<p>I was just wondering what you guys think. For a while (throughout high school and most of my first year), I've been thinking about going pre-med but now I'm thinking about going for Engineering (not completely sure which kind but something along the lines of bio, biomed, or electrical engineering). I would also plan on going to engineering grad school afterwards. </p>
<p>The main reasons for all this include getting out into the job market 6 years earlier and avoiding an extra 6 years of tuition for medical schools (which can be really expensive!). Of course, the downside is that (according to what I've heard), the job market isn't as stable for engineering as it is for pre-med.</p>
<p>I can kind of (not 100%) see myself doing either one, and I don't necessarily see myself as better off doing one over the other (I think I'll do equally decent in both). </p>
<p>Anyways, I wanted to know, what do you guys think? What about the job market for engineering (especially outsourcing problems)? Is that job market fairly stable? Or is it worth it to spend all that extra money and time to be a doctor?</p>
<p>all depends on how much money u wanna make, or how big of a gurantee u want that u’ll make big money…the market for engineering especially biomedical engineering is VERY GOOD…in fact i think biomed engineering is THE fastest growing job in the country…you could probably easily land a 100K income with bioE…maybe more if u decide to petroleum engineering at grad school…keep in mind that u can do many things with engineering degree…for example engineers are the most highly represented degree at MBA schools…u can also go to law school…and if ure not sure about whether u want engineering or premed just do BioE (it will be hard, so be prepared to WORK) and cut down the middle</p>
<p>you should start by taking classes that overlap such as math 32a 32b and chem 20a 20b etc. then depending on where your gpa is, you can pretty much decide by then. if you’re in the <3.5 range then go engineering >3.5 then you have a chance at premed</p>
<p>I don’t know where you heard that the Pre-meds have a more stable job market than Engineering.</p>
<p>Engineering (almost every engineering too) is known for job stability. They are also known for having salary caps, but they almost never have a problem /getting/ a job. </p>
<p>As for pre-meds, only 50% of them even get into Med School in the first place. Then you still have to wait a ton of time until you graduate, interning, etc and depending on your specialty, there’s still NO guarantee you’ll get a job.</p>
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<p>In terms of percentage yes, but not in terms of total jobs. Double not very many and you still have not very many. I’m not sure how the number of grads compares though.</p>
<p>Uhm, both of my parents are engineers, and I can truthfully say that engineering as not as stable as being a doctor. As you get older, technology changes and you can only catch up so much – companies start looking at your mental capacity to catch up and learn vs. job experience aka a graduate that just came out of MIT vs. you who has been working in the industry for more than 30 years. This sucks. However, as a doctor (I believe), the more experience you have, the more respected. </p>
<p>Also, whatever engineering degree (or any degree you get for the matter) does not reflect when you do in your job. My mother works with people who got degrees in chemistry, and are doing computer sciences related things. My father got an electrical engineering degree, but after doing electrical engineering, he got an offer to do bioengineering (which I believe is more stable than other engineering things, except it tends to stress more on research, I believe), has done computer science, and is currently working as an aerospace engineer. (The many fields that he has been in also show how unstable the job market is - he has also worked for MANY different companies, and my dad is pretty smart and has pretty high level in his field - it’s just when recession hits, engineers are affected.)</p>
<p>(I only know this much because my parents always complain to me and each other about engineering. Of course, the grass is always greener on the other side, and whatever you do in the end, you’ll probably get sick of it anyways. But, this is why my parents do not want me to be an engineer. Also, I don’t know about the bad aspects about being a doctor in such an intimate level.)</p>