I've read that people with a degree at HYP can get an internship at goldman with any degree.. it's just some things I've heard. They'll hire the best because if you play the stock market while being a philosophy major you're actually pretty good.

Jim Cramer of CNCB Mad Money is a good example. JD from Harvard, I believe, and look at him...

Not all business majors make the best investment bankers. By the way, Cramer writes in his book how he'd wake up at 4am and trade throughout all world markets into 11pm at night... you know, that's pretty insane but he liked his job and still loves it. That's how you should treat being a doctor.

I've thought about being a doctor not only because it pays well (I mean, you are saving a person's life), but I keep reading how there's a ton of hospital related diseases these days that just aren't talked about... "super bugs" they call them...

I know my teacher's friend is a radiologist and makes like $350K a year, but he's done that for about 8-10 years...

 

[goldfish85]

"Originally Posted by Haemulon
Is anyone else here made nervous by the prospect of needing to have dental work done by someone who doesn't like what they do and only shows up for the paycheck? I would worry about their committment to keeping up with the latest developments in the field, their commitment to quality patient care, their patience in making sure exams and treatments were done correctly and with focus (not while watching the clock to get home for personal time). Thats just me though."

i understand your view. but seriously, does it really matter what someones motive is? imo, it is ONLY important that the dentist does their job well. as long as they preform a good job im happy.

i mean do you want the dentist to advertise: i love my job. i have 3 kids, i am happily married. and i am a very happy person. ??? who cares what they are doing in their life. just as long as they do a good job.

 

[goldfish85]

thank you for all the responses, negative or positive.

for those who rag on my sub 3.0:

yes i know my grades are not stellar. im not lazy. and as already stated before, i will take some post bacc classes to get into..dental/med/etc school.

also for those who say that i cant make it:
wanna bet?

finally for those who actually responded:
thank you very much! the reason i asked here is because i want to know what to research and get some perspective.

so far i really like two options listed:

med school - possibly carribean. im interested in peds or fp. i visited touro recently and assistant dean of admissions said i got a "good" shot and to apply. however, i could apply to carrib. or do a post bacc. and stay in the states.

dental school- wow, no residency. great earning potential. could start my own practice. i like this option (granted that its at least 3 years shorter than med school- residency)

so which is better financially? it seems that a fp has more earning potential on a emplyeed salary but also it seems that dentistry has an earlier start for that earning potential.....

do dentist ever have trouble making big $$$ (>150k)??

 

[DNAroolez]

The op said he wants to make money FAST... there's nothing fast about 4 years of additional school and residency that can last for over 4 years after that. If you value personal time, do yourself a favor and stay away from any job in public service, because you won't have a lot of time to yourself. if you want personal time and money fast, graduate from college, and figure out a way to work from home.

 

[Haemulon]

" i understand your view. but seriously, does it really matter what someones motive is? imo, it is ONLY important that the dentist does their job well. as long as they preform a good job im happy.

i mean do you want the dentist to advertise: i love my job. i have 3 kids, i am happily married. and i am a very happy person. ??? who cares what they are doing in their life. just as long as they do a good job.

Hmmmm. If you are right, then I guess there is no reason to fill out a PS on the AMCAS. No reason for med schools or dental schools to ask about one's motiveation for those fields during interviews or secondaries, no reason to select highly enthusiastic and motiveated people over disgruntled, bored, or apathetic people for any job really. Right?

 

[DrBowtie]

A lot of dentist do atleast a 1 year GPR residency.

Either way, 4 years of schooling is a lot of lost potential income and experience.

 

[goldfish85]

ok i know a few have said that school (extra 4 yrs) is a waste of earning potential. lets state the obvious:

med school/dental school is NOT like ibanking/sales/your friends personal business/an MBA because you have a certain level of job security.

i dont mind studying 4 years and doing another year of residency to end up making at least 120k/year for the rest of my life.

i do value personal time, that does NOT mean that i am going to just open a business from home. i like playing counter strike, doesnt mean im going pro.

so financially speaking,

fp or dentistry? and why? what has best AVERAGE potential?

 

[NonTradMed]

To the OP, I think the problem people have with your post is that you don't have a steller GPA, yet want to make as much money in as short of a time as possible. That implies you are lazy and don't want to work hard at your goal, which is kind of a bad sentiment to have in a student doctor forum.

However, I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are planning on working hard in your post-bacc.

As for the Touro dean....I'd hesitate about applying despite what he/she said. Remember, schools like to see as many people applying as possible. It increases their yield (b/c they can reject more students) and it makes money for them b/c secondaries and primaries cost money.

