Hey man, thanks for this video. I'm currently a sophomore in college trying to decide between finance and computer science, and this video really provided me with a better perspective on how to approach the decision. While high finance jobs like investment banking offer a higher earning potential, computer science offers a tremendously better worklife balance. Finance offers more person to person interaction while computer science lets me solve complex logic problems. It's a hard decision to make, but your video really helped my perspective in how to approach it
Hi, is it possible if you make a video about the specialities available in med school? And perhaps trying to explain them? I'm a senior in high school and have problems deciding what I want in the medical fiel.
I want to be the person who connects doctors, medical industry business people, researchers to improve the health system overall and bring great technologies from the lab to the patients and the public. But I am not sure which kind of job will enable this role and what I should learn for this role. I am currently a bachelor graduate of biomedical engineering
Deost you're so fucking entitled it's hurting my brain, do you really think you contribute to your environment at all? Be grateful for what you have been born into and don't bash others for what they are born into.
You forgot lawyer. Theres always 4 options our parents give. Doctor, engineer, lawyer, or disappointment to family (my family didnt give business). I'm on the right path to the 4th option because I want to be a writer lol
@Observer x No the education is actually quite advanced... I studied 1 year in Iran when I was in gr.8. I came back to canada and didnt open a textbook or study for any exams all throughout gr.9 and 10 and got A's because I already learned all that material and more from the 1 year in Iran. I dont know how other countries are, but most of them tend to have more advanced high school educations compared to the West. As for post-secondary, one university in Iran is called Sharif, and THAT is a very well respected university even to American universities (many grads of Sharif are accepted to Stanford or MIT). That said, like western countries there are students who choose not to study or to take less education; Iran's community has people with a PhD, masters, a bachelor or even just a highschool diploma. As for what is offered, I can speak for Iran that it does have an excellent education system that really prepares students to advance whether they stay in Iran, or even transfer to western countries. I am speaking for Iran because that is where I am from, I'm sure others from the middle east can fill you in about their respective countries as well. And yes, we do have computers and advanced technology... same as almost every 1st world country in the world. Believe it or not but contrary to what the media portrays, Iran (and many other middle eastern countries) is a first world country. The current sanctions are limiting our resources but the Sharif university I mentioned is well known for its engineering and computer programs.
@@lStranger The people who choose a career only for financial reasons are the people who will be unhappy during their life and career. It is like marrying a person that you don't love only for his/her bank account. Such a marriage is soon or late doomed!
You shouldn’t go into medicine for the money the paycheck is good but you’ll be burned out, sleep deprived, probably won’t be able to have a family, i’m just saying if it’s money you want look elsewhere.
*One thing i like about business is that you don't have to make it a career choice. You could be a doctor, lawyer, or an engineer and still start your own business or investing.*
people get it wrong even this video creator too...business degree is not just for starting business this is such a big misconception lol. What about Managers huh?? Without managers nothing can happen. Hospitals, Companies, Tech houses etc all are run by managers. And one thing: start you own business without degree? Nah...you can't start a business on big platform without degree there's so many requirements like legal papers, business laws, business letters and so many others that has to be done by businessman/woman.
Alpha Nemesis you can literally get a LLC for 20$. You can definitely start a buisness without a degree and if you have a good launch expect to go public. legal papers......what
@@CloudDayLight legal papers what?... Business law letters, land claiming and there's so many other things. In some countries it's illegal to start a business without business knowledge and degree. And without business knowledge how can you understand the important things of a business. Yes if you want to start a stall or a small shop of clothes, refreshments or a coffee shop etc there's no need of business degree but if you are looking to start a finance firm, bank, product or service company, a whole big company including many management, engineering, design departments you can't do these things without business degree..
I chose medicine (atm this is the last year before decree) but I wish I had chosen engineering. Now I am hoping surgery won't be as bad as internal medicine :/
@iat Woods Unfortunately you have to find it yourself and not listen to anyone around you. Best thing imo is to see the possibilities of what you want to become from their workdays. Just pay a visit in their jobs and if they let you be near them and watch what they're doing, that'll be great.
People don't get "business degrees" to start or own businesses. The industry knowledge u gain and drive u have is what drives u in whatever business specialization u choose. 100% it's not needed to start a business but dont think for a second that you could have the knowledge of someone in that field just because u read some books and failed at a couple things, that's not how life and application works.
@@hezron1997 exactly real thing is people are uneducated regarding business world. Even big doctors didn't know anything, basically our education system failed at it as children, our schooling system doesn't told us about business world that's the reason why people think "Business degrees is to start business". We study business to become manager and yeah to become manager "you need business degree".
I'm an engineering student in a biotech and green energy startup. My father survived two rare cancers, and that had affected me deeply. My family also comes from a cpuntry where electricity is not reliable. So I've dedicated my life to detection of cancers and cost effective energy conversion and storage. Hi from UCSD!
Hey aku. I'm a senior in highschool and am currently evaluating what I want to study. I'm applying to UC San-diego and am interested in persuing engineering and or a science field. It is very interesting how you have dedicated to energy conservation as the world truly does need a change. I just wanted to learn more from your experience because I might be going through a similar path.
Don't be afraid to listen to your instincts. I was an engineering major in my second year, and was lining up for an internship in the field. After speaking with a lot of people in the field and deep self thought, I realized business is much more in line with who I am. You can't go wrong with either field, so commit to the one that most reflects what you want to do.
My dad solved this issue like this: Right after high school he went and studied engineering. After 2-3 years in the business he diceded to go to a med school. Now, in his late forties, he is doing his second residency (first was pediatry).
@@Randy-us1uf I am from Slovakia and we have quite a differentf educational system, so it would be somewhat misleading, if i told you, what was he doing in his "college" times.
I remember talking to to one of my professors about the ethics of engineering. He said it is very important to consider how taking short cuts affect others. As engineers we usually don't see the affects directly like a doctor, but if a doctor makes a mistake he kills 1 person if an engineer makes a mistake he kills many. My wife is in medicine, and I always knew I could never do medicine, but he made me realize how engineers also affect people's lives.
I think business is an amazing opportunity. My dad has a bachelors degree in computer information systems and he is a high ranking executive at a bank making more than most people in medicine and he is barely 40. And started out as a teller. I think business and medicine are the most rewarding industries to be in.
LeGoatBronzo It depends. Is math love and life to you? Are you willing to take away countless weekends and social interaction with not only your peers but your family as well? If so then that’s only half the battle. I am an electrical engineer myself. Btw,go Lakers :3
@@nikelsibautistabrito1729 In Finland. Foreign students have to pay a small tuition fee, I think it's somewhere between 100-300 euros. You can try to google it.
Excellent video, covers the med angle as I've always been curious. While I greatly admire doctors, the time opportunity cost is too great. I've got a degree in biomedical engineering and in teaching, and spent much of my 20's in college. My advice for students who don't know what they want to do is: 1) Ignore prestige and peer pressure, and think about what degree will lead to long term life happiness. There is a story of a guy with a science degree who works as a security guard in a research lab. Normal working hours, no research stress, and he can self study when at the desk. 2) Talk to as many professionals and final year university students and gauge their experiences. 3) Treat your first college degree as a special ops mission, in and out asap. Do a 3 year degree and find work in the real word first, rather than locking yourself into a 5+ year degree. Study fatigue (PTSD) can set in if you're there too long and still doubting you've chosen the right path. I've been through a lot and now run my own business, I don't like the uncertainty of working of a promotion that may never eventuate.
Hello, can you please reply to me? I'm an engineering student who is looking to do Biomedical Engineering after my graduation... I'm Waiting for ur reply...
@@Saiprasad22 Just apply at a biomed company directly. One year of work experience is better than one extra year of study; so don't bother with postgrad masters of biomed. Biomed companies want specialists (mech, elec, mechatronic, software and physicians). They're less keen on jacks of all trades (biomed degree).
You're right. I think studying medicine can give you a more guaranteed future than business. You don't need a business degree to be a businessman, just like you don't need to study politics to be a US president, because these professions rely less on special knowledge than on abstract qualities like your personality and wisdom.
True but you do need a business degree with a specific concentration in order to work as an analyst or above. All the major analyst positions in corporate that I applied for demanded a business degree and at least 2 years of experience. Luckily I did an internship for 2 years so I was able to apply for those positions.
Good animations but honestly doesn’t seem like that much research was undertaken in the engineering and business careers. Seemed like the video was more related to “how engineering and business career paths can relate to medicine”.
Not much different from doing any accounting program without a built in CPA cert (THE SAME AS BUSINESS ADMIN - ACCOUNTING from a subpar school). You can't translate most business / management degrees to the real world, they are too general and lack practicality.
Just a correction. Engineers can do a ton of different types of jobs, and some of those are highly interpersonal. Some of them even involve scrubbing into medical procedures, if you are a Biomedical engineer and work as a device representative act as the expert on a device's function during a procedure.
You perfectly explained why I didn’t choose medicine and business. My father doesn’t know what an engineer does and I’ve explained to him on many occasions but he still has the stereotype you present in this vid. You are accurate about engineers not being able to have time for others..not even for those under the same roof. Excellent video. Automatic like & subscription.
I think this is a great video, I'd just like to mention a couple of points from personal experience. Current full-time employed Engineer here (although also applying to medical school). From my own experience, I have found that most engineers start in the mid-5-figures range and might finish their career in the high 5-figure or low 6-figure range. However, if you want to see that kind of salary increase, you will not be working a 40-hour week. Most of the engineers I know in that salary range work closer to a 50-60 hour week. I'm not disagreeing with what you are saying, I just think it is important to mention that although engineers make a good salary, you are unlikely to increase that salary if you don't put a significant amount of extra work in. Most engineers are salaries so you will most likely not be compensated for that time. Also, although it is true that engineers do not interact with others in the same way that a doctor does, it is important to mention that engineering, at least in my own experience, requires quite a bit of social skills and a strong ability to communicate with others. For example, the project that I am working on has about 50 engineers, that's not including the other design staff, project management, or construction group. I generally spend at least a quarter or more of my day on the phone, in meetings, or talking with those whom I am working closely with. Once again, I am not disagreeing with you, I just think it is important to mention that if you are someone who does not like working with others, you are unlikely to be happy working as an engineer. In my mind, although the stereotypical antisocial engineer does exist, it is much rarer than most would believe.
this is so true. as an engineering student now, so much emphasis is put on how technical knowledge is far from being the most important thing to being an engineer. learning to communicate and cooperate effectively with people is a huge part of the education i've been getting
I really can't decide what to choose...I'm stuck between -Architecture -Medicine -Aerospace Engineering If I study architecture or aerospace engineering I would eventually start a business in one of those fields and that's what is so intriguing to me about those jobs. I can start my own company that I have really big plans for but the job security and salary medicine offers is also great!
@@ooogabooga5344 building random stuff is not the same as engineering but you probably have the right mindset to be an engineer. Sorry to shit on your robot
Me 2 ... I thought of the same thing ..owing a company..is something.. really proud ...but in medical career.. u can work according to ur comfortability and money is even good ..with that designation respect?! Me 2 still confused
I love this video. I am a 3rd year medical student and choosing medicine was not a natural or 'gut feeling' that I had. I feel like it is almost assumed that everyone in medicine must have wanted medicine all their life and cannot think of any other careers. I STRONGLY considered banking (business) and engineering too. I also find most of my peers think medicine as a degree/profession is on a different level when that simply isn't true. For example, Bill gates has done more for this world than any individual modern doctor, even in medicine. His foundation has singlehandedly made polio eradicate in India from around 200,000 cases to none. That kind of contribution on a nationa/global stage is something very few doctors will ever make. Medicine itself is also not innately difficult. It requires you to STUDY a lot because there is so much content however I feel like conceptually fields like engineering would be far more challenging which is why I was quite attracted to that.
