Which is harder Medicine or Engineering

[Dr. Acula]

My mother is a doctor. I'm an engineer.

My mother has worked with people who said engineering was to hard and switched to medicine. My mother says I study harder than a lot of people and herself.

Engineering from what I've heard is harder. I don't say all this to brag and to be honest it makes me feel like a bit of a sucker. If I'm putting in this much work but will never get paid like a doctor, maybe I'm stupid.

 

[Leavingtheecstasy]

My mother is a doctor. I'm an engineer.

My mother has worked with people who said engineering was to hard and switched to medicine. My mother says I study harder than a lot of people and herself.

Engineering from what I've heard is harder. I don't say all this to brag and to be honest it makes me feel like a bit of a sucker. If I'm putting in this much work but will never get paid like a doctor, maybe I'm stupid.

I personally feel like being a doctor is a horrible profession unless you are one of the best.

Engineer seems like its hard af to get the degree, but the job is amazing once you get it.

 

[Jatigi]

And just as I thought, we have people conflating premeds with those who become physicians. Anyway, you would have to ask someone who did engineering in undergrad and went to med school after. "Premed"= 2 semester of biology with lab, 2 semesters of general chemistry with lab, same thing for organic, same for physics, then biochemistry and some English classes. That's it. The rest depends on your major. You can major in 18th century feminist literature, for all they care, as long as your gpa and mcat are there. That is different from medical school and the training 3-7 years after.

 

[Dr. Acula]

overall difficulty

Also to add above, I'll say say what I always say when this topic comes up.

Engineering isn't hard because of anything related to smarts. It's hard because most engineering programs test your ability to persist and work hard. You can be reasonably smart but have a strong work ethic and do better than the mathatlete who spends more time playing video games. I've seen folks who came in with full rides, did all AP courses, were in all these extra curriculars flame out because they don't have the work ethic or don't know how to manage their time properly. Cramming and shyt doesn't work. You have to put your nose to the grindstone to succeed. Constantly. Everyday. I had one bad semester where I slacked off and it's like a runaway train if you fall behind and don't keep up. I didn't catch up the whole semester.

I don't know if medicine is the same way.

 

[Ohene]

My mother is a doctor. I'm an engineer.

My mother has worked with people who said engineering was to hard and switched to medicine. My mother says I study harder than a lot of people and herself.

Engineering from what I've heard is harder. I don't say all this to brag and to be honest it makes me feel like a bit of a sucker. If I'm putting in this much work but will never get paid like a doctor, maybe I'm stupid.

if you cant get paid with an engineering degree thats on you. you can do basically anything

 

[Ron Fox]

its a battle of the quotes

"its not brain surgery"

vs.

"its not rocket science"

 

[mamba]

I aint think about it like that really.

I'm taking computer science 1 and starting out with alot of engineering students. They seem to feel like comp sci and engineering are pretty equal.

Computer Science is tough. They have to take as much math as engineers.

But, computer science doesn't have to touch shyt like thermodynamics (which most mech engs have to touch) or electromagnetics (which most electrical engs have to touch).

Imagine taking all that physics and math you learn in earlier courses and putting that shyt on steroids!

 

[Rekkapryde]

Engineering


No bias....

 

[Dr. Acula]

if you cant get paid with an engineering degree thats on you. you can do basically anything

I have no problem getting paid. But very few engineers are getting say anesthesiologist money where you can easily make half a mill a year.

I already have a job with a decent starting salary lined up once I graduate. But still, I'm not making specialized physician money. That is just a fact. It's a rare case for an engineer to do that. Not complaining about what I will be making but more is always better.

If you know any engineers making this amount of money out the gate let me know where they work.

According to Salary.com, the median annual Physician - Anesthesiology salary is $352,518, as of February 22, 2016, with a range usually between $305,400 - $399,629. Anesthesiologists with a lot of experience can expect to earn upwards of $450,000.

From what I heard this is even higher if you get with a private group and can actually own a stake of the group.

 

[REZZ]

I'm a licensed pharmacist and I know pharmacy school is way harder than getting an engineering degree. So it's safe to say that medicine is harder than engineering. Engineering is more complex but the sheer amount of random shyt that healthcare professionals have to learn and memorize...

 

[Lifejennings]

Medicine as a practice is more difficult. It's life and death. For studying probably engineering.

 

[Ohene]

I have no problem getting paid. But very few engineers are getting say anesthesiologist money where you can easily make half a mill a year.

I already have a job with a decent starting salary lined up once I graduate. But still, I'm not making specialized physician money. That is just a fact. It's a rare case for an engineer to do that. Not complaining about what I will be making but more is always better.

the thing is you can go into a variety of fields. You can go into consulting, trading, banking and private equity for example. And if you a real one you can use what youve learned to create your own product and business more likely than a doctor can.

 

[The_Third_Man]

electromagnetics (which most electrical engs have to touch).

electromagnetic fields gave me nightmares

I heard that Anatomy and Organic Chemistry are no joke though

 

[Frangala]

In addition to all the science classes you have to take across disciplines (Bio I & II, General Chemistry I & II, Physics I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II, Bio Lab I & II, General Chemistry I & II, Physics Lab I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II - where in some instances the highest scores in tests are 60s always graded on a curve). These are just the pre-requisites for the first two years of undergrad in addition to taking the university pre-requisites just to graduate with a Bachelor's. In addition to that, you have to take other science electives the remaining two years of under-grad. In addition, you have to do research work or shadow a physician during your summers in order to bolster your application for Med school.

Wait it's not done yet, you have to take the MCATs (Medical school entrance exam) after you have gotten a good score then you go on interviews at the school. Mind you admissions to medical school has its politics and it costs. State universities with medical school tend to prefer students who are either residents of the state or can prove they have some ties to the state because they don't want to educate someone on taxpayers dime and then have him/her leave the state to practice medicine in another state. Some state schools actually will accept a state resident with lower academic credentials than an out of state applicant. An out of state applicant has to be exceptional damn near perfect GPA, MCAT score and good research background. Admissions rate are single digits for most med schools.

The application process will cost you about $2000 minus Kaplan prep courses (which everybody takes no matter how brilliant they are). Then you get to med school, board exams. But I will leave it at that. I believe that you can get your target intended job for engineering after undergrad while in medicine you have to go through the gauntlet of med school in addition to residency.

Medicine for the win.

 

[How Sway?]

Depends on the individual tbh.

But pre med would be harder for me.