Which is the hardest? Law school, engineering school, business school? Why?
Law and engineering have different academic expectations.Engineering degrees have a fairly decent workload, but a very high expectation for fluency with complex thought. Engineering is a 4 year degree where 80% of what you do is math related (statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, applied maths, materials science, chemistry, physics, etc etc.) With these classes you generally can't work harder to make up for lack of intellect. You either have it or you don't. I know multiple people who repeated classes numerous times with heaps of study and kept failing and then dropped out. Sounds tough, but I never met an engineering graduate who wasn't near the top of their math or science class in high school.I didn't study law (but have many friends who did) and it's a mammoth amount of reading and very challenging exams. Not complex exams (in a science way), but there is an expectation of extensive study and the ability to combine and analyse all of this data in to coherent results in a very very short amount of time. It's similar to medicine in a way. In fact a lot of the engineers would admire the law students for their commitment to study. The reason is that most engineering students are the people that cruised through high school and didnt have a real work ethic. As an example of working hard I know people from high school who struggled in math classes (like transferred to the easy ones) who went on to be great lawyers as they worked their butts off and were just better at writing and summarising and remembering data.Its an interesting point this. I scoff a bit and say a lot of law grads would not be smart enough to finish calculus in years 1–2 of a degree, but I would never be able to commit myself 4 years 60+ hours a week to study law. The minimum bar of law is set so incredibly high. Tip of my hat to thee.At the end of the day I think these structures suit the real world. When it comes to law, I would prefer that the person working for me had read the most cases and had an extensive understanding of the field and history. I don't need serious analysis or deduction. When it came to building a bridge, I would prefer they got it right for this bridge and I wouldn't give a Sh!t about any other bridge.Oh what about business? Yeah that's much easier. Not in the same league. Not even going to try and sugarcoat it.Hope this helps
Why medicine is considered more prestigious than engineering?
BECAUSE IT IS USED FOR LIFE. BECAUSE THIS FIELD MOSTLY PAY WELL. TO BECOME A QUALIFIED DOCTOR, REQUIRES AT LEAST 10 YEARS OR MORE STUDY AND PRACTICE.
If I have a choice between studying law or engineering, which one should I study and why?
Lawyer, higher paid provided you get a good job and to get a good job you need contact or very good grades, otherwise you end up as counselor or investigator at a insurance company etc. Lawyers make a lot more but the “unemployment” is high. Very protective. The fancy jobs are usually located in the big cities. Although smaller cities have opportunities they are usually not as fancy. Experience counts and you will be more valuable with age.Engineer, depends on what type of engineer but in general if you are specialized you need to move to change jobs, since companies know that they will press your salaries downward. Engineering jobs are spread out some are in the cities but most are on the outskirts and smaller cities. Salary are alot lower for engineer than lawyers. Lawyer reach their peak at around 40–45 from there on your salary will go down. but the cost of living in smaller cities are lower so it can be quite good in total.So in short if you want a well paid job in a or near a big city choose law. If you want a low paying job in a smaller city choose engineering. If you want a interesting job I would say they can be equal. If you want to afford an expensive hobby choose law.If you think you got the contacts to become a lawyer go law. If you think you are the next bill gates. . .go law.
Are doctors more prestigious than lawyers?
I’d say so. As a general matter, (1) it is tougher to gain admission to medical school than it is to law school (every med student tends to need the kind of resume that is required to gain admission to an elite law school, plus those stellar GPAs must come from (non-social) science classes), (2) the average doctor outearns the average lawyer, and (3) doctors occupy a place of respect in society since they are generally viewed as benevolent healers, whereas lawyers are often viewed as unethical parasites by those who don’t use their services (and some who do).At the high end of the legal profession, lawyers make more money and have significantly more power/influence than do doctors, but we’re talking about perhaps 5% of the legal profession. If you’re comparing the average lawyer to the average doctor, the doctor will win the prestige contest hands down.
Which is a better career, doctor or software engineer?
Come from a family of doctors. If you're debating between the two, don't choose medicine. As a lot of doctors have said, only choose medicine when you couldn't imagine yourself happy in any other career.Here are the pros and cons:MedicinePros:Status (you're "doctor" so-and-so)Improving people's health in a tangible wayYou can be a lifelong learner, there are so many specialties, so much to learn, you'll never get boredAfter grueling, expensive medical school and long residency, you're making a very nice salary (but you're worse off in the long term because of the opportunity cost and debt)You'll never be unemployedCons:Years and years of school, so terrible decision financially. If you put the same effort that a doctor puts into becoming a doctor into your CS career, you'd end up way aheadTons of government regulationInsuranceTons of stressTons of hoursMany regret going into medicine2x more likely to commit suicideGenerally not very happyComputer SciencePros:Better lifestyle/work-life balanceAwesome pay, especially if you work as hard as a doctor and get into a tech company like Google or FacebookTech is the future, software is eating the world. Get into a hot space and you could be riding a steep upward trend throughout your careerTons of arenas to play in. If you want to work in healthcare, you can become a data scientist and help predict cancer earlier and save tons of lives with your computer science knowledge. You can start a startup. Or work for the government. Or work in finance and make the big bucks. Or become a consultant.High demand for your skillsPeople will know you're smart ;)Cons:Potential for outsourcing/automation for certain jobsYou have to always be learningCognitively intense workA degree of stressLess tangibly impactful than medicine in many casesAgism and sexismBest of luck! You know where I stand ;)