I agree with you. I Was in my first year of medicine school, and i started to go to the hospital, and i didnt like it; it was stressfull for me because i don't like attend patients. I only Was in medicine because i wanted to be scientist and work in a lab. Now i'm going to change to biology sistems engineering, and I combinate my pasion of science, work in a lab, help a Lot of people doing innovation un medicine, and be enterprising!
yeah you are right engineering is hard, but would you say if someone just works hard and studies will they make a good career in doctor or do they have to be smart and also work hard ? asking for younger brothers
@@subarashi516 the medical path requires a lot of memorization and not much critical thinking. so as long as you know effective ways of memorizing stuff you can pursue a medical career
@@angelusvastator1297 Once you get into med school, you'll soon realise that the med course is 10x more stressful and harder than the getting into it part :-/
Keep in mind that this comes from a heavily weighted US perspective. In europe people often don't have student loans, the salary is waaay lower and so are the hours/week.
exactly, im from Denmark. I start medicine next summer and Ill be 21 yo. In Denmark education is FREE (for native danes)! and work week is 37hours/week. Its waay different here man, way better I think
I sort of wish I did an engineering/biomed degree before med school so I’d have practical tools and the valuable critical thinking mindset that comes with engineering. I’d love to get into business once I pay off med student loans :)
I'm currently going to school for Computer Engineering. I have thought about changing my major to business, but then when I looked at the classes I would have to take, the computer engineering path still has me very much so intrigued. Linear Circuit Anyalysis, Digital Logic Design, and Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing sounds WAY better than classes like Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
I have a BS in Finance. Now I am a computer science major. In between I went to law school. I can tell you that CS is exponentially harder than law school, and law school made my Finance degree feel like child's play. It is almost impossible to compare a technical degree to a business degree.
Fun fact: This is supposed to be my final year in Business school - Finance. But I’m unable to register due to student debts. 😂😂😂 Im laughing so I don’t cry.
Bravo Being , I maxed out my loans for accounting little over year ago. I applied like crazy for any scholarships. I had to pay for a semester but my last two semesters I have gotten scholarships. It’s only taken 10 years to finally qualify.
Join the military and take part in the reimbursement program. It pays all of your debt up to $50,000. Of course the contract is 4 years long but you don’t seem to have too many options lol. I took the chapter 1606 through the reserves bc I don’t have debt and my college is paid for :) now mind you, your peers are gonna act like twats to you because you joined the military but hey there’s nothing better than financial freedom and watching those who doubted your decision swim in debt ;)
Man, it is crazy coincidence how this video came out! I mean, I have the exact same dilemma as I'm planning to pursue one of those three. And another thing I noticed is our similarities in math, computer science, etc. In the end, I'm going to find a way to do all three simultaneously as I have some clues on how to publish some of my ideas to the world with this triple discipline approach.
Hi Mahyar...this is Nitin Reddy from India...well even I have a long craving to somehow combine these three disciplines...to create magic in people's lives...in case you need any support...always here
If you are smart enough to do any of the three, then any of them will reap great rewards, engineering degrees are valued to business now days much more than business degrees. If you do not feel confident enough to take the work load of any on, then don't just choose business. It may not have the tougher prerequisites, but people from those other 2 fields that are motivated and switched on are the ones in the finance game killing it. FYI half way through my masters in finance, yet my mates who never bothered with uni and chose trades are all on 6 figures in their very early 20's. Keep an eye on your alternatives.
@@nopantssteve6784 Sorry, I guess its Aussie slang (now I know) a tradie is someone who works for a trade (working class) like plumber, electrician, brick layer, builder ect
Don't go into healthcare if you don't like healthcare. If you enjoy healthcare but still don't know if you want to dedicate your life to it, then there's always other options other than doctors such as RNs, PAs, NPs, etc., which all make 6 figures yet don't have nearly as much schooling or debt as doctors.
@@omobolajiayomideajaoshethe4438 RNs are "registered nurses," or simply nurses. NPs are Nurse Practicioners, which are people who went to nursing school and then went to grad school to become NPs. PAs are Physician Associates/Assistants, and they are basically a version of "doctor-lite" because they are given a brief med-school like education in PA school
@@adr77510 Ohh thanks! There are so many options for people looking into helping others healthwise while also making a great income without necessarily being a doctor. I think they're worth looking into!
I'm striving to get into medical school and my boyfriend is now done with his business internship and could potentially be earning beyond six figures in the not too far future. Don't go into medicine for the money.
@@lefthanded5473 Business degree is useless, most successful business men didn't even go to college. Can't say the same about doctors or engineers though.
I'm an engineer, been out of school for roughly 4 years, graduated with my BSME and started working in manufacturing soon after...I can tell you there is plenty of interpersonal stimulation if you choose the right career path. Regardless of educational focus, any engineer grad can choose to avoid a more traditional role where research or design skills take precedent and into a more interpersonal role where the soft skills are just as useful. Quality or sales are common choices that include a nice balance of the logical problem solving mixed with plenty of interaction with people
I was very interested in maths, history and military tech/tactics, but decided to go MedSchool for the stability and money... I guess I've done a big NO NO. Currenly finishing my Medical studies, I am still torn between becoming 'just' a doctor and trying to mix it up with business in some interesting fashion. I think every week how my life would've went if I chose to pursue my passions instead of security :/
i think its ok that you went to med school cause of job security, however if you're not one of the passionate ones and just think of it as a job then you might want to settle with fields of medicine that might not demand a lot of your time. maybe go with fields that promises set hours such as family medicine, e.t.c, then you can have time for family and find your other passions.
first year electrical engineering student here from Canada. I think one of the most important things we're learning in engineering are the disciplines and logical approaches to problem solving. We use science, mathematics and logic to back up everything we do. I'm also taking a management minor. Of course, it's too early to say but I'm really excited for what the future brings. I know studying engineering breeds great engineers, and it CAN breed good entrepreneurs. Not to mention many of the biggest names in wealth today have engineering backgrounds. I'm considering starting a business after several years in the field as an engineer but we'll have to wait and see! Best wishes to everyone who chooses to become a Doctor, Lawyer, Businessperson, Engineer, or anything else!
I chose business because of the hard work and value it can have. I know about it being stressful and risky but that's the experience of it, to learn and grow. I also have experience in business, managing a karate dojo as an instructor and going on business trips with my sensei as an advisor, and I loved it. Its definitely not for everyone, but I enjoy doing it and I'm happy where I am.
Engineers are very underrated especially when compared to Doctor. Even as an engineer you are expected to learn constantly depending on your field I mean Physics and Mathematics has a lot to be covered it's not just biology that gets updates. On top of that you are expected to create, invent and improve things which of course means you need to be updated with new research and certainly requires intellect. Even I was confused over both the fields but chose to become engineer over doctor because: If i really want to help people. As an engineer i can develop tools and methods that mitigate diseases or improve our chances of survival. Its an engineer who will ensure that the building doesn't fall on you, your laptop works the way its suppose to, produce the tools for your surgery, make the ambulance that takes you to the hospital , ensure the fancy medical machines work and each tablet has exactly the right amount of chemicals. Its hard to become an engineer I thought of dropping out a lot, I still don't completely understand a few of the subjects I studied but once I was through I didn't regret it. Remember as an engineer your work will affect more lives but don't expect to be appreciated or respected for it. You won't save a dying person or be thanked for saving a life but your work while ensure a better life for all. One my professor said something silly during my final year (meant just as a joke I value doctors as well) : A doctor can bury his mistakes, An engineer gets buried by his mistake.
I had three options: Doctor, Lawyer, or Engineer. Tried Comp. Eng. - Quit the first semester, tried Pre-Med (basically, Biochem) got to Org Chem - bounced. Changed to English and Accounting. I was recently accepted to the JD/MBA program at UPenn. Just keep going down the list kids, you'll get good at one eventually.
I don’t want to be a doctor but the one thing that always made me curious was, they obviously contain a lot of knowledge. But what if your patient asks a question you don’t know the answer to? Like doctors always seem to have answers and its crazy to me
moonrice555 Wtf? Doctors prescribe you pills that you need, is there something wrong with that? Obviously they have to go through a lot of books and studying to know which pill to give you. Theres much more behind it.. Unless they prescribe you wrong pills incessantly and cause more complications.. Thats a bad doctor Anyways why the fuck r u generalizing doctors to be all like this ? Such a fucking insult, it takes a lot to be a doc
@@exstalle2736 Sadly there is no accountability or constraint on "bad" doctors entering and maintaining themselves in the profession. I wish I could say I disagreed with moonrice555, but these practices are all too common in the field--especially in the US, where they are incentivized.
Law should be there too. It’s a very a good career since not only do you make a lot of money but you also make difference for society by being part of the criminal justice system.
a lot of money? you realize that most lawyers don't hit 6 figures until they have been practicing for 8-10 years right? most start out around 40-60k and that's after undergrad and law school. so they have all this debt.
WhiteLion Yeah in the same sense engineers have a potential make a lot more than doctors too. But on average doctors make more. Same thing eith lawyers. They sure can make a big money, but on average they make less than doctors or engineers in demading fields like CS, EE or BME.
@@joshualaughlin2385 Depends on the area of practice. Yeah, criminal law doesn’t pay great but tax, property or corporate lawyers can start at 100-200k post admission
If you want to go in to business, become an engineer work your way up to project management and you’ll be a prime candidate for lucrative business positions. Getting a degree in business makes you nothing special unless you have top notch credentials.
Mechanical engineer here, in my late twenties. I also chose my career by imagining what my future would be like. Had to chose between medicine and engineering. I didn't go in medicine because I didn't see myself enclosed in a small cubicle all day from 9 to 5 with sick people coming to see me to talk about their problems. I grew up watching Mega Construction and this is exactly what I'm doing now. I have tons of interaction with people (client, subs, engineering, QA department, etc), have to manage installation of huge components, man power, budget, schedule, safety, etc. My job allows me to travel to the Americas, Europe, Asia. I take the plane around 60 times per year. My girlfriend comes with me too. A lot of my friends are pharmacists, dentists and doctors, and I have nothing to envy salary wise. I'm in the clean energy sector so I get a huge sense of helping not 1 or 2 person at a time, but hundred of thousands at a time and society in general. My brother in law is in business and he travels even more. Of course my aunts would have prefered me to be a doctor, but I said fuck that.
I'm in my last year of high school and I think I'm going to pursue on becoming an engineer in uni. I might combine engineering and commerce tho. I'm soooo excited. Who else?!
I change my decision each semester 1st sem: Bio 2nd sem: cs 3rd sem: psy 4th sem: thinking of business my parents are sick of me and I'm too dumb to become what they want me to become what has my life come to 😓
Chiemeri i have the exact same problem an I can’t decide what I really want because on one hand I’m in love with psychiatry but on the other hand I love maths ....
THIS IS ME RIGHT NOW. Ive been wanting to do psychiatry for so many years, and now that i am in college I’ve been thinking about engineering!! But I still wanna do psychiatry, but I’m still on and off about it
Engineers can become quite wealthy as well depending on how good they are and the findings/breakthroughs they may uncover. I believe that if you love what you do and are good at it you may get wealthy in any career. Of course as stated in the video, it's only potentially possible whereas doctors are pretty much insured they're going to make a lot of money anyway.
