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Go to law/medical/dental school and in about 10 years open your own practice. Anything else is a lottery and you should be playing for the fun of it, not to mak
by samt 16y ago
Go to law/medical/dental school and in about 10 years open your own practice. Anything else is a lottery and you should be playing for the fun of it, not to make money.
- eli 16y agoAnd school isn't a lotto? You know many happily employed recent law school grads these days? Or many young doctors who are confident they'll retire rich?
- WestCoastJustin 16y agoSchool can be a lotto if you get a degree in aboriginal affairs or something similarly obscure. Becoming a md/lawyer/dentist is a pretty sure thing. At least where I live (Canada) these professions are in demand. You can always move to smaller communities if needed. I think the parent comment was pretty good advice.
- eli 16y agoMaybe things are different in Canada, but it sounds like pretty terrible advice to me. Starting out your career with six figures of debt in a bad economy? I really feel very strongly that you should ONLY be a doctor, lawyer, or dentist if you genuinely like doctoring, lawyering, or dentistry. It ain't a get rich quick scheme.
- starkfist 16y agoLaw school is more of a lotto than medical school. They really aren't even comparable. My old college roommate makes $300K a year as a dermatologist. The WORST you do as a doctor is about $120K/yr which is one of the best salaries you can make as a programmer. Doctors don't become Google rich but if you are looking for a solid stable job that pays a lot it's still one of the best. Law is different because there is no limit on the number of lawyers minted each year. Every year is a new record number of lawyers. A law school grad isn't guaranteed any job at all, even with a degree from a school like Yale. In contrast, doctors can literally kill people and keep their jobs.