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GW Law or GW Medicine?
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Date: July 14th, 2008 6:13 PM Author: Impressive Primrose Temple Which would you choose?
I don't want to get into exactly why the decision is between these two schools, but let's just say that family connections make it certain that I'll be accepted to these 2. (And based on my grades + mcat & lsat scores, not many others ).
Money, lifestyle, what have you. I'm honestly not sure which one to choose.
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Date: July 14th, 2008 6:19 PM Author: adventurous clear coldplay fan med (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9972882) |
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Date: July 14th, 2008 6:23 PM Author: Brass sticky feces useless brakes law program is mediocre, but med is even worse. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9972889) |
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Date: July 14th, 2008 6:26 PM Author: adventurous clear coldplay fan doctors >> lawyers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9972896) |
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Date: July 14th, 2008 6:38 PM Author: Lilac clown Neither if you are unable to choose between two completely different career paths without consulting us. You'll probably be a lousy doctor if you even make it past the entrance interviews. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9972923) |
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Date: July 14th, 2008 9:59 PM Author: adventurous clear coldplay fan half of doctors are lousy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9973521) |
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Date: July 15th, 2008 11:55 PM Author: odious toilet seat voyeur 99% of teachers are (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9977222) |
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Date: July 16th, 2008 12:06 AM Author: adventurous clear coldplay fan BREAK THE TEACHERS UNIONS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9977251) |
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Date: July 14th, 2008 6:42 PM Author: Impressive Primrose Temple Here's the skinny on this -- I'm not really a "gunner" type, so I don't expect to be at the top of my class in either med or law school. And I'm sure as heck not doing both! I just want a nice, comfortable professional career. Decent job security (although I don't really mind making a few job moves, or even being unemployed for small amounts of time), good money, time for family.
In other words I don't plan on being one of those outliers -- neurosurgeon making $500K or a biglaw partner making $750K. I imagine that if I went into medicine I'd probably go internal med (~160K/yr) or something along those lines, and that if I went into law I'd probably eventually make my way in-house (~160K/yr) after a few years in a firm.
It's a tough call for me. Discuss. |
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Date: July 14th, 2008 9:58 PM Author: elite rigor halford If you need connections just to get into GW law, why would you assume you get an in-house gig for 160 (something that would typically require a couple of years of biglaw). Most GW grads cannot get biglaw. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9973513) |
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Date: July 15th, 2008 11:11 PM Author: Pearl vibrant house GW Law >> GW Med but being a doctor >>>>> being a lawyer
therefore going to GW Med and becoming a doctor >>> going to GW Law and becoming a middling lawyer doing doc review for the rest of your life |
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Date: July 16th, 2008 1:14 AM Author: Territorial windowlicker That's such a letdown that you don't want to be a neurosurgeon or big law partner. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9977460) |
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Date: July 16th, 2008 2:56 AM Author: Startled dead theatre trust fund If you're not a "gunner" type you will have trouble in med school. Do you expect your family connections to land you a sweet residency, too? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9977678) |
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Date: July 16th, 2008 2:35 AM Author: Claret liquid oxygen corner Medicine is infinitely more prestigious. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9977643) |
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Date: July 16th, 2008 5:21 AM Author: Transparent House-broken Bawdyhouse Sound Barrier med, but then go and work for MSF or some NGO where you wont need to practice. but good luck with the debt. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=834872&forum_id=1#9977840) |