Marais fan 4 life teachers and police officers have really bad salaries, dentists are technically still in the medicine line, and do I need to even mention baker? The one you got right was sports player
I disagree with one point- Engineering careers do offer opportunities to interact with other co-workers and clients, this is based on what I experienced in real life.
I've just found this video and felt like you were telling my story. I have an associate degree from high school in informatics ( computing ) which I loved every aspect of the career. Stories of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry ellison, Michael Dell, we're some of the ones I learnt in high school and inspired me, I wanted to be like them and change the world. However in Mexico being an software engineer is not profitable at least that's what I thought that time. ( Coming from a low income family, you start thinking not only in something you love but something that can help you to get out of the hole ) . I started thinking in medicine, I liked the idea of helping people so I investigated all specialties and I decided for maxillofacial surgery, so I joined dental school. During dental school I missed maths and programing , I created an start up where i designed web pages for small business. I discovered what an MBA is and how Indian engineers became CEO of some important companies after a lot of work and an MBA ( Pepsi, MasterCard, Google, Microsoft, etc) . I have finished dental school and doctor do not make that much here in Mexico, but , although I like helping people, I have that silicon valley vibe in my heart. I am not sure if I would be happy after 10 or more years being a dentist here in my small City. If I specialize in oral surgery, it would be the same. I wonder what could happen if I go back for a degree in informatics and then apply for an MBA in the states.
Dentists make a lot of money here in the states. Maybe you should consider coming to the states and opening up a clinic? Here in Texas there are a lot of clinics that cater specifically to Spanish speaking families which is a niche you could capitalize on. It doesn't take a degree in business to run a successful business. You just have to take advantage of your specialized skills by providing a service to others. You must also constantly reinvest in your business and naturally it will grow. I have heard from people who received their MBA's and started their own companies that said they wished they knew more about accounting or marketing so if you do choose to get an MBA I would look into taking certificate classes in marketing and accounting. Another thing to consider is that sometimes colleges and businesses here in the states don't accept degrees from other countries. Not sure why, but I would try to research that topic before you decide on taking any classes in your country if the goal is to eventually transfer to the states.
Another thing to think of is the impact you have on your community. Given your advanced degree in your country, you could be critical in making a large and positive impact on that community you service. You could be a beacon of hope for those who don't or can't see passed simply surviving due to their circumstances. No matter what you do though, networking is important. I believe that most successes are due to very well and thought out ideas backed by a lot of networking.
To anyone watching 2020-2021. Just know There are software engineer positions where you constantly work with people. And there are other jobs you can grow into such as a tech lead and or Product manager. Which would actually allow you to transfer over to business if you wanted to. And as for business many many many Jobs in finance and accounting pay well over 100k. And if your at a good company over 200k. And if your great at your job bonuses that go up to 300% your salary. So up to 600k. This is all in your 20s. Seriously. Now you would have to work 80-85 hours a week minimum. But thats not that bad considering you will learn life long lessons on investing and saving money. You could theoretically quit when your 30 and have millions saved and invested. Start your own company or whatever. While a doctor is just starting there career and possibly in huge debt. Just keep in mind that being a doctor for money should probably be your 3rd reason. You should have at least 2 Reasons for any field before money that way it’s not only all about the money. Such as Career lifestyle, Flexibility to change careers in your field. Then #3 the money. Now guys I’m not some guru I’m a college student who has been researching this same info myself and being doctor isn’t the path for me. But now I’m stuck between Software engineering and Finance/Buisness.
Hey Dr Jubbal! This week I started my 1st year MBBS and watched all your videos again. You are awesome. I could relate with the reasons you mentioned for medicine tremendously.. ❤️
@@shawnreed7876 In the British system, which is followed by most countries, MBBS (short for Medicinae Baccalaureus Baccalaureus Chirurgiae in Latin) is the equivalent to MD or DO in North America.
Software engineer 100k+ around 3 years in the field, fairly easy, life balance is amazing and best of all you don’t have to deal with people just you and your laptop get to work from home 2-3 days a week still have time to go workout after work and enjoy you car collection 😊 did I mention you can get in with just 2-3 years of school really high demand career is the future 🏎😎
I actually studied nursing finished that then finished my MBA. Now studying CPA exams. I don't regret studying either. 1.I know how to take care of others 2. A business degree very broad/ practical and relevant because you learn about the economy/interest rates/financial reporting/taxation law etc etc which you can apply in real life. Eg. Managing finances/applying for a loan/minimising your tax etc.
Former engineering student here...and still I will choose Medicine over engineering. I love science since a kid than math and thanks to years in engineering,I finally decided that my career will be on serving people rather than doing heavy work on field like my dad. I'll be pursuing pre-med next jan as a freshman and i am excited for it.
Like all degrees, to be successful, It depends on what you want, how you apply your skills and how well you do in the job. From a Business Perspective, there are many Business majors as well such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Operations, Management ect. The good thing about the three main money subjects Accounting, Finance and Economics is that 99.999% of the worlds Society, Companies, Households, Organisations runs on MONEY, so these majors can land you a job either specifically within that major or used across the the large Business spectrum. A Business career exposes you to nearly everything in the real world from different people, markets, operations, products, management styles and money ect. Not all companies needs a Doctor or Engineer, but every company needs money and to make profits. The Business Money Major salaries are always rated high with other fields such as Medical, Engineering and Computer Science. With Money Majors or Management you can also be CEO, Snr Management or on the Board. Yes Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Computer Engineers earn alot of money as well but again not every company needs them, at least on a daily basis, so taking on a Business Degree you are not limiting yourself to specific fields within sectors as a Business Degree goes across the board e.g seeds in the ground (Supply Chain Operations), Product Development (Marketing), Investments (Finance), New company start ups (Business Incubators) or CEO which some have a CPA or CA (Accounting) as they know Business costs. But again it all depends what you like and how you apply yourself e.g. if you love being a Doctor or Engineer that earns alot of money then thats great as well.
@@marshizulnoon1014 No problem :-) In addition, after working for a company for a bit or while, some business can up-skill or cross-skill so you learn other areas or skills on the job. Though some money fields needs specific papers for that path. As with all degrees, Business also has strengths and challenges, but again it depends on how you apply yourself so build from the bottom to push yourself up. But yes Medical and Engineering are great fields as well.
Wow. I’m currently an engineer and I hate the work environment, it’s way to isolated. I was thinking of pursuing either medicine or going back to grad school for bioengineering. Everything you said resonated so much with me and is basically my current inner dialogue.
I'm actually an MD that works in a corporate job and plans to build a business, so I find this video truly amazing Since I live in Mexico and most of the presented ideas don't apply to us (the salary for docs here is lower than engineers or businessmen, neither we do have the so called respect or status), I realized the opportunity cost would be so big that I decided not to pursue a clinical path and instead entered into a corporate job. I tend not to compare to others because each path is completely different, but I make significantly more money and have greater quality of life, apart from the "perks" of the job such as flying business to world congresses, free meals, corporate car and gas, retirement plan, etc... things that at my 27 years old It would be impossible if decided to pursue the traditional path for a physician (I would be in my third year of residency struggling to pay my bills with the tiny scholarship granted). And that doesn't end here... now I realize that pursuing to climb the corporate ladder is very risky, since you can be laid off at any time... so now I'm looking for entering the business field because never in this life lasts forever. So... I would say that this is your freaking life and do whatever you want, but always having conciousness of your choices. Hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Personal Qualities: Doctor = persistence + passion + singular focus. Engineer = persistence + quirky curiosity Entrepreneur = execution and persistence. Most played competitive sports. Sounds stereotypical but it's backed by empirical experience! Maybe you're all 3! ~ Passion and Prestige were the deciding factors for my pre-med friends' career choices; Curiosity and Intellectual Freedom for my PhD/eng friends; Practicality and Lifestyle (and sometimes "paper prestige") for finance/biz friends. Earning potential: Doctor = stable, guaranteed, skewed toward mid-30's for break even ROI. Engineer = stable, guaranteed, skewed towards early 20s for break even ROI. Better IRR (internal rate of return, a fancy accounting term for using time in ROI calc's) Entrepreneur = wildly variable, dependent on individual execution rather than pedigree or education. People Skills vs. Technical Skills: Doctor = both! Engineer = technical Entrepreneur = both! Many millennial entrepreneurs come from engineering, PhD, and/or MD backgrounds. Ie: Co-founders of a startup I met at a venture capital event are radiation-oncologists. Fun twist: In the last 10 years, I notice PhD/engineers discovering private equity as alternative career paths, while MD's are going into entrepreneurship (especially ones that are 100% founder-owned) frequently. Wonder if there's a survivorship bias to that ;) I think it's because ROI for MD and Engineering careers are decreasing relative to inflation and living costs, while finance has held stable and costs of starting a business plummeted. Increasing access to seed funding from tech incubators, Angels, and non-dilutive sources (Kickstarters and Tech Crunch Disrupt competitions) lower the barrier to entry for starting a business. Lastly, tax structures favor entrepreneurship, as it 1) creates jobs (or entire markets - See AirBnB) and 2) ownership of assets. Physicians and engineers (unless they become entrepreneurs) don't technically create jobs - they deliver skilled services. It's not to demean their role, just taking a step back to look at how the economy rewards different careers.
Great video! I'm a 46 year old mechanical engineer. I work for a company that makes industrial food processing equipment. Companies tell us what product they want to make and we build equipment to make it. The machinery is somewhat custom so a good chunk of my day is designing machinery on the computer. I made $90K this year, which is less than the industry average, but housing is not expensive where I live so life is simple and I have plenty of money to have a house, vehicles, and go on vacation. I work 40-45 hours a week and about once a year for a month I work 50 hours a week. I have stress at work as the machines I build can cost a company thousands of dollars an hour if they are not working properly. On the other hand, it's very rare that a machine would cause death. (on very rare occasions people will get seriously hurt by getting a limb caught in a machine component). If I could be a doctor starting tomorrow and make $400K/year I wouldn't do it. I have no interest in working 60 hours/week. Doctors I know are often on call or even work different shifts. I work M-F 7AM-4PM. That is huge for me.
I realize this video came out a while ago but I still would like to put my input in. I am a student studying to become a Mechanical Engineer. I am currently in my junior year of college and have had internships for some job experience. I find that engineers have this stigma that they are these people that just sit at desks all day and type away. Now there definitely are those engineers that do that, those are not the successful ones. Today's problems are not simple problems that can be solved by one people, it takes multiple people all working together with their different specialties in order to fix and correct these complex problems. This is where Engineering is changing. No one person can be great at everything, but if there is a room full of different engineers that have different specialties then the sky is the limit. It comes down to communication skills and getting your ideas across. No longer can you hide behind a screen and be a lone sheep but working together and understanding different solutions is how I have found engineering to evolve over the past few years.
I'm considering studying Mechanical Engineering and am wondering what your experiences of the study are? Also, if you're in work now, please tell a little about your work tasks and what you do on a day-to-day basis😄
@@nicholasandersen2654 Hi, I actually just finished my masters in Mechanical Engineering part-time while working full-time for the past 2 years. My work consists of integrity of assets within a refinery (my title is Mechanical Integrity Engineer): At a desk: I run FEA simulations of piping and vessels, complete fitness for services based off different damage we see on pieces of equipment to make sure they're okay to keep operating, and develop scope (a plan) on what kind of inspections we will preform on said vessels and at what frequency (based off standards and ASME guidelines). Out in the field: I will walk out pieces of equipment, inspect for the damage I predict will be there, be the oversite of complex jobs I asked to be completed based off the fitness for service analysis I preformed and much more. Day to day is emails, some meetings, going out into the field, and calculations. Oil and Gas does allow for the most "engineering" job where you bust out calculations due to little being contracted out, unlike jobs such as Boeing or defense companies, since most of their work "engineering" is contracted out and you mainly "supervise" in those roles. (obviously some exceptions, but this is what I'm hearing from all my friends in those jobs) I would still HIGHLY recommend engineering and a very solid career, and I'd do it all over again if I had the chance!
