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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP Here. I’d like to thank everyone for the thoughtful and sound advice — it’s been incredibly helpful.

I’m realizing that her decision will ultimately be shaped by a combination of factors: financial considerations, her true calling for medicine, family-building timeline, the competitiveness of med school admissions, etc...

She discovered a love for tech relatively late — toward the end of high school — and while she’s good at it and sees it as a powerful tool, she’s never really viewed it as her long-term path.

On the other hand, she’s shown a deep interest in medicine from a very young age. Even as a toddler, she would talk about becoming a doctor, and that passion has stayed with her.

It’s a complex decision, but hearing everyone’s perspectives will definitely helped us think through it more clearly. Thanks again.[/quote]

She is clearly very bright and motivated, but it does make me wonder how deep the interest is if she chose computer science and is just now deliberating the pre-med path. All schools have an intense premed culture that would be hard to miss especially at Ivy and elite schools. I would think she would have encountered it to know what they are up to and responded sooner if really invested. Maybe? Just spitballing as I see why this is a very tough decision with a great path and offer.[/quote]

Exactly! I have been wanting to say this for a while. I think the kid’s interests have changed (OP says kid has wanted medicine since childhood) and the parents should allow the kid to pursue what she wants even if it is not what they want. [/quote]

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