Re:Ask HN: Has anyone started over outside of tech?
by adamsbriscoe on Friday March 03, 2023 @07:55AM
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It is feasible actually. Graduated med school with two people in their late 30s, early 40s. You didn't ask for it but be forewarned: it'll take 10 years before you have a realistic taste of what the job actually is like. I don't usually speak in absolutes, but I will confidently claim that no amount of shadowing, training, volunteering in clinics/hospitals, or family will provide you with a shortcut to that experience. Could talk for days about this, but I have a cloud to go yell at.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone started over outside of tech?
by roarcher on Friday March 03, 2023 @09:10AM
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> it'll take 10 years before you have a realistic taste of what the job actually is like.
And if you're taking out loans to go to school, you may have no choice but to continue even if you find out it's not for you. I know someone who's halfway through med school and clearly hates everything about it, but is past the point of no return financially. If she doesn't finish and become a working doctor, she'll never have the income to pay back her debt of several hundred thousand dollars at 7% interest.
Re:Ask HN: Has anyone started over outside of tech?
by boosting6889 on Saturday March 04, 2023 @06:59PM
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That’s what scares me. Putting in all that time and taking out all those loans to find out you actually hate it.