I just graduated with my Bacehlor's in Engineering and am also heavily considering getting an MBA in the next few years. They definitely go well together!
I'm going into medicine at 22 years old after working a few years in business as an accountant, and having completed a business degree from University (specialising in Accounting & Business Law).
I wanted to became a doctor since childhood but when I started my high school I realized that med school is not for me There are several reasons though 1. I'm not that good at memorizing And if you are planning to go to med school you should be the highest hardworking nerd with a memory just as good as machines 2. I found my interest in engineering 3. I want to be economically stable after my college life But in med if you want to make a high salary and sustainable job you've to study some more years it would take somewhat 7-8 years of Your life But my family won't allow me to join engineering they just decided that I should be doctor just because I score good, I tried so many attempts to make them realize what it takes to become a doctor . And all my attempts went down the drain, they're behaving like I'm just lazy or I don't love them or I would disgrace the family. Why do they act like this, ? We should take a profession based on our skills and abilities not under parental pressure or good scores...
Wow! Those were exactly the three careers I was choosing before! I'm still a teenager but I am absolutely sure I want to be a doctor now. Even from an engineering point of view, I guess we can say that the body is the most complex and wonderful machine of all! Thank you!
I share completely the same opinion with you. Being an engineer as base, I followed a business degree and pursued a pathway and career in ICT. I am now following on a medical degree prior to the pandemic. I have been in the business for 20 years so far, and I do not regret to get into medicine as this age. It was really not for a financial purpose but rather for a self-fulfillment. I still have the dream/motivation to change the world to a better world as 20 years ago. Now I can see a combination of medical, engineering, and business can be a key to keep a dream sustainable. During 2015~2018 I also worked for the government as a role of business incubator/stimulator for young entrepreneurs. During this period I have been in touch of so many world-changing technologies in many fields from cancer drug in biomedical field to electric aircraft and vector-adjustable hybrid rocket in aerospace field.
I was 100% sure that medicine was what I wanted to do and THEN decided to do a chemical engineering undergraduate major THEN get into medicine now I figured out that my passion is actually biomedical engineering and now the school that I got into for fall of 2021 does not offer biomedical engineering...NOW I have to transfer to another university in 2022
I'm taking multiple engineering classes in school. My dream is to create the first A.I Android to be used in homes across the world as housekeepers, police officers and social workers.
Being an engineer gives you opportunity at creative thinking, and as you have to justify your existence you are always busy or you are gone! At least that is how consulting is. You have to be your own manager, marketing person, draftsman, accountant, and at some point are expected to train others to do your designs since you become overutilized. I didn't research at all when I chose to go to college for engineering, and being myself I just assumed everything would work out. I've been fortunate and it has, but not without being underpaid and living like a college student for half of it and having to work late as well as weekends to keep up. The money that the professors mention, the meaningful projects, are surely not to be as described and reality will be less money and less meaningful projects than you had dreamed. The key things I hate about this profession, and reasons why I would not choose it again if given the chance: -Exempt employee, meaning you will work more than 40 hours a week for no extra pay -Exempt employee rules not followed, meaning that you will be expected to work 40 hours even if on salary -Low starting pay, you pretty much have to change companies to make more as you learn more -Project based work with unreasonable deadlines, meaning you work nights and weekends for no pay -Did I mention project based, you work each minute all day while at work. breakroom banter is for the shows -Small project fees, meaning you will be nagged for each hour you work on a project -No growth opportunity (pretty much you and then someone like you with more experience is it) -More experience comes more responsibility, not necessarily more pay -Who says 9-5, its 8-5 that you are in the office. If you have experience, you are likely working for the lunch hour -Get that PE license its still 5 figures, and you have the added benefit of legal responsibility -0% raise for small companies, 3% raise for large companies. You almost have to leave to get a real raise -15-20 years experience required before you make the advertised median engineers salary, get used to peanuts -Zero schedule flexibility Don't do it! Even an xray tech with a certificate only probably makes more than half the engineers out there and that is low on the medical totem pole. Get the money and flexibility that you deserve by doing something else!
I will pass the USMLE, Become a Transplant Surgeon, Obtain a Master in Engineering Tissue Field and Create my Own Entreprise. That's my life goal. I had it before watching this video. It's make me feel a little afraid. Because this path is not easy.
I find it fascinating that I’m going to die without knowing the feeling of being called Doctor Torres. I’m cool about though 🤷🏻♂️ should have taken my education more seriously.
Thanks for watching! What other videos do you want me to make in the future? Let me know with a comment below =)
Hey man, thanks for this video. I'm currently a sophomore in college trying to decide between finance and computer science, and this video really provided me with a better perspective on how to approach the decision. While high finance jobs like investment banking offer a higher earning potential, computer science offers a tremendously better worklife balance. Finance offers more person to person interaction while computer science lets me solve complex logic problems. It's a hard decision to make, but your video really helped my perspective in how to approach it
He got sick and then he sicker a little better. Nice Content! Would you like to be my TH-cam Friends :)
Hi, is it possible if you make a video about the specialities available in med school? And perhaps trying to explain them? I'm a senior in high school and have problems deciding what I want in the medical fiel.
I want to be the person who connects doctors, medical industry business people, researchers to improve the health system overall and bring great technologies from the lab to the patients and the public. But I am not sure which kind of job will enable this role and what I should learn for this role. I am currently a bachelor graduate of biomedical engineering
It's awesome how you include more people by broadening your language and using the words businessmen and women =)
In Asia you get four options:
.Doctor
.Lawyer
.Engineer
.Disgrace to family
Malacki 655 lmao
Nah my parents make me commit seppuku
I like enginneer.
😂😂😂
💯💯
In India , we first complete our engineering and then decide what to do with our life
After you completely your boot-leg engineering course does your 20xx graduating class take a celebratory shit in the streets? Or in the river?
Deost you're so fucking entitled it's hurting my brain, do you really think you contribute to your environment at all? Be grateful for what you have been born into and don't bash others for what they are born into.
hahahhaaah
I thought it was computer science/IT first then you do what you want
Even the rapists?
In mother Russia we don't choose career, career choose us
that can be good
@@frieza2235 lol
Lll
How?
Haha that exists, though it's not completely so
You forgot lawyer. Theres always 4 options our parents give. Doctor, engineer, lawyer, or disappointment to family (my family didnt give business). I'm on the right path to the 4th option because I want to be a writer lol
You must be Asian.
@@drewpierpont3361 Haha I'm Persian (middle east) but my country is in Asia. Does that count?
Good luck
If that is what you enjoy, go for it. However, try to do a side hustle like being a landlord or stocks as you may need the extra money.
@Observer x No the education is actually quite advanced... I studied 1 year in Iran when I was in gr.8. I came back to canada and didnt open a textbook or study for any exams all throughout gr.9 and 10 and got A's because I already learned all that material and more from the 1 year in Iran. I dont know how other countries are, but most of them tend to have more advanced high school educations compared to the West. As for post-secondary, one university in Iran is called Sharif, and THAT is a very well respected university even to American universities (many grads of Sharif are accepted to Stanford or MIT). That said, like western countries there are students who choose not to study or to take less education; Iran's community has people with a PhD, masters, a bachelor or even just a highschool diploma. As for what is offered, I can speak for Iran that it does have an excellent education system that really prepares students to advance whether they stay in Iran, or even transfer to western countries. I am speaking for Iran because that is where I am from, I'm sure others from the middle east can fill you in about their respective countries as well. And yes, we do have computers and advanced technology... same as almost every 1st world country in the world. Believe it or not but contrary to what the media portrays, Iran (and many other middle eastern countries) is a first world country. The current sanctions are limiting our resources but the Sharif university I mentioned is well known for its engineering and computer programs.
Medical industry: “We’re having a shortage of doctors”
Colleges: “Wanna be a doctor? That’ll be $300K please”
Lol "per year"
Speak for yourself, In Sweden you don't pay for college. College pays you to study there.
And 10+ years training where you make under 60k a year 😑
+Cameron Dunlap Well, when you are a fully specialized doctor in Sweden it takes approximately 15 years you make 55000 dollars a year
Cryptid Fan lol
One of the most common reasons for going into medicine...
Me: Money
Narrator: The fulfillment of helping others
Me: oh...
Don't go for something you won't enjoy.
@@pgxstalkerzs9271
Agreed, people do it anyway though.
@@lStranger The people who choose a career only for financial reasons are the people who will be unhappy during their life and career. It is like marrying a person that you don't love only for his/her bank account. Such a marriage is soon or late doomed!
@@pgxstalkerzs9271 It's work, you're not supposed to enjoy it.
You shouldn’t go into medicine for the money the paycheck is good but you’ll be burned out, sleep deprived, probably won’t be able to have a family, i’m just saying if it’s money you want look elsewhere.
In Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 we have also 3 options:
1- Baseball player
2- Basketball Player
3- Bachata, Merengue, folklore music from the Island. Lol
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA true. Everyone hoping you become a rich baseball player
Deadass
Or something about Tourists
I want to live with you guys for sure😂😂
Basketball Player? Yeah buddy go back to the US where they actually pay you and glorify you for being that 🤣🤣 there isnt even a league here wdym
*PROCEEDS TO TAKE A GENDER STUDIES DEGREE*
*Ricardo Milos is the answer.*
Hey bro that's the most important thing
Lmao. Gender studies.
This is the best answer so far
Gender studies is a waste of time
*One thing i like about business is that you don't have to make it a career choice. You could be a doctor, lawyer, or an engineer and still start your own business or investing.*
people get it wrong even this video creator too...business degree is not just for starting business this is such a big misconception lol. What about Managers huh?? Without managers nothing can happen. Hospitals, Companies, Tech houses etc all are run by managers. And one thing: start you own business without degree? Nah...you can't start a business on big platform without degree there's so many requirements like legal papers, business laws, business letters and so many others that has to be done by businessman/woman.
Alpha Nemesis you can literally get a LLC for 20$. You can definitely start a buisness without a degree and if you have a good launch expect to go public. legal papers......what
@@CloudDayLight legal papers what?... Business law letters, land claiming and there's so many other things. In some countries it's illegal to start a business without business knowledge and degree. And without business knowledge how can you understand the important things of a business. Yes if you want to start a stall or a small shop of clothes, refreshments or a coffee shop etc there's no need of business degree but if you are looking to start a finance firm, bank, product or service company, a whole big company including many management, engineering, design departments you can't do these things without business degree..
Perfect. And to enter busines and investing all you need is a degree from TH-cam University, and and an Internship at Investopedia.
@@nycto16 Bill Gates 😅
This video needed to come out 4 years ago when I was in high school
I ended up choosing engineering by the way
I chose medicine (atm this is the last year before decree) but I wish I had chosen engineering.
Now I am hoping surgery won't be as bad as internal medicine :/
@iat Woods Unfortunately you have to find it yourself and not listen to anyone around you.
Best thing imo is to see the possibilities of what you want to become from their workdays.
Just pay a visit in their jobs and if they let you be near them and watch what they're doing, that'll be great.
