Business or Medicine?

[Seedler]

i don';t know who kate beckinsale is.

Tell me she's not hot...





She's the chick that stars in the Underworld movies.

[twisterX]

[Dark Steno]

Medicine

and drugs.

[maebach]

go to business, because I want to go to medicine

[Busyman]

i don';t know who kate beckinsale is.

Tell me she's not hot...





She's the chick that stars in the Underworld movies.

She's nice although skinny.

[hippychick]

I'm deciding what university I want to apply to, and I really can't decide between a career in business (fast-track my way to a CEO hopefully ) or a career in medicine (doctor? Surgeon?)?

I just want your opinions on the matter, which is a better career path for you?

Your looking at two very different degrees and fields of study.
Most buisness degrees are 2 to 4 years where as doctor degrees are 7 years.
It really depends on how much funding you have and how much time you want to devote.
I would look and see the long term of the job market...like if you go into business will it be outsoursed to other countries. ect.
Most cities can always use someone in the medical field.
Good luck

[NikkiD]

There is a huge shortage of doctors in Ontario - the demand is definitely there. If it's a money thing, depending on what courses you're taking and whether you're looking at getting a Masters in Business, there would be more money in business than in medicine. Doctors in Canada don't make THAT much money unless you specialise in one field (which means about 10 years education).

What schools are you looking at? Dunno if it's the same as it was when I went to high school, but for medicine, the best schools to apply to were Queens, U of T, Western or Mac. For business, Waterloo, Wilfred Laurier, or U of T.

[DanB]

I always wanted to be a peadatrician from the age of about 10 to when I got kicked out of school after GCSE's.

Its hard work to get there but I can imagine its rewarding work, in my personal experience I wouldn't have my 16 year old brother if it weren't for the peadatricians at Northwich Park Hospital

[Seedler]

There is a huge shortage of doctors in Ontario - the demand is definitely there. If it's a money thing, depending on what courses you're taking and whether you're looking at getting a Masters in Business, there would be more money in business than in medicine. Doctors in Canada don't make THAT much money unless you specialise in one field (which means about 10 years education).

What schools are you looking at? Dunno if it's the same as it was when I went to high school, but for medicine, the best schools to apply to were Queens, U of T, Western or Mac. For business, Waterloo, Wilfred Laurier, or U of T.

Well I'm not that sure yet, but obviously I want to get into the top universities in their fields. Your knowledge of universities in Canada is still valid, as the schools you mentioned are definitely the best in Canada to study business or medicine.

But I'm setting my goal a bit higher, and I would like to get into a university in the states, say Harvard business school or something? I know it will be really hard, but I'm sure I still have a chance of making it.

Even better, I drool after the big scholarships that I have a very slim chance of getting. But you never know, one day I might just win the U of T top $60000 (3X$20000) scholarship...

The only thing I really hate and bothers me the most is that most scholarships and top programs require more than just good marks, but they need like significant contribution to your community or like winning awards and contest and stuff like that.

I have a 96% average as of semester one, I have extra-curricular activities and I've won a few minor contests (I was pascal math contest champion ).

So what can I do to put on my university application that could potentially fall into the "significant contribution to your community" category? I really need this because some kid I know got into Harvard Law, just because he started some stupid charity program in his area and he's marks were like below 90%.

[NikkiD]

There is a huge shortage of doctors in Ontario - the demand is definitely there. If it's a money thing, depending on what courses you're taking and whether you're looking at getting a Masters in Business, there would be more money in business than in medicine. Doctors in Canada don't make THAT much money unless you specialise in one field (which means about 10 years education).

What schools are you looking at? Dunno if it's the same as it was when I went to high school, but for medicine, the best schools to apply to were Queens, U of T, Western or Mac. For business, Waterloo, Wilfred Laurier, or U of T.

Well I'm not that sure yet, but obviously I want to get into the top universities in their fields. Your knowledge of universities in Canada is still valid, as the schools you mentioned are definitely the best in Canada to study business or medicine.

But I'm setting my goal a bit higher, and I would like to get into a university in the states, say Harvard business school or something? I know it will be really hard, but I'm sure I still have a chance of making it.

Even better, I drool after the big scholarships that I have a very slim chance of getting. But you never know, one day I might just win the U of T top $60000 (3X$20000) scholarship...

The only thing I really hate and bothers me the most is that most scholarships and top programs require more than just good marks, but they need like significant contribution to your community or like winning awards and contest and stuff like that.

I have a 96% average as of semester one, I have extra-curricular activities and I've won a few minor contests (I was pascal math contest champion ).

So what can I do to put on my university application that could potentially fall into the "significant contribution to your community" category? I really need this because some kid I know got into Harvard Law, just because he started some stupid charity program in his area and he's marks were like below 90%.

Pascal is the grade 12 competition, correct? Yeah, I won that one in 1991 for my district.

University in the states is only better if you plan to live and work there - it carries no more weight here as far as a career in medicine (although it might for business). What makes it difficult to get into is that you're applying as a foreign student, and there are very limited number of positions available. The thing is, you can apply to American schools separately from Canadian schools, so it doesn't change the number of Universities you can apply to here. I'd apply to both and see how it goes. Just because you get accepted to schools here, doesn't mean you have to go to them if you do get into a school in the states. Remember you have to write your SATs if you want to apply to schools in the states - not all schools here give out information on the SATs, but your guidance counsellor will have details about them.