Feel free to give general advice as well but if you have any advice regarding this specific scenario, it would also be appreciated!
So I just finished my sophomore year of college so it is important I make the decision now because junior year is the most important year for both paths I'm interested in. I have narrowed down my options to medicine (physician) and finance (ib or private equity). I like both subject areas equally so I really want to choose the career path I can have success in, but I'm not sure where to start looking to figure this out.
I have concerns for both of them that are making the decision tough. There's probably more that I can't come up with right now
For medicine, I'm doing very well academically at a tough college but I'm always afraid I might burn out. Also interviews are important for medical school but for a bunch of student org board positions, I had an interview and I was rejected to all 3 I applied to (probably indicates that my interview skills suck but I did 0 preparation for those whereas for med school I'll probably prepare a lot).
For finance, I'm worried about job insecurity/bad job market and getting stuck at middle management (I'm told this becomes very depressing when you're older). I also don't know if my networking/negotiation/position climbing skills are good enough to be successful in the field.
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