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And work twice as many hours a week.

And have massive personal liability that could much more easily leave you unemployable and emotionally scarred.

And start your career $300-500k in debt with the only option you possibly have for paying it off is working as a doctor, even if you decide you don't like it 8 years into the program. You are now 100% handcuffed to the profession and have 20 years of servitude ahead of you.[0]

[0] True story of family friend

There's also the opportunity cost of the years of additional schooling. Their tech counterparts in the Bay Area are making six figures a year for several years while doctors are racking up additional debt.

And an astounding amount of educational debt, with boundaries on where you can practice.

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