@@ronitnayak4408 What happnd???
what you would change?? @@ronitnayak4408
Here's a big tip:
You don't need a business degree to own a business so you can do engineering or medicine and still do business later in your career.
Ok, thanks
Could you explain that please
People don't get "business degrees" to start or own businesses. The industry knowledge u gain and drive u have is what drives u in whatever business specialization u choose. 100% it's not needed to start a business but dont think for a second that you could have the knowledge of someone in that field just because u read some books and failed at a couple things, that's not how life and application works.
@@hezron1997 exactly real thing is people are uneducated regarding business world. Even big doctors didn't know anything, basically our education system failed at it as children, our schooling system doesn't told us about business world that's the reason why people think "Business degrees is to start business". We study business to become manager and yeah to become manager "you need business degree".
But business majors arent just to make your own business
I'm an engineering student in a biotech and green energy startup. My father survived two rare cancers, and that had affected me deeply. My family also comes from a cpuntry where electricity is not reliable. So I've dedicated my life to detection of cancers and cost effective energy conversion and storage.
Hi from UCSD!
Do you mind providing a small summary on your jobscope and what is interesting about it that common people wouldn't expect?
Hey aku. I'm a senior in highschool and am currently evaluating what I want to study. I'm applying to UC San-diego and am interested in persuing engineering and or a science field. It is very interesting how you have dedicated to energy conservation as the world truly does need a change. I just wanted to learn more from your experience because I might be going through a similar path.
Do you mind sharing what your company is called. I’m a engineering student and I’m very much interested in biotech so this is right up my ally.
Don't be afraid to listen to your instincts. I was an engineering major in my second year, and was lining up for an internship in the field. After speaking with a lot of people in the field and deep self thought, I realized business is much more in line with who I am. You can't go wrong with either field, so commit to the one that most reflects what you want to do.
My dad solved this issue like this: Right after high school he went and studied engineering. After 2-3 years in the business he diceded to go to a med school. Now, in his late forties, he is doing his second residency (first was pediatry).
That's genuinely impressive. kudos to him
wow 👏🏼👏🏼
great and insparational
What about college
@@Randy-us1uf I am from Slovakia and we have quite a differentf educational system, so it would be somewhat misleading, if i told you, what was he doing in his "college" times.
I remember talking to to one of my professors about the ethics of engineering. He said it is very important to consider how taking short cuts affect others. As engineers we usually don't see the affects directly like a doctor, but if a doctor makes a mistake he kills 1 person if an engineer makes a mistake he kills many. My wife is in medicine, and I always knew I could never do medicine, but he made me realize how engineers also affect people's lives.
Thank you for this info!!!
I remember an american economist talking abt this, he compares academic ppl with engineer/doctor
I think business is an amazing opportunity. My dad has a bachelors degree in computer information systems and he is a high ranking executive at a bank making more than most people in medicine and he is barely 40. And started out as a teller. I think business and medicine are the most rewarding industries to be in.
Interesting video. In many cases pressures from loved ones makes the choice for them unfortunately
Happy Facts Lifestyle parents almost made me settle for engineering. I ended up settling for happiness
Happy Facts Lifestyle This is true! I'm subscribing to YOUR channel, btw! You've got great content!😊
LeGoatBronzo It depends. Is math love and life to you? Are you willing to take away countless weekends and social interaction with not only your peers but your family as well? If so then that’s only half the battle. I am an electrical engineer myself. Btw,go Lakers :3
@@wa57s577 It's not bad, it's just not for everyone.
Wrong, mentally weak people allow other people to make choices for them. At the end of the day you made the decision.
I was motivated when u say
"remember u don't have to limit yourself in one path"
your language is so much more objective than other youtubers, keep it up.
in the US it's insane how much money you have to spend to attend college. a proper education should be affordable for everyone
Luckily I'm from a country where all education is free for everyone.
@@Byrzzaa where
@@nikelsibautistabrito1729 In Finland. Foreign students have to pay a small tuition fee, I think it's somewhere between 100-300 euros. You can try to google it.
@@Byrzzaa oh ok thank
@@Byrzzaa Are the instructions in English or Finnish?
The answer is simple : Become batman since he's got all of them.
semi-atomic In kicking ass lol
Damn thanks im gonna study the batman career :)
Damn fax 😂😂😂😂
Johnny Sins
African Parents Career Options
1: Doctor
2: Lawyer
3: Engineer
4: Get slapped for the rest of your life
*Asian
*4. Disgrace to the family
What about business pathways? I know lots of Africans doing accounting, finance, management, etc.
chach238 Business became accepted in my family when my family realized other Africans were making six figures with it.
lol. its 1. runner. 2. nba player. 3. rapper. 4. rice fields.
@1. sun burn 2. skin cancer 3.fucking animals 4. shooting up schools
Excellent video, covers the med angle as I've always been curious.
While I greatly admire doctors, the time opportunity cost is too great. I've got a degree in biomedical engineering and in teaching, and spent much of my 20's in college. My advice for students who don't know what they want to do is:
1) Ignore prestige and peer pressure, and think about what degree will lead to long term life happiness. There is a story of a guy with a science degree who works as a security guard in a research lab. Normal working hours, no research stress, and he can self study when at the desk.
2) Talk to as many professionals and final year university students and gauge their experiences.
3) Treat your first college degree as a special ops mission, in and out asap. Do a 3 year degree and find work in the real word first, rather than locking yourself into a 5+ year degree. Study fatigue (PTSD) can set in if you're there too long and still doubting you've chosen the right path.
I've been through a lot and now run my own business, I don't like the uncertainty of working of a promotion that may never eventuate.
Hello, can you please reply to me? I'm an engineering student who is looking to do Biomedical Engineering after my graduation...
I'm Waiting for ur reply...
@@Saiprasad22 Biomedical engineering as a career or as a postgrad course? What course/major is your undergrad?
@@henrytang2203 Yes I'm looking for Biomedical Engineering as Post Graduate course (masters) and presently I'm a Graduate of Mechanical Engineering...
@@Saiprasad22 Just apply at a biomed company directly. One year of work experience is better than one extra year of study; so don't bother with postgrad masters of biomed.
Biomed companies want specialists (mech, elec, mechatronic, software and physicians). They're less keen on jacks of all trades (biomed degree).
You're right. I think studying medicine can give you a more guaranteed future than business. You don't need a business degree to be a businessman, just like you don't need to study politics to be a US president, because these professions rely less on special knowledge than on abstract qualities like your personality and wisdom.
Correct! You don't need a business degree to be a businessman! Finally someone understands that logic 😂😂 thank you👌
True but you do need a business degree with a specific concentration in order to work as an analyst or above. All the major analyst positions in corporate that I applied for demanded a business degree and at least 2 years of experience. Luckily I did an internship for 2 years so I was able to apply for those positions.
Karl Jo you DEFINITELY need a business degree to get a good banking or administrative job.
@@jayliherable but look famous businessman didn't even have a business degree
@@ayanafzal_ which businessman?
Good animations but honestly doesn’t seem like that much research was undertaken in the engineering and business careers. Seemed like the video was more related to “how engineering and business career paths can relate to medicine”.
Karlos Villanueva he indicated in the intro it’s based on his experience and admits it is biased towards medicine.
J well then why did he make the title including business and engineering if he did a shit job at researching the two professions then ?
Exactly! He didn't even talk about highest paying business careers.
@@nycto16 The "Highest paying business careers" belongs to entrepreneurs, salaries that can range from bankruptcy or Elon Musk wages
@@teemo8247 Lol first go and search about business careers.
Instructions unclear, now stuck in liberal arts
Jdk the real deal he love mandy and only her he waits for her he strong hard his love will is alsome
I experienced a similar malfunction. Currently doing a PHD in psychology
Return to start, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
OMG 😂😂
Not much different from doing any accounting program without a built in CPA cert (THE SAME AS BUSINESS ADMIN - ACCOUNTING from a subpar school). You can't translate most business / management degrees to the real world, they are too general and lack practicality.
Just a correction. Engineers can do a ton of different types of jobs, and some of those are highly interpersonal. Some of them even involve scrubbing into medical procedures, if you are a Biomedical engineer and work as a device representative act as the expert on a device's function during a procedure.
You perfectly explained why I didn’t choose medicine and business. My father doesn’t know what an engineer does and I’ve explained to him on many occasions but he still has the stereotype you present in this vid. You are accurate about engineers not being able to have time for others..not even for those under the same roof. Excellent video. Automatic like & subscription.
I think this is a great video, I'd just like to mention a couple of points from personal experience.
Current full-time employed Engineer here (although also applying to medical school). From my own experience, I have found that most engineers start in the mid-5-figures range and might finish their career in the high 5-figure or low 6-figure range. However, if you want to see that kind of salary increase, you will not be working a 40-hour week. Most of the engineers I know in that salary range work closer to a 50-60 hour week. I'm not disagreeing with what you are saying, I just think it is important to mention that although engineers make a good salary, you are unlikely to increase that salary if you don't put a significant amount of extra work in. Most engineers are salaries so you will most likely not be compensated for that time.
Also, although it is true that engineers do not interact with others in the same way that a doctor does, it is important to mention that engineering, at least in my own experience, requires quite a bit of social skills and a strong ability to communicate with others. For example, the project that I am working on has about 50 engineers, that's not including the other design staff, project management, or construction group. I generally spend at least a quarter or more of my day on the phone, in meetings, or talking with those whom I am working closely with. Once again, I am not disagreeing with you, I just think it is important to mention that if you are someone who does not like working with others, you are unlikely to be happy working as an engineer. In my mind, although the stereotypical antisocial engineer does exist, it is much rarer than most would believe.
How the hell are you a full time engineer and also applying to medical school?
@@bobstone3386 Right?
Thats our secret power haha
Thank you for the comment, it was very helpful :D
this is so true. as an engineering student now, so much emphasis is put on how technical knowledge is far from being the most important thing to being an engineer. learning to communicate and cooperate effectively with people is a huge part of the education i've been getting
I really can't decide what to choose...I'm stuck between
-Architecture
-Medicine
-Aerospace Engineering
If I study architecture or aerospace engineering I would eventually start a business in one of those fields and that's what is so intriguing to me about those jobs. I can start my own company that I have really big plans for but the job security and salary medicine offers is also great!
Engineering is so fun i recently built a app controlled robot with my brother once you get the hang of it its amazing
god! same.....I'm stuck between these 3....sometimes I also come up with astrophysics too.
Ella what did you end up choosing
@@ooogabooga5344 building random stuff is not the same as engineering but you probably have the right mindset to be an engineer.
Sorry to shit on your robot
Me 2 ... I thought of the same thing ..owing a company..is something.. really proud ...but in medical career.. u can work according to ur comfortability and money is even good ..with that designation respect?!
Me 2 still confused
I love this video.
I am a 3rd year medical student and choosing medicine was not a natural or 'gut feeling' that I had.
I feel like it is almost assumed that everyone in medicine must have wanted medicine all their life and cannot think of any other careers. I STRONGLY considered banking (business) and engineering too. I also find most of my peers think medicine as a degree/profession is on a different level when that simply isn't true. For example, Bill gates has done more for this world than any individual modern doctor, even in medicine. His foundation has singlehandedly made polio eradicate in India from around 200,000 cases to none. That kind of contribution on a nationa/global stage is something very few doctors will ever make. Medicine itself is also not innately difficult. It requires you to STUDY a lot because there is so much content however I feel like conceptually fields like engineering would be far more challenging which is why I was quite attracted to that.
