[iknowexactly]

(04-17-2015 05:56 PM)Drazen Wrote:  

I guess just go wherever you get the best gut feeling then. If its an Allopathic, then go there. If its an Osteopathic, then go there.

What kind of Doctor do you want to be and where do you want to live after Medical School?

I agree, work backwards from where you want to end up.

Your dad may be wanting to see further justification of his own DO choice, I know little about the status differences; I got a doctorate in the social sciences.

When I am seen by a doc I see instantly the standard of care he is practicing. Does he make offhand diagnoses, does he explain his decision process in diagnosis and treatment, does he at least check for zebras instead of assuming it's horses...
My favorite health care practitioner is actually a master's level Nurse Practitioner. Most thorough, most humble, most empathetic.

I had to go to a way low end grad school because I was an partying academic fuckup ( who got 790/800 on verbal GREs).

The low end school really helped shut me out of good post-docs, but I also got to study some unusual stuff there that isn't taught at mainstream schools.

One thing that is a lie is that they judge the person not the school, I'm assuming that's true getting the residencies you want too.
All other things being equal, the more prestigious the school the applicant is from, the more they will favor him.

A friend of mine who went to the same low end school I did end up in a very prestigious sub-speciality and ended up teaching at Princeton ( not a full prof however, I think his school would prevent that from happening), but he made his career the center of his life. My life is centered around guitars, bicycles, the outdoors, and women.

For me, my profession was always a means to free up as much time as possible, I do not want to be working all the time at it. I think MDs average 60 hours a week, we are lucky they do, but I didn't and don't want that.

[Recovering Beta]

As the quality of your medical school could determine your later placement, I would seriously consider going to the most prestigious school, no matter the location. You're better off doing four years in a dreary town with an excellent school than four years in a place that offers sunshine but has a questionable reputation.

Remember, the academic decisions you make now will have a big impact on your future. Spend some time with middle-aged people and ask them about their regrets. It's a learning experience.

[TheBoom]

Go to the best medical school you can get into. A medical degree from the US is not usually transferable to other countries, unlike nursing, unless you are a native of those other countries.

[Kid Twist]

I've perused this thread and I know a ton about the topic, having lived it.

A top consideration that I would stress significantly is the amount of debt you'll have coming out of medical school. I have lots of other opinions, but for now, this one has not been treated in this thread as far as I can tell, at all for how important it is.

[kongzi]

(04-15-2015 07:31 PM)The Lizard of Oz Wrote:  

Since WestCoast is no longer posting here, I'm going to channel what he would say: most guys chase pussy in their twenties and start thinking about money and career in their thirties, when it would be far more rational to do the opposite -- concentrate on investing in your skills in your twenties, and enter your thirties in an optimal position in terms of your SMV for pussy. Of course it's not a matter of either/or, you do some of both at all times, but it's a question of where the main emphasis lies. Right now you should concentrate on what will set you up as well as possible for the rest of your life.

Why should guys chase pussy in their 30s and focus on their career in their 20s? Young girls prefer guys in their 20s and especially prefer guys in their social circle. How is a guy in his 30s who is out of school going to break into girls' social circles?

[jj90]

(09-15-2016 12:55 PM)kongzi Wrote:  

Why should guys chase pussy in their 30s and focus on their career in their 20s? Young girls prefer guys in their 20s and especially prefer guys in their social circle. How is a guy in his 30s who is out of school going to break into girls' social circles?

You are thinking about this way too hard bro. It's not either or. When you are in your 30s and well put together, it's a different market you are targeting.

1st rule of sales: Know your audience.

[monerap]

I think it is very important. 90% at least.

However, you have to have high income to live a great city.

[phluff127]

If you start thinking about your career in your thirtys, my tax dollars will most likely be buying your food in your 40's and 50's. Start focusing on your career in your teens and worry about women with whtever available time and energy that's left.

[kongzi]

(09-15-2016 04:38 PM)jj90 Wrote:  

You are thinking about this way too hard bro. It's not either or. When you are in your 30s and well put together, it's a different market you are targeting.

1st rule of sales: Know your audience.

So you're saying when you're in your 30s, instead of going after girls in their 20s you instead go after women in their 30s and above? I don't get what you're saying

[jj90]

@kongzi: So let's say your a 30 year old with a decent career and make decent money with decent logistics(aka a pad in the city center). Are you going to have immediate access to nubile 19 year olds in university? No. Your not hitting up the campus parties.

What you are doing is suiting up, going down to the champagne lounges and hotel bars and picking off these said 19 year olds when they dress up and are not at the campus parties getting hit on by frat bros.

As I said: know your audience.