<p>Theres actually going to be a shortage of doctors in the near future</p>
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<p>^Yes but with the current politics going on, doctors are on the wrong end of the deal. I’ve wanted to be a surgeon all my life, but I’ve spoken to so many doctors who’ve told me not to go into medicine (which sucksss OTL ).</p>
<p>They often tell me that the hours just get longer and the pay gets shorter. Add on malpractice to that pile, and the job as a doctor doesn’t seem so appealing anymore. But if you love what you do, then don’t let any of the above stop you.</p>
<p>Personally, I’m still debating between surgeon, nuclear engineer, and theoretical physicist.</p>
<p>is the doctor/engineer thing mostly Indian?</p>
<p>Parents want their kids to become doctors or engineers because history showed that those are the two most sustainable and honorable jobs out there. Most teens from India do engineering so they can cone to the US and work in the IT department with companies like Infosys and Wipro.</p>
<p>Times have changed and we are not looking for jobs that will bring us to the US anymore, since we’re already here. It’s up to us to choose but parents will always nudge you towards one of those because they’ve been taught to do that for generations back in India. They just want what’s best for you I guess.</p>
<p>I get that. it just doesn’t seem <em>as</em> common for Pakistanis and Bengalis</p>
<p>My parent’s would let me do whatever I want (I think), but I’ve always wanted to be an engineer, I’m a boy so it works. According to “Three Idiots”, boy is engineer girl is doctor =). Jk, they want me to be a doctor, but … whatever. </p>
<p>Emc2Fma, tell my friend that. He is adamant on the belief doctors have some amazing life style or something. He refuses to believe the pay is getting smaller and the malpractice is high. He also think somehow he’s going to have TONS of free time, I don’t think he realizes he’ll be working a ton and not getting paid as much as he thinks. He even knows he doesn’t love medicine, and he admits he only is doing it for the money. I’ve tried explaining it, but I guess his parents told him his parents told him doctors make a ton and he hung onto that belief. He doesn’t even do his own research, it’s really pathetic. I feel as if, in the long run, Engineers or business earn more. They have more free time, they get paid a little less, but it can easily get very close or even top doctors pay after you factor in the doctor’s malpractice. They also start earning years before doctors do. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>@adakinedi: Two of my mom’s friends’ sons are doing business and they’re Indian, so you’re not the only one not doing comp. engineering and medicine…I think finance is cool!!:D</p>
<p>My brother is doing finance.</p>
<p>^What college does he go to? I’m guessing you’re not interested in finance…you want to be an engineer…cool!!:D</p>
<p>Indiana University</p>
<p>Yay finance is the new engineering! Let’s make it happen and take over wall street! And I just applied to Indiana University (they have a REALLY good business school, like comparable to ivy league)! But yay!</p>
<p>Only problem is that Wall Street is pretty prestige-hungry and recruits almost exclusively from a selection Top 20 schools.</p>
<p>an indian hoping to become a doctor…the answer to whether it was parental pressure or my own motivation isn’t cut and dry. My parents, and I think it rings true for most indian parents, want their children to have job security with good pay and the path of medicine seems to be an obvious one. Parents kind of pushed it but I had no reason to resist given my interest in science and the work of a physician. Now I can’t imagine a better path so I don’t feel like I was forced. They would actually be fine with finance on wall street or the likes because it’s a path that guarantees financial success at least. But medicine seems a little more respectable of a profession than moving money around.</p>
<p>I’ve recently read that they are steering away from ivy league schools because some of those students are not as hard working as someone from a good public university because they already have that precious ivy degree. Plus, employers have to pay them more. So it’s a matter of who the individual is, not necessarily the university. </p>
<p>But you are correct, historically they do recruit from top 20 directly but others can definitely work their way up to wall street.</p>
<p>Finance has always been another thing I might want to do. With finance, if your good, you can make ALOT of money, like millions…per year. I’m confused.</p>
<p>Hahah yes it can be tempting but my advice, as cliche as it is, do what you love to do. Don’t pick finance just because you’d make a lot of money. I’m choosing it because I like money, no not salary money, I like the whole concept of money and economics/stock market in general. Pick a professional which you actually like waking up early and going to everyday. </p>
<p>But who am I to tell you what you do, to be honest the insane money top financial leaders make drew me in to it too. :)</p>
<p>Hi guys, I’m not exactly Desi.</p>
<p>See, I’m Sri Lankan, they tiny tear-drop shaped island off of your coast. We faced off at the Cricket World Cup…</p>
<p>… and lost. -_-</p>
<p>Speaking of cricket…do you guys watch cricket tournaments?</p>
<p>Yeah I follow international, IPL, and the world cup of course! But once I go to college next year I won’t have the cricket channels on tv anymore so I’ll have to watch them online. Boooo.</p>
<p>I still don’t understand how cricket is played. whenever I ask my family members they refuse to bother to tell me -_-</p>
<p>I don’t watch sports in general. I like watching the Olypics and the World Cup though…</p>