<p>It is interesting to know how a youngster of your age thinks.</p>
<p>The bf of one of DS’s friend (she is in a medical school now) is very career oriented. He got a job in the consulting/finance area and his income is almost 6 figures. But the girl’s family somehow still kind of look down on him (maybe because he did not want to advance himself at some prestigious professional school. He is a few years older than her.) But is it true that you do not need to keep studying if you di i-banking/consulting? (But you do need to get into good intern jobs most summers during college.)</p>
<p>Fortunately, the girl herself is still with him. I do not hear much how her bf is. The girl is very disciplined academically. This couple met in high school. Since then, wherever he went, she was able to get into the same school (not an easy task, considering how unpredictable the college admission and medical school admission are these days). After he was graduated and worked in a particular city, she was able to get into a medical school in the same city. She is determined to follow him wherever he is, for the past N years, but her parent keeps nagging her in these years. Her family also wants her to go to a brand-name school (UG or medical school.) If she got into a non-top-5 UG school (or a top-10 medical school), her family will consider it as a failure. What a prestigious where family!</p>
<p>They will be together but the girl’s family is still in a denial mode. Sigh! Can they just leave them “alone” since they seem to be able to make it in the world? – her bf is earning big bucks and seems to enjoy that line of work, and he could help finance her medical school!</p>