Let’s say you have little to no responsibilities (no kids), you have the time, funding is not an issue, you are let’s say 18 years old. What degree would you go for or what trade would you like to go for? To make it more sensible, let’s say this 18 year old you has the knowledge of the current you.
I was thinking about this question, I am satisfied with my bachelor’s degree in Information Technology but if I had all the time in the world, no responsibilities, still living in my parents home, i’d have gone with Psychiatrist. Why? Because the biology of the human brain interests me and, psychiatrists working for the state of Ohio make, easily, $300k, with max i’ve seen was $600k+. They do minimal work, low stress level work.
The most work/stress you’ll go through is probably getting a bachelor’s degree followed by med school, followed by 4 years of residency. And you will end up like $300k in debt but who cares when you can make $300k a year and get like $150-200k paid towards student loan debt if you work as a doctor in the public sector? For example the state of Ohio offers Psychiatrists $150k to pay towards their student loans if they sign a 5 year contract.
It actually CROSSED my mind a couple of years ago, to major in Biology and go to med school for psychiatry. But I feel i’m too damn old and I don’t want to give 12 years of my life to studying. Plus I love computers/tech/networking/cyber security so i’m in the field I enjoy.
Just interested to see what some of you woulda liked to do if you can go back in time.
I was thinking about this question, I am satisfied with my bachelor’s degree in Information Technology but if I had all the time in the world, no responsibilities, still living in my parents home, i’d have gone with Psychiatrist. Why? Because the biology of the human brain interests me and, psychiatrists working for the state of Ohio make, easily, $300k, with max i’ve seen was $600k+. They do minimal work, low stress level work.
The most work/stress you’ll go through is probably getting a bachelor’s degree followed by med school, followed by 4 years of residency. And you will end up like $300k in debt but who cares when you can make $300k a year and get like $150-200k paid towards student loan debt if you work as a doctor in the public sector? For example the state of Ohio offers Psychiatrists $150k to pay towards their student loans if they sign a 5 year contract.
It actually CROSSED my mind a couple of years ago, to major in Biology and go to med school for psychiatry. But I feel i’m too damn old and I don’t want to give 12 years of my life to studying. Plus I love computers/tech/networking/cyber security so i’m in the field I enjoy.
Just interested to see what some of you woulda liked to do if you can go back in time.
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