Unless you score really high on MCAT, you won't have a shot at any US med schools. And plenty of people who do well in past standardized exams do poorly on the MCAT. The MCAT isn't like the SAT where you can just waltz in with little prep and score in the 90%+ percentile. You are required to study hard and really prep for it to really ace it. I'd suggest shadowing a few health professionals that interest you think which job you cannot stand doing and cross that option off. I'd also focus on raising your GPA until you have at least a 3.2 science GPA. That gives you a shot at DDS/Pharm/DO schools. I've read some people who've taken multiple professional school exams b/c they were unsure where they want to go....maybe you should do that and see which schools you have a shot at....?

 

[ncalcate]

I thought it was almost common knowledge that in general, dentists are a lot more unhappy/depressed about their job. Obviously many doctors and dentists are happy, and many of both are not.......but I was under the assumption that dentists generally are a lot unhappier despite easier hours and lifestyle....

May I kindly suggest that you verify your facts before you start talking about a myth as if it is "common knowledge"?


"but unearthed no evidence that dentists take their own lives with greater frequency than the general population"

Source: http://www.wecaughther.com/gallery/06/07/


"Dentists are no more prone to suicide than other white-collar professionals"

Source: http://www.suicidereferencelibrary.com/test4~id~1368.php


"There is an urban legend, recently repeated on Seinfeld, that dentists have the highest suicide rate of any profession. This is false."

Source: http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msuicide.html

Now I certainly don't believe everything that I read on the internet. But these links, especially the one that references the ADA study, shows that the whole suicide/depression story is simply false.

 

[Bubblehead-to-MD]

This talk about dentists does have me intrigued...all the dentists I know (granted this is limited to orthodontists) absolutely love their lifestyle. In fact, they are constantly asking me why I would choose medicine over dentistry...

 

[DrBowtie]

This talk about dentists does have me intrigued...all the dentists I know (granted this is limited to orthodontists) absolutely love their lifestyle. In fact, they are constantly asking me why I would choose medicine over dentistry...

Tell them you are taking the R.O.A.D. to success.
(Rads, Optho, Anes., Derm) The lifestyle specialties.

 

[beetlerum]

I heard a few stories that there had been a few people in manhattan who had worked in the financial sector of wallstreet and hated it. They dropped their pride, and sold hot dogs there, and a made more money then they had previously. theres a job that gets you the dough without much of the work that is required of medicine. You should sell hot dogs on wall street in manhattan 👍

1. Hot dog vendors making lot more than investment bankers? Hmm, any kind of source? That sounds very hard to believe. Why wouldn't new vendors come in to drive down prices?

2. Sounds like a lot of work to me. You can bet they're not selling 9-5 if they're making that kind of money.

 

[Bubblehead-to-MD]

Tell them you are taking the R.O.A.D. to success.
(Rads, Optho, Anes., Derm) The lifestyle specialties.

I like it...I like it a lot!

 

[jbrice1639]

so far i really like two options listed:

med school - possibly carribean. im interested in peds or fp. i visited touro recently and assistant dean of admissions said i got a "good" shot and to apply. however, i could apply to carrib. or do a post bacc. and stay in the states.

dental school- wow, no residency. great earning potential. could start my own practice. i like this option (granted that its at least 3 years shorter than med school- residency)

so which is better financially? it seems that a fp has more earning potential on a emplyeed salary but also it seems that dentistry has an earlier start for that earning potential.....

do dentist ever have trouble making big $$$ (>150k)??

FP and Peds are the two lowest paying specialties in medicine. you might want to at least consider IM if you're looking to maximize your earning potential in primary care...otherwise, you should specialize if money is your goal.

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

May I kindly suggest that you verify your facts before you start talking about a myth as if it is "common knowledge"?


"but unearthed no evidence that dentists take their own lives with greater frequency than the general population"

Source: http://www.wecaughther.com/gallery/06/07/


"Dentists are no more prone to suicide than other white-collar professionals"

Source: http://www.suicidereferencelibrary.com/test4~id~1368.php


"There is an urban legend, recently repeated on Seinfeld, that dentists have the highest suicide rate of any profession. This is false."

Source: http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msuicide.html

Now I certainly don't believe everything that I read on the internet. But these links, especially the one that references the ADA study, shows that the whole suicide/depression story is simply false.

Does that ADA study also include looking at porn?

I'm not sure if you realized this or not but that first "source" you cited is a porn link, which maybe you accidentally put in while you were simultaneously surfing porn and arguing against my point.....hey nothing wrong with a little porn i guess... but come on, I really hope that was a joke, especially since you decided to repremand me for not citing anything.

I also said I could be wrong, and no I generally am not trying to dig up sources to post on SDN, this isn't a research paper.

