Quote from: Novice08091 on Today at 07:05:45 AM

The most common career mistake is people thinking that higher education or beyond will materially help them in their jobs, and so they spend too much time in academia.

I get so many people asking me how I managed to get into investment banking with a degree in physics. Within a few months the finance or economics guys had no advantage over me - I knew what I needed to know as well as them - most of the stuff they had learned at university was useless on the actual job.

Humans adapt amazingly well, but that adaptation is incredibly specific.

Studying computer science isn’t programming. Doing an MBA isn’t running a business. And studying finance isn’t living investment banking.

I'm not sure whether this is the right board for your topic.
You see, scientists students adapt extremely quickly to all other lines of work and professions, and they are always quick to adapt to a system, but that doesn't change the fact that a professional will always consistently outperform them. You should also be aware that this career path is limited in some ways, which is why you will rarely see a computer scientist performing the duties of a medical student. If you try to treat yourself when you have chronic typhoid, you will come to realize that an ordinary medication will not work until you see a doctor.
Have you ever think loud why it is difficult to read drug descriptions written by medical professionals?

There are constraints to learning a career and studying a career in school.