I agree with you. I Was in my first year of medicine school, and i started to go to the hospital, and i didnt like it; it was stressfull for me because i don't like attend patients. I only Was in medicine because i wanted to be scientist and work in a lab. Now i'm going to change to biology sistems engineering, and I combinate my pasion of science, work in a lab, help a Lot of people doing innovation un medicine, and be enterprising!
yeah you are right engineering is hard, but would you say if someone just works hard and studies will they make a good career in doctor or do they have to be smart and also work hard ? asking for younger brothers
@@subarashi516 the medical path requires a lot of memorization and not much critical thinking. so as long as you know effective ways of memorizing stuff you can pursue a medical career
@@aoewou Getting into medicine stresses me more than med school itself lol.
@@angelusvastator1297 Once you get into med school, you'll soon realise that the med course is 10x more stressful and harder than the getting into it part :-/
Keep in mind that this comes from a heavily weighted US perspective. In europe people often don't have student loans, the salary is waaay lower and so are the hours/week.
exactly, im from Denmark. I start medicine next summer and Ill be 21 yo. In Denmark education is FREE (for native danes)! and work week is 37hours/week. Its waay different here man, way better I think
if it was easier to get into med school i wouldve become a doc but I goofed off in school so the world lost the potentially greatest doc of all time
LOL same
Imagine if you can just go straight into med school after doing a science degree without needing to do an exam.
lol i love this comment
These animations are so much better than the previous ones.
@@MedSchoolInsiders do you outsource the animating
I sort of wish I did an engineering/biomed degree before med school so I’d have practical tools and the valuable critical thinking mindset that comes with engineering. I’d love to get into business once I pay off med student loans :)
Adnan A there is its called biomedical engineering (at least in my country)
update pls
I appreciate how you address businessmen AND businessWOMEN, small details like that make me feel inluded and represented🥰 thank you
I'm currently going to school for Computer Engineering. I have thought about changing my major to business, but then when I looked at the classes I would have to take, the computer engineering path still has me very much so intrigued. Linear Circuit Anyalysis, Digital Logic Design, and Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing sounds WAY better than classes like Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
I have a BS in Finance. Now I am a computer science major. In between I went to law school. I can tell you that CS is exponentially harder than law school, and law school made my Finance degree feel like child's play. It is almost impossible to compare a technical degree to a business degree.
MSneberger yes indeed, the difference is not made clear enough in high school. But you’ll learn so so so so much more in a technical degree
Fun fact: This is supposed to be my final year in Business school - Finance. But I’m unable to register due to student debts. 😂😂😂 Im laughing so I don’t cry.
Bravo Being , I maxed out my loans for accounting little over year ago. I applied like crazy for any scholarships. I had to pay for a semester but my last two semesters I have gotten scholarships. It’s only taken 10 years to finally qualify.
Join the military and take part in the reimbursement program. It pays all of your debt up to $50,000.
Of course the contract is 4 years long but you don’t seem to have too many options lol. I took the chapter 1606 through the reserves bc I don’t have debt and my college is paid for :) now mind you, your peers are gonna act like twats to you because you joined the military but hey there’s nothing better than financial freedom and watching those who doubted your decision swim in debt ;)
What if u hate math but still interested in business
@@itsDjjayyArt I felt that 😭
@@itsDjjayyArt Business is not about math, it's all about analyzations
Man, it is crazy coincidence how this video came out! I mean, I have the exact same dilemma as I'm planning to pursue one of those three. And another thing I noticed is our similarities in math, computer science, etc.
In the end, I'm going to find a way to do all three simultaneously as I have some clues on how to publish some of my ideas to the world with this triple discipline approach.
Hi Mahyar...this is Nitin Reddy from India...well even I have a long craving to somehow combine these three disciplines...to create magic in people's lives...in case you need any support...always here
I'm currently doing my medicine in India
My plan now is
Started as an engineer then slowly become a business-engineer cross over
Industrial Engineering also exists by the way.
You could be tony stark lol.
@Riceballs Physics and Business*
Same.
I wanna know your location
If you are smart enough to do any of the three, then any of them will reap great rewards, engineering degrees are valued to business now days much more than business degrees. If you do not feel confident enough to take the work load of any on, then don't just choose business. It may not have the tougher prerequisites, but people from those other 2 fields that are motivated and switched on are the ones in the finance game killing it.
FYI half way through my masters in finance, yet my mates who never bothered with uni and chose trades are all on 6 figures in their very early 20's. Keep an eye on your alternatives.
Wdym trades? Do they trade stocks for their own personal life, or work for somebody/comnpany to trade stocks for them.
@@nopantssteve6784 Sorry, I guess its Aussie slang (now I know) a tradie is someone who works for a trade (working class) like plumber, electrician, brick layer, builder ect
They won't have the proficiency that you have from attending uni
Can u tell me more about finance? Just simple but can enlighten me. I want to study about it but I still don't fully understand this field
I’m stuck between medicine for security, or taking the risk of trying to get into the Digital Media world. Being a teenager is fun
Don't go into healthcare if you don't like healthcare. If you enjoy healthcare but still don't know if you want to dedicate your life to it, then there's always other options other than doctors such as RNs, PAs, NPs, etc., which all make 6 figures yet don't have nearly as much schooling or debt as doctors.
@@adr77510 what are RNs, NPs, etc?
@@omobolajiayomideajaoshethe4438 RNs are "registered nurses," or simply nurses. NPs are Nurse Practicioners, which are people who went to nursing school and then went to grad school to become NPs. PAs are Physician Associates/Assistants, and they are basically a version of "doctor-lite" because they are given a brief med-school like education in PA school
@@adr77510 Ohh thanks! There are so many options for people looking into helping others healthwise while also making a great income without necessarily being a doctor. I think they're worth looking into!
I'm striving to get into medical school and my boyfriend is now done with his business internship and could potentially be earning beyond six figures in the not too far future. Don't go into medicine for the money.
What college degree did your bf take?
Agreed, even if you are making 6 figures there is something called *student debt*
What is he working as
Business degrees are way better than anything! Business is the best major no doubt... even doctors can't beat them (in salary, demand perspective).
@@ossama6080 he must be in Accounting, Economics or Finance, maybe Marketing...
A good businessman can hire all of those people, even the best...
Any major can be a business man too
With business degree, you can BE the business man.
@@noohm2385 nah you can't be a manager without business management degree!
Yo! Management gang here! Without managers nothing can take place even doctors, engineers etc all other professions are managed by managers.
@@lefthanded5473 Business degree is useless, most successful business men didn't even go to college. Can't say the same about doctors or engineers though.
I'm an engineer, been out of school for roughly 4 years, graduated with my BSME and started working in manufacturing soon after...I can tell you there is plenty of interpersonal stimulation if you choose the right career path. Regardless of educational focus, any engineer grad can choose to avoid a more traditional role where research or design skills take precedent and into a more interpersonal role where the soft skills are just as useful. Quality or sales are common choices that include a nice balance of the logical problem solving mixed with plenty of interaction with people
So how much do you make now?
80k
I was very interested in maths, history and military tech/tactics, but decided to go MedSchool for the stability and money... I guess I've done a big NO NO. Currenly finishing my Medical studies, I am still torn between becoming 'just' a doctor and trying to mix it up with business in some interesting fashion. I think every week how my life would've went if I chose to pursue my passions instead of security :/
i think its ok that you went to med school cause of job security, however if you're not one of the passionate ones and just think of it as a job then you might want to settle with fields of medicine that might not demand a lot of your time. maybe go with fields that promises set hours such as family medicine, e.t.c, then you can have time for family and find your other passions.
You're not alone
damn...
Peace be to you! I am a new subscriber! In my opinion, this is one of the MOST valuable and honest channels dealing with becoming a Physician!
first year electrical engineering student here from Canada. I think one of the most important things we're learning in engineering are the disciplines and logical approaches to problem solving. We use science, mathematics and logic to back up everything we do. I'm also taking a management minor. Of course, it's too early to say but I'm really excited for what the future brings. I know studying engineering breeds great engineers, and it CAN breed good entrepreneurs. Not to mention many of the biggest names in wealth today have engineering backgrounds. I'm considering starting a business after several years in the field as an engineer but we'll have to wait and see! Best wishes to everyone who chooses to become a Doctor, Lawyer, Businessperson, Engineer, or anything else!
Yikes I'm going through all this comments and end up feeling useless and scared 😂
Same
I chose business because of the hard work and value it can have. I know about it being stressful and risky but that's the experience of it, to learn and grow. I also have experience in business, managing a karate dojo as an instructor and going on business trips with my sensei as an advisor, and I loved it. Its definitely not for everyone, but I enjoy doing it and I'm happy where I am.
Engineers are very underrated especially when compared to Doctor. Even as an engineer you are expected to learn constantly depending on your field I mean Physics and Mathematics has a lot to be covered it's not just biology that gets updates. On top of that you are expected to create, invent and improve things which of course means you need to be updated with new research and certainly requires intellect.
Even I was confused over both the fields but chose to become engineer over doctor because: If i really want to help people. As an engineer i can develop tools and methods that mitigate diseases or improve our chances of survival. Its an engineer who will ensure that the building doesn't fall on you, your laptop works the way its suppose to, produce the tools for your surgery, make the ambulance that takes you to the hospital , ensure the fancy medical machines work and each tablet has exactly the right amount of chemicals.
Its hard to become an engineer I thought of dropping out a lot, I still don't completely understand a few of the subjects I studied but once I was through I didn't regret it. Remember as an engineer your work will affect more lives but don't expect to be appreciated or respected for it. You won't save a dying person or be thanked for saving a life but your work while ensure a better life for all.
One my professor said something silly during my final year (meant just as a joke I value doctors as well) : A doctor can bury his mistakes, An engineer gets buried by his mistake.
Well said man! That last quote shook me to the bone though, but it's purely the truth.
U r wrong.
I had three options: Doctor, Lawyer, or Engineer. Tried Comp. Eng. - Quit the first semester, tried Pre-Med (basically, Biochem) got to Org Chem - bounced. Changed to English and Accounting. I was recently accepted to the JD/MBA program at UPenn. Just keep going down the list kids, you'll get good at one eventually.
I don’t want to be a doctor but the one thing that always made me curious was, they obviously contain a lot of knowledge. But what if your patient asks a question you don’t know the answer to? Like doctors always seem to have answers and its crazy to me
What?? Doctors only have one answer: Take this pill. I wish I could get their salary to shove pills on people all day.
moonrice555
Wtf? Doctors prescribe you pills that you need, is there something wrong with that? Obviously they have to go through a lot of books and studying to know which pill to give you. Theres much more behind it.. Unless they prescribe you wrong pills incessantly and cause more complications.. Thats a bad doctor
Anyways why the fuck r u generalizing doctors to be all like this ? Such a fucking insult, it takes a lot to be a doc
@@exstalle2736 Sadly there is no accountability or constraint on "bad" doctors entering and maintaining themselves in the profession. I wish I could say I disagreed with moonrice555, but these practices are all too common in the field--especially in the US, where they are incentivized.
@@exstalle2736 well said.
@@moonrice555 if that's the case then the doctor sure is not a qualified doctor.
Law should be there too. It’s a very a good career since not only do you make a lot of money but you also make difference for society by being part of the criminal justice system.
a lot of money? you realize that most lawyers don't hit 6 figures until they have been practicing for 8-10 years right? most start out around 40-60k and that's after undergrad and law school. so they have all this debt.
Joshua Laughlin they have more potential to earn MORE than doctors or any other professions.