Anyway, whatever crap you threw in there is certainly not reliable either (straightdope.com???)

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

BTW, if that was actually not a joke (and I really doubt it was) I would strongly nominate it for one of the all time bone-head posts on SDN

 

[Oculus Sinistra]

Does that ADA study also include looking at porn?

I'm not sure if you realized this or not but that first "source" you cited is a porn link, which maybe you accidentally put in while you were simultaneously surfing porn and arguing against my point.....

ahahahahahahahahahahaha 👍

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

ahahahahahahahahahahaha 👍

yep, I thought the same thing

 

[Dreaming]

i like playing counter strike, doesnt mean im going pro.

LOL

 

[lizt]

ok to those who suggest i do something i like rather than for money:

i can go on and on about this. i really dont like doing ANYTHING for 30-40-whaterver hours a week. i value personal time most. i just want to get there, do my job, and get out. i dont want anything else. just a good job that earns a great salary. thats it.

sure some ppl want a job thats a lifestyle, that is part of their ego, identity, that makes life long friendships and thats fine. but that just not me.

personally, i dont think the medical field is meant for those solely looking to earn a large salary. it requires too much effort and time for the rest of your life. surely you could find a high paying job with shorter hours...
i dont believe that anything other than a love of medicine would keep someone happy through med school and residency

 

[goldfish85]

personally, i dont think the medical field is meant for those solely looking to earn a large salary. it requires too much effort and time for the rest of your life. surely you could find a high paying job with shorter hours...
i dont believe that anything other than a love of medicine would keep someone happy through med school and residency

ohhh why i wouldnt even know where to start with this post.

btw, to the guy who cited porn... hahahh you just gave me such a good laugh.

 

[goldfish85]

to nontradmed and jbrice.

thanks for advice. very useful. yea i know i might seem lazy. but thats only to a hardcore sdn premed student. really compare me to the average 20yr old. i got to a top 20 univ., mostly B' and few As, had a few Cs from freshman year. science major, play sports, play cs every day, volunteer weekly, shadow docs every month or so, work out (going for a year +), eat 6 x a day, and im studying harder than ever. also doing summer classes.

if i am lazy,well i would hate to see your attitudes towards your patients.

yes, i will do a few extra classes if needed. and yes i will get only >B+.... now a 3.0 is not great. i know. but its good enough for carribean damn it. and it might be good enough for dental school if i take a few extra classes and score strong on the DAT.

 

[goldfish85]

THANKS EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!!!

the conclusion:

applying to 3 DOs, 3 carribean med schools, and a few dental schools. also applying a post bacc.

#1 - med school (carrib also) - average IM $149,485
#2 - dental school- average dentist $119,686
#3 - post bacc and retry.

source for salary: salary.com

Thanks everyone.

 

[braluk]

BTW, if that was actually not a joke (and I really doubt it was) I would strongly nominate it for one of the all time bone-head posts on SDN

hahah but first can you make a top 10 list first?

 

[lion_08]

👎 Since no one has said anything (the way I would say it anyway), I feel the honor is mine.

Personally, I really find it insulting that you would go into any medical field for the money. And like I'm not a violent person and I can't fight to save my life, but I totally want to bitch slap you. I'm aware that people go into medicine for the money, but I would much rather you keep that to yourself. I mean seriously? I'm going to stop because there are so many expletives running through my head right now and I think my blood pressure is rising.

 

[Bubblehead-to-MD]

👎 Since no one has said anything (the way I would say it anyway), I feel the honor is mine.

Personally, I really find it insulting that you would go into any medical field for the money. And like I'm not a violent person and I can't fight to save my life, but I totally want to bitch slap you. I'm aware that people go into medicine for the money, but I would much rather you keep that to yourself. I mean seriously? I'm going to stop because there are so many expletives running through my head right now and I think my blood pressure is rising.

Dude, the OP doesn't need to know this...you're fierce, and can rip the guy to pieces! Now he's just gonna laugh you off!

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

hahah but first can you make a top 10 list first?

If I had been on SDN long enough to gather some, I would......I will save this though in case anyone decides to start such a post .....I still am cracking up about this

 

[R.P. McMurphy]

bump for comedy

 

[MedRower]

👎 Since no one has said anything (the way I would say it anyway), I feel the honor is mine.

Personally, I really find it insulting that you would go into any medical field for the money. And like I'm not a violent person and I can't fight to save my life, but I totally want to bitch slap you. I'm aware that people go into medicine for the money, but I would much rather you keep that to yourself. I mean seriously? I'm going to stop because there are so many expletives running through my head right now and I think my blood pressure is rising.

why are you so insulted?