Here is some real world advice for you. Only get one degree. In the court of law, you can\'t be the expert in another field while also being an expert in another field. Thus, you can not be an expert in two fields. You can go ahead and spend time learning both professions, but if you do not practice both professions, you wasted your time. There is no gurantee that the jobs you would like right now will be around in the future. As you may not realize, professionals take high level positions and often do not want to leave those positions just because of the pay. So, you can get that MD and JD degree, but you may not have the type of job you are looking for around to apply to when you are all done with your school and training. It could be like that for a decade or longer once you are all done with school and training. You may not understand how the work force or economy works at a young age. So take what Law2Doc is saying and what I am saying and learn from us.
At my tender young age, I may not understand some things, but I do understand arguments, and yours makes little to no sense.
First you state that one person cannot be an expert in more than one field. I find this claim to be absolutely preposterous. At a white house dinner for 49 Nobel laureates President Kennedy observed, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent and of human knowledge that has ever been gathered together at the White House -- with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." Not to compare myself with the multi-talented Jefferson, but psychological studies and human history have shown time and again that there is no quantifiable limit to human intelligence. No one is born with a quota, that once reached with information no longer allows them to attain more. I'm not saying it's going to be easy, but it is most definitely possible.
Then you go on to imply that there are in fact jobs which I desire, which in fact require expertise in two fields, contradicting your first point.
As for the "professionals stay in their jobs" comment, um duh! I am well aware that there is not a revolving door of opportunity, constantly escorting people in and out. This would have made much more of an impact if you had further developed it with some data, that showed something like 95% of current professionals are aged 25 to 35. If that were the case, then yes my task would be much more difficult, but I highly doubt this reflects reality at all.
You end by concluding, that I may have to wait a long time for my job, again implying that it will exist and I will at some point have the opportunity. Typically, conclusions don't contradict their introductions. But that is just in my real world, I'm not sure about yours.
I know there is no guarantee that I will get a job which perfectly suits my education and interests. But, I also know that there is no guarantee that I will not get that job. For me, the extra two years and money are well worth it to keep that option open. I know that I am most likely going to have to try and forge my own path, and that is fine with me. I'm sorry if this post offends, but I felt the quoted post was very condescending and deserved a response.