WhiteLion Yeah in the same sense engineers have a potential make a lot more than doctors too. But on average doctors make more. Same thing eith lawyers. They sure can make a big money, but on average they make less than doctors or engineers in demading fields like CS, EE or BME.
@@joshualaughlin2385 Depends on the area of practice. Yeah, criminal law doesn’t pay great but tax, property or corporate lawyers can start at 100-200k post admission
*As a doctor This video is just what I need now As motivation to invest*
When you invest you're buying a day you don't have to work
Assets that can make you rich, Bitcoin
Stocks
Real estate
@@chinwendulizzy451 You're right sir, it's obvious a lot of people remain poor due to ignorance
It's better to take risk and make sacrifices than to remain poor
It's not ignorance but due to some unprofessional expert in the market
If you want to go in to business, become an engineer work your way up to project management and you’ll be a prime candidate for lucrative business positions. Getting a degree in business makes you nothing special unless you have top notch credentials.
Mechanical engineer here, in my late twenties. I also chose my career by imagining what my future would be like. Had to chose between medicine and engineering. I didn't go in medicine because I didn't see myself enclosed in a small cubicle all day from 9 to 5 with sick people coming to see me to talk about their problems. I grew up watching Mega Construction and this is exactly what I'm doing now. I have tons of interaction with people (client, subs, engineering, QA department, etc), have to manage installation of huge components, man power, budget, schedule, safety, etc. My job allows me to travel to the Americas, Europe, Asia. I take the plane around 60 times per year. My girlfriend comes with me too. A lot of my friends are pharmacists, dentists and doctors, and I have nothing to envy salary wise. I'm in the clean energy sector so I get a huge sense of helping not 1 or 2 person at a time, but hundred of thousands at a time and society in general. My brother in law is in business and he travels even more. Of course my aunts would have prefered me to be a doctor, but I said fuck that.
congratulations😊
I'm in my last year of high school and I think I'm going to pursue on becoming an engineer in uni. I might combine engineering and commerce tho. I'm soooo excited. Who else?!
I truly believe that you can do it ;)
@@user-vc7po3mw6e Im in my first sem in uni now pursuing engineering! I honestly don't remember this comment lol.
one thing I noticed about medicine in the US and this channel, there so much discourage and nagativity rather than actual motivation
I change my decision each semester
1st sem: Bio
2nd sem: cs
3rd sem: psy
4th sem: thinking of business
my parents are sick of me and I'm too dumb to become what they want me to become
what has my life come to 😓
I went to bio, psy and now I’m business. But we can collaborate if you want to
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chibi Chan nursing🥴
@@subin5633 going good?
I went from bio to cs and i havent thought about changing since im starting cs so i hope i do well
In mexico you have 3 options
- Fruit Picker
-Landscaping
-Taco maker
Don’t forget roofing
Currently Premed and 100% sure I want to be a psychiatrist, BUT engineering intrigues me as well. Interested to hear your take.
Chiemeri you could stay pre-Med but change your major to engineering and/or become a doctor but maybe try to invent medical devices.
biomedical engineering lmao
Chiemeri same I know I am meant to be a surgeon and I want to be one so bad but engineering and business really intrigues me
Chiemeri i have the exact same problem an I can’t decide what I really want because on one hand I’m in love with psychiatry but on the other hand I love maths ....
THIS IS ME RIGHT NOW. Ive been wanting to do psychiatry for so many years, and now that i am in college I’ve been thinking about engineering!! But I still wanna do psychiatry, but I’m still on and off about it
Engineers can become quite wealthy as well depending on how good they are and the findings/breakthroughs they may uncover. I believe that if you love what you do and are good at it you may get wealthy in any career. Of course as stated in the video, it's only potentially possible whereas doctors are pretty much insured they're going to make a lot of money anyway.
I agree, especially if you budget and invest well
Ah yes, the only 3 options besides being homeless
WissCoast teacher, baker, dentist, police officer, professional sport player.....do I really have to keep going
wtf
Marais fan 4 life teachers and police officers have really bad salaries, dentists are technically still in the medicine line, and do I need to even mention baker? The one you got right was sports player
@@attabaig6848 what do you mean? I'm an investment banker!
These guys can't get sarcasm
I disagree with one point- Engineering careers do offer opportunities to interact with other co-workers and clients, this is based on what I experienced in real life.
I've just found this video and felt like you were telling my story. I have an associate degree from high school in informatics ( computing ) which I loved every aspect of the career. Stories of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry ellison, Michael Dell, we're some of the ones I learnt in high school and inspired me, I wanted to be like them and change the world. However in Mexico being an software engineer is not profitable at least that's what I thought that time. ( Coming from a low income family, you start thinking not only in something you love but something that can help you to get out of the hole ) . I started thinking in medicine, I liked the idea of helping people so I investigated all specialties and I decided for maxillofacial surgery, so I joined dental school. During dental school I missed maths and programing , I created an start up where i designed web pages for small business. I discovered what an MBA is and how Indian engineers became CEO of some important companies after a lot of work and an MBA ( Pepsi, MasterCard, Google, Microsoft, etc) . I have finished dental school and doctor do not make that much here in Mexico, but , although I like helping people, I have that silicon valley vibe in my heart. I am not sure if I would be happy after 10 or more years being a dentist here in my small City. If I specialize in oral surgery, it would be the same. I wonder what could happen if I go back for a degree in informatics and then apply for an MBA in the states.
Dentists make a lot of money here in the states. Maybe you should consider coming to the states and opening up a clinic? Here in Texas there are a lot of clinics that cater specifically to Spanish speaking families which is a niche you could capitalize on. It doesn't take a degree in business to run a successful business. You just have to take advantage of your specialized skills by providing a service to others. You must also constantly reinvest in your business and naturally it will grow. I have heard from people who received their MBA's and started their own companies that said they wished they knew more about accounting or marketing so if you do choose to get an MBA I would look into taking certificate classes in marketing and accounting. Another thing to consider is that sometimes colleges and businesses here in the states don't accept degrees from other countries. Not sure why, but I would try to research that topic before you decide on taking any classes in your country if the goal is to eventually transfer to the states.
Another thing to think of is the impact you have on your community. Given your advanced degree in your country, you could be critical in making a large and positive impact on that community you service. You could be a beacon of hope for those who don't or can't see passed simply surviving due to their circumstances. No matter what you do though, networking is important. I believe that most successes are due to very well and thought out ideas backed by a lot of networking.
To anyone watching 2020-2021. Just know There are software engineer positions where you constantly work with people. And there are other jobs you can grow into such as a tech lead and or Product manager. Which would actually allow you to transfer over to business if you wanted to. And as for business many many many Jobs in finance and accounting pay well over 100k. And if your at a good company over 200k. And if your great at your job bonuses that go up to 300% your salary. So up to 600k. This is all in your 20s. Seriously. Now you would have to work 80-85 hours a week minimum. But thats not that bad considering you will learn life long lessons on investing and saving money. You could theoretically quit when your 30 and have millions saved and invested. Start your own company or whatever. While a doctor is just starting there career and possibly in huge debt. Just keep in mind that being a doctor for money should probably be your 3rd reason. You should have at least 2 Reasons for any field before money that way it’s not only all about the money. Such as Career lifestyle, Flexibility to change careers in your field. Then #3 the money. Now guys I’m not some guru I’m a college student who has been researching this same info myself and being doctor isn’t the path for me. But now I’m stuck between Software engineering and Finance/Buisness.
Hey Dr Jubbal! This week I started my 1st year MBBS and watched all your videos again. You are awesome. I could relate with the reasons you mentioned for medicine tremendously.. ❤️
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MBBS? What's that? What country?
@@shawnreed7876 In the British system, which is followed by most countries, MBBS (short for Medicinae Baccalaureus Baccalaureus Chirurgiae in Latin) is the equivalent to MD or DO in North America.
Software engineer 100k+ around 3 years in the field, fairly easy, life balance is amazing and best of all you don’t have to deal with people just you and your laptop get to work from home 2-3 days a week still have time to go workout after work and enjoy you car collection 😊 did I mention you can get in with just 2-3 years of school really high demand career is the future 🏎😎
erick world Was the major difficult for you in college?
Software engineering is one of the most difficult majors you can choose, tf you mean 'fairly easy'? lmao
FT8 Barca he is probably a genious
There's no way a software engineer make that kind of money in just 3yrs after graduation.
You can if you work at facebook/google/linkedin etc. but most people wont.
I actually studied nursing finished that then finished my MBA. Now studying CPA exams. I don't regret studying either. 1.I know how to take care of others 2. A business degree very broad/ practical and relevant because you learn about the economy/interest rates/financial reporting/taxation law etc etc which you can apply in real life. Eg. Managing finances/applying for a loan/minimising your tax etc.
Former engineering student here...and still I will choose Medicine over engineering. I love science since a kid than math and thanks to years in engineering,I finally decided that my career will be on serving people rather than doing heavy work on field like my dad. I'll be pursuing pre-med next jan as a freshman and i am excited for it.
May I ask if you finished your degree in engineering?
update pls
Update
You shift courses? We have the same scenario I'm a 2nd ye civil engineering student and i hate my course and want to be a health professional
My interest is Police/Fireman, Engineer and business
And this is one of the best career guiding video I have ever gone through. Hats off for your clarity of speech.
Like all degrees, to be successful, It depends on what you want, how you apply your skills and how well you do in the job. From a Business Perspective, there are many Business majors as well such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Operations, Management ect. The good thing about the three main money subjects Accounting, Finance and Economics is that 99.999% of the worlds Society, Companies, Households, Organisations runs on MONEY, so these majors can land you a job either specifically within that major or used across the the large Business spectrum. A Business career exposes you to nearly everything in the real world from different people, markets, operations, products, management styles and money ect.
Not all companies needs a Doctor or Engineer, but every company needs money and to make profits. The Business Money Major salaries are always rated high with other fields such as Medical, Engineering and Computer Science. With Money Majors or Management you can also be CEO, Snr Management or on the Board. Yes Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Computer Engineers earn alot of money as well but again not every company needs them, at least on a daily basis, so taking on a Business Degree you are not limiting yourself to specific fields within sectors as a Business Degree goes across the board e.g seeds in the ground (Supply Chain Operations), Product Development (Marketing), Investments (Finance), New company start ups (Business Incubators) or CEO which some have a CPA or CA (Accounting) as they know Business costs.
But again it all depends what you like and how you apply yourself e.g. if you love being a Doctor or Engineer that earns alot of money then thats great as well.
Ahhh thank u for the advise . I was still thinking if I made the right choice choosing the path of business studies
@@marshizulnoon1014 No problem :-) In addition, after working for a company for a bit or while, some business can up-skill or cross-skill so you learn other areas or skills on the job. Though some money fields needs specific papers for that path. As with all degrees, Business also has strengths and challenges, but again it depends on how you apply yourself so build from the bottom to push yourself up. But yes Medical and Engineering are great fields as well.
Wow. I’m currently an engineer and I hate the work environment, it’s way to isolated. I was thinking of pursuing either medicine or going back to grad school for bioengineering. Everything you said resonated so much with me and is basically my current inner dialogue.
Hey! Could I ask you some questions about your engineering job? Is there any way I could contact you?
