Need career/school advice

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I am a senior in high school accepted to Harvard and Brown's PLME program. Basically I am trying to make a choice between these two schools, and ultimately, decide my career path. I have a lot of interests and could see myself doing both (seriously!) investment banking and being a doctor. However, I do not have a definite affinity to either. From a practical point of view, for a higher income, which profession is better? How much is there a tradeoff in terms of job stability? Are the benefits of becoming a doctor decreasing (in terms of increasing costs, slow down in salary growth, etc.)?

Thanks a lot in advance!

 

[StoicJosher]

I am a senior in high school accepted to Harvard and Brown's PLME program. Basically I am trying to make a choice between these two schools, and ultimately, decide my career path. I have a lot of interests and could see myself doing both (seriously!) investment banking and being a doctor. However, I do not have a definite affinity to either. From a practical point of view, for a higher income, which profession is better? How much is there a tradeoff in terms of job stability? Are the benefits of becoming a doctor decreasing (in terms of increasing costs, slow down in salary growth, etc.)?

Thanks a lot in advance!

I guess step 1 is to try and figure out what you would have an affinity to for the rest of your life. If you are good at investment banking, you will make way more money there than as a doctor even if the (fiscal) benefits of being a doctor improves.

 

[235788]

I am a senior in high school accepted to Harvard and Brown's PLME program. Basically I am trying to make a choice between these two schools, and ultimately, decide my career path. I have a lot of interests and could see myself doing both (seriously!) investment banking and being a doctor. However, I do not have a definite affinity to either. From a practical point of view, for a higher income, which profession is better? How much is there a tradeoff in terms of job stability? Are the benefits of becoming a doctor decreasing (in terms of increasing costs, slow down in salary growth, etc.)?

Thanks a lot in advance!

1) depends, I'm sure bernie madoff made more than a doctor.

2) well if you suck at either profession job security isn't really there.

3) Yes, very much so. Inflation and the leeching poor are driving medicine into the toilet.

 

[CeeEstee0]

I think it would be much easier to be an investment banker with no 'affinity' for your career than a doctor with no 'affinity' for your career.

 

[aSagacious]

Moving to hSDN.

 

[I'm No Superman]

i think it would be much easier to be an investment banker with no 'affinity' for your career than a doctor with no 'affinity' for your career.

+1

 

[PetPony]

Have you ever shadowed a doctor? It's not for everyone and maybe spending some time watching one for several hours every week will help you figure out if that's really something you would like to do.

 

[jamisondb]

Have you ever shadowed a doctor? It's not for everyone and maybe spending some time watching one for several hours every week will help you figure out if that's really something you would like to do.

This.

I had this preconceived notion that medicine was exactly what it appeared to be on television. I started job shadowing. I still love the healthcare field, but it isn't what media and some people set it up to be.

 

[mikejm11]

I think it would be much easier to be an investment banker with no 'affinity' for your career than a doctor with no 'affinity' for your career.

Well put.