本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Interview process is very tough, with multiple references from doctors/professors, on top of volunteering experience.
Unless your kid really love to be a doctor or wanna spend >10 years in school and become a specialist, I don't see the reward is that big if s/he only wants to become a family doctor. A family doctor makes from 100 to 150K per year but spend 3 years doing life science, 2+ year in medical school, 2+ year in hospital internship (whatever they call it resident?) for a very minimum of 7 years, coming out with $100~$200K of debt, and making only 100 to 150k and max out at around 150k.
If you study finance, the competition is smaller. If you are ok, two to three years out of school you can already make 100K with no debt coming out from school. Around 5 years you become a director and can make 150k. Around 10 year you becomes an AVP and VP you will make way more than 150k.
I haven't mentioned s/he is really screwed if s/he can't get in med school since with a life science degree you are making perhaps a bit more than minimum wages.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Unless your kid really love to be a doctor or wanna spend >10 years in school and become a specialist, I don't see the reward is that big if s/he only wants to become a family doctor. A family doctor makes from 100 to 150K per year but spend 3 years doing life science, 2+ year in medical school, 2+ year in hospital internship (whatever they call it resident?) for a very minimum of 7 years, coming out with $100~$200K of debt, and making only 100 to 150k and max out at around 150k.
If you study finance, the competition is smaller. If you are ok, two to three years out of school you can already make 100K with no debt coming out from school. Around 5 years you become a director and can make 150k. Around 10 year you becomes an AVP and VP you will make way more than 150k.
I haven't mentioned s/he is really screwed if s/he can't get in med school since with a life science degree you are making perhaps a bit more than minimum wages.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net