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James Bond, no one is saying a doctor/dentist etc who goes to a non-fancy school won't get a job. Just that if you go to some high falutin' place,

Posted by Subversive Jul 11 '09, 22:41

you're likely to have the ability to earn a higher salary coming out. Or, maybe you will be able to do residency somewhere more prestigious which will lead to better salary. Dentists and doctors and lawyers make a helluva a lot of money no matter where they work, compared to most people, so the high tuitions are much more easily repaid.

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I honestly have no desire to continue this conversation because at the end we will simply not agree. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 22:48 7
- You point was "Holy crap that's a lot of money!", right? - Subversive Jul 11, 22:53 6
  - Actually, a large part of his point was that patients don't know nor do they care where their doctor went to med-school. - Jim Jul 11, 22:55 4
    - Yes, this became my second point after everyone expressed their ideas. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 22:56 2
      - It's true, the patients don't care. That's irrelevant to the point of 'it might be worth it if you can make more money by going there' point. - Subversive Jul 11, 22:58 1
        
        *ding* (nm) - musubi Jul 11, 23:03
    - See my post below. -- nm - Subversive Jul 11, 22:55
  - That was my argument. Glad we agree. Let's leave it at that. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 22:53
fancy school degree = increased chance in high payin jobs - 'lia Jul 11, 22:46 26
- This is true, however not as much as you think. Of course I am referring to med, dental, pharm. I agree this applies to law and other professions. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 22:51
- Maybe so...but I don't give 2 shits where a guy went to med-school...as long as he takes SLU Coventry Health Care. - Jim Jul 11, 22:49 24
  - hey jim: - 'lia Jul 11, 23:10 4
    - That's just it...he wasn't complaining and it wasn't about his degree. - Jim Jul 11, 23:11 3
      - i'm sorry but i read this post as a complaint: about the cost -- (link) - 'lia Jul 11, 23:14 [Backboard] 2
        
        k. not my fight. -- nm - Jim Jul 11, 23:17 1
        
        nuthin but love - 'lia Jul 11, 23:18
  - You don't hire him, though. - Subversive Jul 11, 22:54 17
    - You are right in that you associate prestigious with expensive. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 22:59 1
      - Blah.. "you are wrong" -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 23:00
    - Sure I do. When push comes to shove...I DO hire him. I could have chosen any one of a thousand general practitioners to be my family doctor. - Jim Jul 11, 22:57 14
      - But that was in no way what anyone was arguing about. - Subversive Jul 11, 22:59 13
        
        Sure it was... -- (link) - Jim Jul 11, 23:04 [Backboard] 11
        
        He brought it up, and Loosi immediately took it back to the employers. -- nm - Subversive Jul 11, 23:04 10
        
        Yes...she most condescendingly did. -- nm - Jim Jul 11, 23:06 9
        
        I don't see where you're getting condescending from. - musubi Jul 11, 23:08 7
        
        well, I counted at least 3 slags for attending a state school. nm - Jim Jul 11, 23:10 6
        
        She wasn't slagging state schools. She was saying state schools are less expensive. - musubi Jul 11, 23:12 5
        
        Well... I am just not sure how me saying schooling is ridiculously expensive results in a post from Subversive saying I went to a crappy school. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 23:16 3
        
        Subby didn't say that. He *asked* you if you went to a crappy school and that's why you were being so defensive. - musubi Jul 11, 23:28 1
        
        I am not being defensive. I just don't agree with you guys 100%. *shrug* - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 23:29
        
        You got defensive irrationally. It seemed like a likely deduction. -- nm - Subversive Jul 11, 23:27
        
        k. like I said. not my fight. -- nm - Jim Jul 11, 23:14
        
        Ok, I can see we're not getting anywhere here. It's all good. -- nm - Subversive Jul 11, 23:07
        
        You know that the prestige of your med school has very very very minimal influence on where and which residency you do, right? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 23:03
  - Exactly. Employers don't care that much either. I have seen this first hand. But whatevers. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 22:52

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