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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In CS you can make a lot of money very quickly. You don’t have to study for extra 8 years. You can be a millionaire in that time. [/quote]

Over the course of your 30 or 40 year work career, the average doctor will still make a lot more than the average CS person. Not to mention there's more job security and stability. [/quote]

+1. I think it's silly to compare MD vs CS[/quote]

I also think it’s silly and I have a CS degree.

It’s just not a comparable career path and, honestly, even within the scope of MD or CS there are variations in occupation that make even subsets not that similar. The career of a research doctor isn’t the same as that of emergency room doctor. A gaming developer isn’t the same as a government contractor.

They’re both solid paths to choose, so whatever degree is decided upon should be something the person can complete and feel successful. Neither of these paths will likely end up unemployed for long stretches or don’t offer higher and lower stress career options.[/quote]

It is not silly for STEM focused college freshman or sophomore to think about.[/quote]

It’s silly for the Mom to equate the two degrees. It makes more sense to equate Biomedical Engineering to Medicine. I assume OP is looking for insight into the fields and it’s valuable to know the difference.

CS is not the same skillset, as pointed out by many people on this thread. One is a math based discipline and one is a hard science based discipline. STEM is a broad term and kids are not generally good at either math and science OR English and history. Many kids are great at math but terrible at biology. OP should talk to her child about what she’s interested in and then encourage a major that will appeal to that skill. There are very many options. One good option is to take a biology based engineering degree and then apply to medical school if they still want that after 4 years. Then they kid will have a degree that’s employable after a Bachelor’s Degree and still have the option to move forward in the medical field.

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