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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish I could have just been mediocre as a kid. I’d probably be able to study things I was interested in and be in an interesting career, instead of getting pushed into accelerated BS-MD.

I had no idea what medicine is, in theory or practice, only been to a general practitioner a couple of times in my whole life of 17 years and never put foot in a hospital. There was not a single doctor in my family or social circle.

This was pre-internet and pre-tv cable era so research wasn't easy and internships weren't required.

Make sure, your kids are picking majors and tracks they like, doing internships and shadowing to understand what it entails and have flexibility to change paths before it becomes too expensive to switch. Don't ask them to solely base their decisions on income.[/quote]

Says a doctor making a fat salary who *could* otherwise have been a barista.[/quote]

NP here.  This is exactly the issue - it is not one extreme or the other.  Let your DC choose what they excel at, not what you want them to do for a living, in order to support YOU in your old age. SELFISH.[/quote]

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