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by rwanda 5y ago
I mean it ranks very well and the school itself has some very good research output. I need to reiterate, it's a 6 year degree and not 4 years. The workload is about the same for all medical schools in my country. I think the workload i
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by rwanda 5y ago
My dream is to improve & develop new machine learning algorithms. Weather I'd do this as a researcher or through a private company doesn't really matter to me. It just seems to be a prerequisite to have done a PhD to most such
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by rwanda 5y ago
Thank you for the thoughtful response. Switching to medicine is something I've been contemplating for a couple of months and though about all pros & cons, best-, worst-, average-, expected outcomes extensively, yet I still feel at
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by rwanda 5y ago
This is very good advice and I feel like you've gotten at the heart of the issue. The way you frame it makes it obvious to me that what you're saying is very true, and is not something I've thought about as explicitly as you
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by rwanda 5y ago
Thanks for the response! Interesting comment :) I do however suspect that the "entitlement" you see among medical students has more to due with societal prestige than selection process, but this is pure speculation of course.
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by rwanda 5y ago
OP here. To be clear, I'm referring to studying in school and not career-work. In my country it would be very non-controversial to say that the program I'm currently in is significantly harder and more time-consuming than medicine
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by rwanda 5y ago
First of all, thanks for your input and sharing your experience. I think I'm a similar position to you for as so far that I don't really love math enough. My main motivator for doing it is to become more competent for other things
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by rwanda 5y ago
It's sort of the problem I'm facing here. Research in machine learning is weak in my country, so I'd probably have to apply elsewhere. Medical research here is very good though, so I would have no problem just staying here as
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by rwanda 5y ago
This is the situation I'm in. I feel like it not be feasible for me to keep up with the very high workload for another 4-years, hence why I'm considering switching to medicine. I know realize this sounds provocative but it's
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by rwanda 5y ago
OP here. This is country dependent. From most I've heard medicine is one of the or the most difficult program to study in most countries workload wise. In the country I live it's quite different. From what I've gathered, the
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Ask HN: When to give up on dreams?
30 points by rwanda 5y ago|51 comments
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by rwanda 5y ago
Thank you for your comment. My main goal isn't to become a physician but rather go into research but it's still something I think I'd enjoy if things don't work out. Out of curiosity, what do these medical school grads d
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Ask HN: Switch to Medicine or Push Through?
3 points by rwanda 5y ago|4 comments