<p>Good luck and god bless. If you love medicine and people the rewards are great.</p>
<p>I think business people always make money, and it does not have to be ibanking. For law, I met a few people from top law schools like Yale at a party and they were fed up with their jobs, bright females doing lots of research in the background, not the rainmakers of their firm. I believe the firm is of one of those prestiguous law firm in Century Blvd, Los Angeles. My high school friend worked there as a paralegal and she said the firm received stack of resumes from top schools. so yeah, the grass is always greener.</p>
<p>UCgradmary,</p>
<p>Cheers. Believe me, if I were in it for the money, I wouldn’t do medicine. I’d probably go into banking or finance or one of the big international corps like Sony or HP (down in SD.) Medicine for me is a chance to do what I thought I’d get to do with my current career path (help people.)</p>
<p>Nobody told me that government doesn’t really help people. I had to find it out for myself. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Finding a fitting career…take 2!</p>
<p>My PhD in psychology was free, so if I didn’t make as much money right out of the gate it was ok. The idea of starting life with huge debt and especially in a managed care world, is unattractive imo. Malpractice insurance payments can be killers too.</p>
<p>I agree with post #17, why look at it as either/or, take a look at some MD/PhD programs.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for the feedback. :)</p>
<p>She’s preparing her application to med now. I suggested that she follow her passions and feel lucky to have decent options.</p>
<p>As a professor in Biochemistry, I never NEVER advice students to go for a PhD instead of an MD if I were asked. </p>
<p>You can PM me if you want to know my reasoning.</p>
<p>You can do both. There are MD/PhD programs. I agree with Mollie though, you’ve got to love research to make up for the low pay and long hours.</p>
<p>UCgradMary, you must not know any architects.</p>
<p>Do what you love - hope it isn’t painting.</p>