TOPIC: Is Med School even worth it?

At this point in my life I'm realizing it doesn't really matter what you do it's also not so much about how much you like it but the quality of life you live depends solely on how much money you make.

I am just wondering if you think going to and type of Medicine related field is worth it? I know there is a huge saturation of doctors, PT's, PA's, M.D.'s etc. Then on top of that you have to come up with the money to pay for it all. 200-400K in student loans does not sound that great to me.

The reason I ask is last summer I took an aptitude test and the top thing on my list for recommended jobs was MEDICINE. Lol I wish it were not true but that's how my mind was rated.

Also does anyone get accepted to any med program with less than a 3.0 GPA? If so how?

I went to Law School (w/ scholarship), briefly.

My thoughts on grad. school is -
DON'T DO IT UNLESS YOU ARE 100%%%%%%% SURE YOU WANT TO HAVE THE CAREER FOR LIFE.

@ Legendary - Go to truck driving school with me dude. I'll see you there this summer

btw <3.0gpa ---

are you a minority or not?
(serious question)

Same here, I'm not sure on what to do. My GPA is decent and I can most likely get solid MCAT scores, the matter is not whether I can but whether I should. What are the alternatives? I can't just open a business out of nowhere and I don't really have anything that I can create a site out of. Plus the fact that I live in Canada doesn't help.

I don't know, I feel like I'll waste most of my youth studying and end up regretting it. But then again, I wanted to be a surgeon since I was like 6 so I'm not just doing it for the money.

Apart from a lawyer, a doctor and a successful business owner (which is a big gamble), I can't think of any other jobs that make 150-200k yearly that doesn't involve you being at the top of your firm.

Good Looking Loser wrote: DON'T DO IT UNLESS YOU ARE 100%%%%%%% SURE YOU WANT TO HAVE THE CAREER FOR LIFE.

A year ago I would have happily said that doctor is right for me, but now discovering that people can make a lot of money online, perhaps partly out of laziness, I want to see if I can do something else. So either go with the system and be safe but risk regretting it later in your life, or try other things but have a much bigger chance of failing.

Anxiety Slayer wrote: Same here, I'm not sure on what to do. My GPA is decent and I can most likely get solid MCAT scores, the matter is not whether I can but whether I should. What are the alternatives? I can't just open a business out of nowhere and I don't really have anything that I can create a site out of. Plus the fact that I live in Canada doesn't help.

I don't know, I feel like I'll waste most of my youth studying and end up regretting it. But then again, I wanted to be a surgeon since I was like 6 so I'm not just doing it for the money.

Apart from a lawyer, a doctor and a successful business owner (which is a big gamble), I can't think of any other jobs that make 150-200k yearly that doesn't involve you being at the top of your firm.

Good Looking Loser wrote: DON'T DO IT UNLESS YOU ARE 100%%%%%%% SURE YOU WANT TO HAVE THE CAREER FOR LIFE.

A year ago I would have happily said that doctor is right for me, but now discovering that people can make a lot of money online, perhaps partly out of laziness, I want to see if I can do something else. So either go with the system and be safe but risk regretting it later in your life, or try other things but have a much bigger chance of failing.

Don't know much about America but for canada a doctor is a solid job but if you realize your gonna have to sacrifice 7 years of your life working very hard and being practically broke(though med school isn't very expensive in canada can pay off in first year or two of being a doctor) the worst part of it is that your going to be losing a lot of your good time. But once it's done (4years bachelor+4years med school+3 years residency) you can make a shit ton of money. Someone I know works as an ER doctor up in the Alberta oil sands and brings home 10k a shift which would be about 130k a month.

That's rare though but on average as an ER doctor in British Columbia you'll make about 400k a year minus a lot of taxes and insurance though. So is it worth it that's up to you it is a good job you get to change peoples lives and make a lot of money but in return you have to work really hard and will be in your 30s before you start making money.


One other thing is you do work for yourself which is nice and make your own corporation. But you will always have the health association on your back making your life hard

Good Looking Loser wrote: btw <3.0gpa ---

are you a minority or not?
(serious question)

i'm a minority, also debating about going to grad school after I graduate. I was thinking about Physical Therapy

I was at first going to reply to this that if you're not sure, you should say no... But after thinking about it a minute I change my mind. If you're not sure what you want to do with your life at this point then fuck yes you should go to med school!
Being a doctor is high paying and highly respected profession. You will be very comfortable financially and there are a certain set of chicks who will throw themselves at you, especially if you maintain good looks (most doctors become fat and look like absolute shit). "Sexy doctor" is one of the best things you can be, since its something that women can actually brag about if they fuck you.
Aside from just pussy though, going through med school gives you MANY valuable options in life, not just being an MD. You can do research, and all kinds of other super interesting fascinating stuff. You are also doing something very valuable that helps others so you can feel good about what you're doing. The point is, if you're not sure what you want to do, just do something! and you could do a lot worse than getting this highly valuable degree. You won't be throwing away or wasting years of your life. You'll be in school, and can hook up with other students. I actually know so many doctors who met their wife in med school. Another option that may be less of a commitment is go into medical lab science, which is what I'm doing now. If you decide to go on to med school after that, it will be a very easy transition.

