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Actually radiologists are a profession threatened by AI. They have AI now that can detect lung cancer on a scan while it's still too small for the human eye.
If OP isn't driven and able to work with patients though he will never get through med school. It is also extremely hard to get into, yet people are tossing it out quite casually like all he has to do is decide.
IMO OP should not pick any career based on money, it needs to be on his strong suits, what he's good at and likes doing. If he did that before undergrad he wouldn't be in this situation. He liked research, that's a good field and it won't be hard to build on a biology BA for that.
OP I suggest you look through a bunch of Indeed ads, punch in BIo research, and see what jobs come up, whether it sounds like something you would like, and what the qualifications are, then what it would take to get those qualifications. Look up epidemeologist, look up all the things you listed in your OP when you told us the things you liked the most. Also take honest stock of your skills, strengths and weaknesses, and see if they are a good fit, because if not you will struggle no matter the degree.
Do you honestly think that those med students there, just to subspecialize in their Law or Business careers go there to become caring docs? BTW, you cited radiology subspecialties. Just what I was talking about.
Do you honestly think that those med students there, just to subspecialize in their Law or Business careers go there to become caring docs? BTW, you cited radiology subspecialties. Just what I was talking about.
My advice: You need to get out more.
I don’t understand your post. He either likes to work with people or he doesn’t. He chose s major based on career prospects vs what he likes and is good at. That’s s mistake he realizes now and hopefully the next decision he will consider what he actually likes doing.
I don’t understand your post. He either likes to work with people or he doesn’t. He chose s major based on career prospects vs what he likes and is good at. That’s s mistake he realizes now and hopefully the next decision he will consider what he actually likes doing.
You missed my point. Just because it's called a med school doesn't mean everybody going there plans a career seeing patients. But while going there, there are rotations of a finite duration where you will have to. But that's just in school. With that degree you can go on to do whatever you want. And that includes some type of business administration (those are the big money makers in hospitals, you know); law, journalism, lots of fields where that MD degree puts you at the top of the heap. Many where you never have to see a patient ever again once you graduate. Many people don't realize that.
You missed my point. Just because it's called a med school doesn't mean everybody going there plans a career seeing patients. But while going there, there are rotations of a finite duration where you will have to. But that's just in school. With that degree you can go on to do whatever you want. And that includes some type of business administration (those are the big money makers in hospitals, you know); law, journalism, lots of fields where that MD degree puts you at the top of the heap. Many where you never have to see a patient ever again once you graduate. Many people don't realize that.
You’re completely ignoring the things he liked, the classes he liked. He’s in the boat he is because he doesn’t like the things his career prepared him for, he’d be a fool to do it again. He liked research, he doesn’t need a medical degree for research.
You’re also acting like getting into med school is as simple as deciding to go, it’s not. He’d never make it through the interviews alone if there wasn’t passion for helping people in his goals. Do we know he graduated with a 4.0 or close to it? This link shows the acceptance rate at all medical schools (click on school and rates come up below). The highest acceptance rate is 5.something. Most have a less than 2% acceptance rate.
I graduated back in Dec. 2018 and I honestly thought that day would never come. But I also did not want that day to come either because I knew things would get harder afterwards looking for jobs and whatnot. As I search for jobs, I'm starting to feel strong regret for getting a Biology degree. I chose Biology because my only interests after reflecting on the classes I liked/disliked in HS were biology and math. I loved studying diseases and I was always good at math, specifically algebra. But I chose biology because at the time, I heard that biology was a good major to get into and you had many options to choose from with that degree.
But throughout my undergrad years, I had some doubts about my major from time to time. I found that few classes truly interested me. What I truly liked were microbiology, biostatistics, and research. More than likely would've liked Medical Micro, Immunology, and Virology if I could get into those classes. Did not like labs, genetics, DNA techniques, ecology, etc.
But anyway, my very rough plan was to get a master's in public health with a concentration in Epidemiology. From the research I've done, it seems Epidemiology might be the right choice for me since it seems to combine both my interest in diseases and math together along with research. But I'm not 100% sold on the idea which is making me feel unsure about my future. I'm not truly sure if this is really what I want to do.
I'm just at a point now where I don't know what I should be doing right now. Without a master's degree it seems like I can't do anything with this bio degree at the moment and I'm not 100% sold on grad school even though my mom keeps pushing me to go. I'm not sure what jobs I should be applying for. I only worked retail in the past as a summer job and that was hell. That also happens to be my only job experience. I'm going to have to start paying student loans off in a couple more months but I don't know what jobs I should be looking for. Do I look for Bio specific jobs or do I just apply to anything I see?
I apologize if this sounds incoherent. I just seem to have a difficult time figuring out how to support myself for life after college. Any advice including jobs, career paths, bio degrees, life after college, etc would be most appreciated.
schooling gives you an idea of the work you'll do in your field, but not a complete picture. You may not particularly like the schooling, but find real life work considerably different, and viceversa.
you should have been considering part time work and internships in your field a year before graduating with your BS degree and being in the position you are in now. my 0.02
You’re completely ignoring the things he liked, the classes he liked. He’s in the boat he is because he doesn’t like the things his career prepared him for, he’d be a fool to do it again. He liked research, he doesn’t need a medical degree for research.
You’re also acting like getting into med school is as simple as deciding to go, it’s not. He’d never make it through the interviews alone if there wasn’t passion for helping people in his goals. Do we know he graduated with a 4.0 or close to it? This link shows the acceptance rate at all medical schools (click on school and rates come up below). The highest acceptance rate is 5.something. Most have a less than 2% acceptance rate.
The most successful researchers I know (big bucks, lots of respect, never let go from an institution or leaving unless they decide to) have an MD or DO degree. Oh, there are PhD's of course, but today an MD - PhD is commonly seen and even better. Today med school is easier than ever to get into. I say, go for the gold ring. You're only 25 once. An ounce of extra effort now will provide decades of benefit. Get over the "biology degree sadz" and go for the big top. This is no time to get caught up in what if and what if not and never really trying.
I was on an admissions committee. Some of the most unmotivated applicants with interviews never ever getting to the topic of "passion" got accepted. In fact, the "passionate" ones with lower MCAT scores never got in. That's the way it is. Also, make doubly sure your preprofessional department is passionate! What they send to the school is second only to your MCAT scores. Your GPA ranks third.
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