@@cassixpeia3324same doubt 😢
I'm actually an MD that works in a corporate job and plans to build a business, so I find this video truly amazing
Since I live in Mexico and most of the presented ideas don't apply to us (the salary for docs here is lower than engineers or businessmen, neither we do have the so called respect or status), I realized the opportunity cost would be so big that I decided not to pursue a clinical path and instead entered into a corporate job. I tend not to compare to others because each path is completely different, but I make significantly more money and have greater quality of life, apart from the "perks" of the job such as flying business to world congresses, free meals, corporate car and gas, retirement plan, etc... things that at my 27 years old It would be impossible if decided to pursue the traditional path for a physician (I would be in my third year of residency struggling to pay my bills with the tiny scholarship granted).
And that doesn't end here... now I realize that pursuing to climb the corporate ladder is very risky, since you can be laid off at any time... so now I'm looking for entering the business field because never in this life lasts forever.
So... I would say that this is your freaking life and do whatever you want, but always having conciousness of your choices. Hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Alberto Sigfrido move to the U.S. Your country is run by the cartel
Personal Qualities:
Doctor = persistence + passion + singular focus.
Engineer = persistence + quirky curiosity
Entrepreneur = execution and persistence. Most played competitive sports. Sounds stereotypical but it's backed by empirical experience! Maybe you're all 3!
~ Passion and Prestige were the deciding factors for my pre-med friends' career choices; Curiosity and Intellectual Freedom for my PhD/eng friends; Practicality and Lifestyle (and sometimes "paper prestige") for finance/biz friends.
Earning potential:
Doctor = stable, guaranteed, skewed toward mid-30's for break even ROI.
Engineer = stable, guaranteed, skewed towards early 20s for break even ROI. Better IRR (internal rate of return, a fancy accounting term for using time in ROI calc's)
Entrepreneur = wildly variable, dependent on individual execution rather than pedigree or education.
People Skills vs. Technical Skills:
Doctor = both!
Engineer = technical
Entrepreneur = both! Many millennial entrepreneurs come from engineering, PhD, and/or MD backgrounds. Ie: Co-founders of a startup I met at a venture capital event are radiation-oncologists.
Fun twist: In the last 10 years, I notice PhD/engineers discovering private equity as alternative career paths, while MD's are going into entrepreneurship (especially ones that are 100% founder-owned) frequently. Wonder if there's a survivorship bias to that ;) I think it's because ROI for MD and Engineering careers are decreasing relative to inflation and living costs, while finance has held stable and costs of starting a business plummeted. Increasing access to seed funding from tech incubators, Angels, and non-dilutive sources (Kickstarters and Tech Crunch Disrupt competitions) lower the barrier to entry for starting a business.
Lastly, tax structures favor entrepreneurship, as it 1) creates jobs (or entire markets - See AirBnB) and 2) ownership of assets. Physicians and engineers (unless they become entrepreneurs) don't technically create jobs - they deliver skilled services. It's not to demean their role, just taking a step back to look at how the economy rewards different careers.
I am a premed/computer science student I like computers and Biology so much.
Great video! I'm a 46 year old mechanical engineer. I work for a company that makes industrial food processing equipment. Companies tell us what product they want to make and we build equipment to make it. The machinery is somewhat custom so a good chunk of my day is designing machinery on the computer. I made $90K this year, which is less than the industry average, but housing is not expensive where I live so life is simple and I have plenty of money to have a house, vehicles, and go on vacation. I work 40-45 hours a week and about once a year for a month I work 50 hours a week. I have stress at work as the machines I build can cost a company thousands of dollars an hour if they are not working properly. On the other hand, it's very rare that a machine would cause death. (on very rare occasions people will get seriously hurt by getting a limb caught in a machine component).
If I could be a doctor starting tomorrow and make $400K/year I wouldn't do it. I have no interest in working 60 hours/week. Doctors I know are often on call or even work different shifts. I work M-F 7AM-4PM. That is huge for me.
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I realize this video came out a while ago but I still would like to put my input in. I am a student studying to become a Mechanical Engineer. I am currently in my junior year of college and have had internships for some job experience. I find that engineers have this stigma that they are these people that just sit at desks all day and type away. Now there definitely are those engineers that do that, those are not the successful ones. Today's problems are not simple problems that can be solved by one people, it takes multiple people all working together with their different specialties in order to fix and correct these complex problems. This is where Engineering is changing. No one person can be great at everything, but if there is a room full of different engineers that have different specialties then the sky is the limit. It comes down to communication skills and getting your ideas across. No longer can you hide behind a screen and be a lone sheep but working together and understanding different solutions is how I have found engineering to evolve over the past few years.
I'm considering studying Mechanical Engineering and am wondering what your experiences of the study are? Also, if you're in work now, please tell a little about your work tasks and what you do on a day-to-day basis😄
@@nicholasandersen2654 Hi, I actually just finished my masters in Mechanical Engineering part-time while working full-time for the past 2 years.
My work consists of integrity of assets within a refinery (my title is Mechanical Integrity Engineer):
At a desk: I run FEA simulations of piping and vessels, complete fitness for services based off different damage we see on pieces of equipment to make sure they're okay to keep operating, and develop scope (a plan) on what kind of inspections we will preform on said vessels and at what frequency (based off standards and ASME guidelines).
Out in the field: I will walk out pieces of equipment, inspect for the damage I predict will be there, be the oversite of complex jobs I asked to be completed based off the fitness for service analysis I preformed and much more.
Day to day is emails, some meetings, going out into the field, and calculations.
Oil and Gas does allow for the most "engineering" job where you bust out calculations due to little being contracted out, unlike jobs such as Boeing or defense companies, since most of their work "engineering" is contracted out and you mainly "supervise" in those roles. (obviously some exceptions, but this is what I'm hearing from all my friends in those jobs)
I would still HIGHLY recommend engineering and a very solid career, and I'd do it all over again if I had the chance!
I guess an MBA after Engineeeing gives the maximum dividends. Being an engineer i am seriously looking forward to my MBA.
Hardik Siroha what engineer are you?
I just graduated with my Bacehlor's in Engineering and am also heavily considering getting an MBA in the next few years. They definitely go well together!
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Lut3nant Craz0 lol 😂
Just finish Engineering and do a MBA. Work at PwC, EY, Deloitte, KPMG and become a partner. Shift to industry after 20 years. You'll be a CEO/CFO
Similar prospects with compsci math or physics as well frkm what I gathered
Where did you get these results? I’m a biomedical engineer masters student. Would like to get more accurate data please
I'm going into medicine at 22 years old after working a few years in business as an accountant, and having completed a business degree from University (specialising in Accounting & Business Law).
How did it go Oliver?
I wanted to became a doctor since childhood but when I started my high school I realized that med school is not for me
There are several reasons though
1. I'm not that good at memorizing
And if you are planning to go to med school you should be the highest hardworking nerd with a memory just as good as machines
2. I found my interest in engineering
3. I want to be economically stable after my college life
But in med if you want to make a high salary and sustainable job you've to study some more years it would take somewhat 7-8 years of Your life
But my family won't allow me to join engineering they just decided that I should be doctor just because I score good, I tried so many attempts to make them realize what it takes to become a doctor . And all my attempts went down the drain, they're behaving like I'm just lazy or I don't love them or I would disgrace the family.
Why do they act like this, ?
We should take a profession based on our skills and abilities not under parental pressure or good scores...
jesusss that is so awful parenting😂
Wow! Those were exactly the three careers I was choosing before! I'm still a teenager but I am absolutely sure I want to be a doctor now. Even from an engineering point of view, I guess we can say that the body is the most complex and wonderful machine of all! Thank you!
@Bryan W I am now. Going to start my pre-med studies in September at uOttawa.
@@joaolucasgaldino9872How’s it going
The only 3 reasons you should be at college
I share completely the same opinion with you. Being an engineer as base, I followed a business degree and pursued a pathway and career in ICT. I am now following on a medical degree prior to the pandemic. I have been in the business for 20 years so far, and I do not regret to get into medicine as this age. It was really not for a financial purpose but rather for a self-fulfillment. I still have the dream/motivation to change the world to a better world as 20 years ago. Now I can see a combination of medical, engineering, and business can be a key to keep a dream sustainable. During 2015~2018 I also worked for the government as a role of business incubator/stimulator for young entrepreneurs. During this period I have been in touch of so many world-changing technologies in many fields from cancer drug in biomedical field to electric aircraft and vector-adjustable hybrid rocket in aerospace field.
I dont want to have a family because thats not my goal and NO I wont get depressed and if i die now i dont mind
I'm a biomedical engineering major with a minor in management. So technically I'm learning about all 3!
How is that going? I'm really interested in biomedical engineering.
Update?
I was 100% sure that medicine was what I wanted to do and THEN decided to do a chemical engineering undergraduate major THEN get into medicine now I figured out that my passion is actually biomedical engineering and now the school that I got into for fall of 2021 does not offer biomedical engineering...NOW I have to transfer to another university in 2022
Engineering: A levels
Business: IBCP
Doctor: IBDP
buster117 wtf is a levels? Isn’t that only in uk?
I'm taking multiple engineering classes in school. My dream is to create the first A.I Android to be used in homes across the world as housekeepers, police officers and social workers.
Being an engineer gives you opportunity at creative thinking, and as you have to justify your existence you are always busy or you are gone! At least that is how consulting is. You have to be your own manager, marketing person, draftsman, accountant, and at some point are expected to train others to do your designs since you become overutilized.
I didn't research at all when I chose to go to college for engineering, and being myself I just assumed everything would work out. I've been fortunate and it has, but not without being underpaid and living like a college student for half of it and having to work late as well as weekends to keep up. The money that the professors mention, the meaningful projects, are surely not to be as described and reality will be less money and less meaningful projects than you had dreamed. The key things I hate about this profession, and reasons why I would not choose it again if given the chance:
-Exempt employee, meaning you will work more than 40 hours a week for no extra pay
-Exempt employee rules not followed, meaning that you will be expected to work 40 hours even if on salary
-Low starting pay, you pretty much have to change companies to make more as you learn more
-Project based work with unreasonable deadlines, meaning you work nights and weekends for no pay
-Did I mention project based, you work each minute all day while at work. breakroom banter is for the shows
-Small project fees, meaning you will be nagged for each hour you work on a project
-No growth opportunity (pretty much you and then someone like you with more experience is it)
-More experience comes more responsibility, not necessarily more pay
-Who says 9-5, its 8-5 that you are in the office. If you have experience, you are likely working for the lunch hour
-Get that PE license its still 5 figures, and you have the added benefit of legal responsibility
-0% raise for small companies, 3% raise for large companies. You almost have to leave to get a real raise
-15-20 years experience required before you make the advertised median engineers salary, get used to peanuts
-Zero schedule flexibility
Don't do it! Even an xray tech with a certificate only probably makes more than half the engineers out there and that is low on the medical totem pole. Get the money and flexibility that you deserve by doing something else!
You're like a mentor to me sir, I am a premed , I get a great help from your vids. Thanks.
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Farmer
Career on Jobseekers Benefit
Teacher
Physio
Pharmacist?
I will pass the USMLE, Become a Transplant Surgeon, Obtain a Master in Engineering Tissue Field and Create my Own Entreprise. That's my life goal. I had it before watching this video. It's make me feel a little afraid. Because this path is not easy.
Jean-Louis SAVI de TOVE nothing ever worth doing is easy. God speed!
Good luck!
Wouldn't it be easier to do one and then hire others and work on it as a team ?
I had the same idea, except I'm skipping the 10 year medicine BS let's see who gets there first
Bro..all the best...just don't stop...keep moving
I find it fascinating that I’m going to die without knowing the feeling of being called Doctor Torres. I’m cool about though 🤷🏻♂️ should have taken my education more seriously.
it's cool Doctor Torres, I have another doctor to fill your place for you