I am 22 applying to med school. I also want to retire early. Is it dumb to invest in med school but want to retire by 50? I do want to have one child and I am a woman so obviously I would take off for a year or two but 20 years working isn’t dumb despite the 8 year education and 4 yr residency, right?
Potential loan total would be 200k if I get into my state uni.
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definitely go into med school if you want to work for the rest of your life
>I am a woman
First, you have to ask yourself "Am I LARPing?"
Then, you have to followup and ask yourself if you're in it for the money or for the actual work+lifestyle.
There are better options for making money these days.
For comparison, retiring in your 40s in software engineering is basically a given for a normal stint in the industry where you are prioritizing money.
You can be a millionaire in your 30s from SWE, with no high risk investments, because you can start as young as 18 (self study) or at least early 20s with a BS. Starting early + low/no debt is a huge advantage over medicine.
Also take into account things like "how do I work from home as a doctor?" I'm sure there's some medical doctors doing that, but most are showing up to their hospital or practice, especially if they are actively working on or examining someone's body
>I want to retire early so I chose a degree that takes 12 years to even get started in the field
>Retire by 50 is early
Jesus fuck user, you could work at a gas station, live with your parents and put all your money into Crypto and Stonks and have enough to retire when you're 30, but instead you will be $200k in debt and not be able to really save until you're 40 where the oppurtunity is massively reduced because of how interest compounds the 20 year old with no debt will end up far outcompeting you financially despite your wages since you don't get rich renting your time out in that manner.
>I am a woman
Well there is your problem.
>I want one child
You will need to do so while you're still in school which will make studies difficult and you'll need to bet on a man who has barely even begun his life.
There are 3 things you can work on in life, Self, Love, and Money. You can only do 2 at a time. You want a career? Why? For money or because you enjoy the work. These are decisions that are difficult to make when you've never done anything, but unfortunately ones you have to make. Your best bet would just be to marry a rich man and then do what you want with your life.
> I am a woman
Serious question, why do women always feel a need to tell us that they are women on an anonymous board? Also, why is it only women in crypto who post selfies and actual real life photos of themselves on twitter?
Is it all attention seeking, if so, are u as a collective all that severely mentally ill?
Thanks,
t.man
Healthcare consultant here. If you want a job in big Pharma that pays $175K/year, all you need is a 4 year pharmacy degree (pharmacist license - MPH) + MBA. Companies now are searching for people with scientific and business acumen.
Generics companies are eating up more and more market share from big Pharma, and big Pharma is dumping boatloads of money into discovering/incubating new innovative drugs and pipeline to counter this (because generics only in-license old drugs), so they want a business savvy pharmacist to lead them to new money.
Eli Lilly, Novartis, Merck, etc are all fighting over talent that have both. Eli Lilly will wait at your MBA graduation ceremony to recruit you at the door for fuck sake.
It’s cheaper than spending 8+ years in Med school just to work at some shit hospital and make no difference. You’ll make more connections in the corporate world anyway - and actually make a bigger impact to patients in the grand scheme of things.
>Become Big Pharma corporate monkey instead of working in hospital
Again decide why you're doing any of this, if it is to have money you're a dumb fucking retard since there are many other easier ways to have infinite money without selling your soul the Dr. Shekelberg and his cronies.
Can you share some of these ways?
There are much worse programs to take on 200k of debt for. But find out if your loans will start compounding interest immediately, or after graduation. If so, beware
Med school students are also some of the most mentally broken, depressed, suicidal people out there. If you can’t imagine associating with this crowd or could see yourself becoming a part of it yourself, pick a different path.
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