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[quote=Anonymous][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]

These are very different fields. Generally, a good doctor has always wanted to be a good doctor, and there's not much that can dissuade them. So I'd be mindful of this kid not having that sense of mission.

Also, if she's going into junior year and hasn't done any of the pre-reqs for a pre-med track, she's probably looking at another year of undergrad.

As for CS, the current employment market is a little bleak. I don't think a Master's changes things too much in this environment.

However, AI is the THING right now. If she can easily pick up a concurrent Masters in AI, it will be ka-ching for her. Right now, FAANG is poaching everyone they can in AI with absolutely ludicrous offers. Start Ups are humming. Venture capital has their wallets open. It is an incredibly lucrative field at this moment in time.

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Why would she need another year of undergrad for pre med requirements? I had a friend who decided late she wanted to be a doctor, graduated with a psych major without completing pre med requirements, then took the courses after graduation while she was also working. Worked fine, got into med school, and she's been a doctor for many years now. [/quote]

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