So i’m an Asian who grew up in Fairfax County.I graduated High School last spring and i’ll be attending GMU in the fall. I got into UVA but unfortunately it wasn’t a school my family could afford. I have two possible career paths in mind. Be a cop or doctor. Each have its own pros and cons.

Doctor:
Pro- more pay, higher status, better working conditions and hours
Cons- large amounts of upfront debt, no guarantee on speciality, fail an exam 3 times and you’re out. Long path

Police Officer
Pro- short career path, guranteed job description, no up front debt and lots of overtime

Cons- low pay, lower status, everyone hates you, and at times high danger


I’m leaning towards doctor, what do you guys think?

None of the above. You should become a male escort.

The heavy hauling steel moving man
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Put together and divided by two

You should be a doctor, in a state mental hospital or prison. That way you got both wishes covered with a pension and good medical benefits and vacations

I agree.

So it is decided.

You will be a gay male RentBoy like your cousin Quang.

Keep in mind that the US will have a single-payer healthcare system within 20 years, and probably sooner. At that point, doctors will be paid about 2/3 of what they currently make, will work longer hours in deteriorating conditions, and be micromanaged by a classic federal bureaucracy. In places like the UK and Canada where public healthcare is the norm, being a doctor is a middle-class occupation, not the upper class occupation that it is in the US.

If you're smart enough to be a doctor, you're going to be rejected by most police departments. Police departments have policies against hiring high IQ individuals, as they assume the job will be too boring for them (here's a lawsuit - that failed - about this policy: https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story?id=95836).

Get into finance any way you can. If you're a quant monster (good at math), you should be able to do it. Be a financial analyst for a few years, then go to a top five MBA program (TOP FIVE - anything less will be disregarded by employers) and get a job in NYC making a seven figure income.

I just changed your life - you're welcome.

Join the PO PO!

Drive fast, shoot folks mess with those who messed with you in HS

uva costs the same as gmu.

You'll need over a 4.00 gpa at gmu to possibly get into medical school, so the decision will likely take care of itself. Medical school is very hard.

Average Canadian doctor makes 225k.So medical school pays for itself in a few years even that system.

Farts Wrote:
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> uva costs the same as gmu.
>
> You'll need over a 4.00 gpa at gmu to possibly get
> into medical school, so the decision will likely
> take care of itself. Medical school is very hard.
>
>
> Average Canadian doctor makes 225k.So medical
> school pays for itself in a few years even that
> system.

$225k for the amount of training and standards required is absolutely retarded. Physicians must endure 10 years minimum before they are full-fledged doctor. If you're smart enough to be a doctor, you're smart enough to do a lot of other things that don't require that much suffering and pays comparably or better. You can get an undergrad computer science or engineering degree and earn $200k within two years of graduation. Meanwhile, your med school friend will still be in school, with four more years of training to complete while you're earning six figures. Another option as mentioned would be finance.

You won't get rich being a doctor unless you specialize in plastics, dermatology, ortho, cardio, or neuro - the most highly sought-after residencies in an already hyper-competitive profession. The only reason to be a doctor is that you have a calling to be one and hold the history, science, and application of medicine in the very highest esteem and want to be part of its legacy.

Farts Wrote:
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> uva costs the same as gmu.
>
> You'll need over a 4.00 gpa at gmu to possibly get
> into medical school, so the decision will likely
> take care of itself. Medical school is very hard.
>
>
> Average Canadian doctor makes 225k.So medical
> school pays for itself in a few years even that
> system.

UVA's tuition is the same but i'd have to live on campus at UVA. I'll be living with my parents while going to GMU. This is an extra 10k in my parents pocket.

Finish up at GMU, it should be a breeze for you to ACE your classes. Apply for an Officer Program as an Information Systems Officer. You will likely obtain a TS or better clearance and gain marketable technology skills. ^^^200K is on the low end if your capable. Most corporations know there is great benefit and positive outcomes when hiring smart veterans.

Salute Wrote:
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> Finish up at GMU, it should be a breeze for you to
> ACE your classes. Apply for an Officer Program as
> an Information Systems Officer. You will likely
> obtain a TS or better clearance and gain
> marketable technology skills. ^^^200K is on the
> low end if your capable. Most corporations know
> there is great benefit and positive outcomes when
> hiring smart veterans.

Excellent advice. When your contract is up, NYC financial services will be falling over themselves to hire you. You'll be making high six figure by your early 30's.

That way you can operate on anyone you shoot.

Both suck now. A lawyer is better. Then invest in real estate.

It is better to be a doctor than a cop. The big minus is that you should learn a lot if you want to become a doctor and the big plus is that you can win a lot of money. I learned it many years ago in caribbean med school rankings. It was good because this school taught us to applicate the theory in practice every time. They taught us how to speak with patients and many other details which other schools don't teach you. Now I am a surgeon and all their advice helps me in my work.



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