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Re: Excellent Article about Engineering
Awesome article Neha!
The points you brought up about education time vs. payscale are quite valid. My oldest sister is a chemical engineer and my oldest brother is a lawyer and I have seen firsthand how the payscale works between the two of them. My sister thought that she was rolling in dough when she got her first job down in Florida at $40k per year (after 4 years at Notre Dame). My brother, on the other hand, just began a job (after 5 years of UW-Madison and 3 of Marquette law school) in London making nearly twice as much. The extra four years paid off handsomely in his case.
With both my other brother and I looking towards medicine, my parents have made it crystal clear to us that we must be in it for the long haul. My father was lucky enough to have been able to start his own practice almost 28 years ago, though it was after many years of college, medical school, residency (all of which he finished nearly one year ahead of schedule), and time in the Army.
Besides, whatever happened to career day in grade schools? We weren't allowed to have doctors and lawyers, but then again, we never got engineers either!?!?
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