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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi everyone — hoping to get some perspective.

My daughter is a rising junior at an Ivy League school, majoring in Computer Science. She just finished an internship at a Big Tech company and got a return offer, which is exciting. Now she’s trying to figure out what direction to take for the next two years. She's considering either:

Going for a concurrent Master’s in AI, which aligns with her current major and internship experience,
or
Shifting gears and completing the requirements for med school, something she’s also seriously interested in.

She genuinely enjoys both fields — tech and medicine — and is having a hard time choosing. 
If anyone’s been through something similar or has any advice (as a parent, student, or professional), we’d really appreciate your thoughts. How do you choose between two very different paths?

Thanks in advance![/quote]

If your DC really love money, go with AI.  They paid a ton, even without the Master's degree.  To be honest, it's a waste of time to do a Master's degree full time.  She can do a part-time master at schools like Stanford while she is working at FANNG.

[b]If she truly loves both tech and medicine, and truly loves research, go with a MD/PhD.[/b]  The AI medicine research is hot hot hot, plenty of opportunities allowing a combination of two.  I believe MD/PhD usually comes with scholarship so that tuition for medical school + graduate school is waived in full (or equivalents thereof).  Financial return will come a bit later in life, but she won't regret it.[/quote]

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