@GLL

Nah

Ok Take No Offense to this, but you can have " joke" gpa's and mcat scores and still be a DOCTOR, Much like how Chris said that he was Indian on his law school app and still got in. Being a female even puts you at an advantage because they tend to score less and have lower grades than males.

I had a lab partner that smoked a bunch of pot during the majority of his time during college. He had about a 3.4 and I stated had a 3.93. I scored much higher on the the mcat than him also. He performed in few activities to boost his resume and I would routinely pick up the slack for the work he did not do. He was of latino origin, but he was as American as you could get. Hell, his dad was born and raised in the U.S. and was a professor at the university.

Every school in the U.S. has around 21 people from minorities that they have to accept. School have to reach their quotas for minority and female to male ratios as well. I am not bitter, but am just stating the fact. This is why there is a very large mcat range for some of the top notch schools because they have to accept minorities.

As for becoming a doctor and getting pussy, it all comes down to the gll basics: do you have game, do you stay fit, are you a bawse, sex appeal, etc. A lot of doctors do not get laid very much because they are just too busy and they are nerdy awkward fucks with no game. I knew of a doctor that thought his status would result in more success with the bitches, but the bitches viewed him as awkward as fuck and did not want anything to do with his lame ass. So in conclusion: THE GLL protocols apply to all walks of life, does not matter whether a doctor, lawyer, businessman, etc. Obviously the richer one is and the more he satisfies the GLL guidelines to getting pussy the easier and better off he will be.

Lex wrote: I was at first going to reply to this that if you're not sure, you should say no... But after thinking about it a minute I change my mind. If you're not sure what you want to do with your life at this point then fuck yes you should go to med school!
Being a doctor is high paying and highly respected profession. You will be very comfortable financially and there are a certain set of chicks who will throw themselves at you, especially if you maintain good looks (most doctors become fat and look like absolute shit). "Sexy doctor" is one of the best things you can be, since its something that women can actually brag about if they fuck you.
Aside from just pussy though, going through med school gives you MANY valuable options in life, not just being an MD. You can do research, and all kinds of other super interesting fascinating stuff. You are also doing something very valuable that helps others so you can feel good about what you're doing. The point is, if you're not sure what you want to do, just do something! and you could do a lot worse than getting this highly valuable degree. You won't be throwing away or wasting years of your life. You'll be in school, and can hook up with other students. I actually know so many doctors who met their wife in med school. Another option that may be less of a commitment is go into medical lab science, which is what I'm doing now. If you decide to go on to med school after that, it will be a very easy transition.

Lex has a good point- COMMIT TO SOMETHING IF YOU CANT EVENTUALLY decide what to do with your life. HOWEVER, if you are not 100 percent passionate about medicine and are doing it for the pay, make sure you max out your pleasure and sex life before committing to med school. Do not be afraid to take your time to maximize pleasure in life.

I have no desire at this point to try to become a doctor because at the age of 24 I want to prove to my self that I can redeem myself for all those sexless and depressed years being a beta male. I will not be able to get much or if any pussy while going to med school because simply there is just not enough time to go out enough, approach, etc. Sure you can potentially fuck your classmates, but the from what I have discovered most of the chicks going to med school already have long term relationships. In addition, most of the girls are not QUALITY. Think about it: IF You are a hot chick, odds are that you do not want to put in all that work to get into med school at the expense of having the most epic college life possible. Hell if a chick is attractive, she can become a pharmaceutical rep and have the potential to make more money than a lot of doctors and still have the freedom to club a lot in their 20's and fuck hot studs.

In summary: Make sure you are living the most epic life as possible, fucking chicks, improving yourself, approaching, perhaps working on side jobs to make money( tutoring, personal trainer, etc), staying in shape, making as many social connections as possible before going to med school

This is exactly what I DID NOT DO and IT is EATING ME ALIVE. I finally adopted a motto from a roommate that I had: Pay, Pussy, and Pleasure.