Which career is tougher: Doctor or Lawyer?

[Rygu]

To be fair, after four years of pre-law and 3 years of law school. It's not like you can just walk off the street and take the Bar.

Is it minimum 7 years to take the Bar? Ok that I didn't know, thanks for the correction.

 

[Hollywood Jack]

Is it minimum 7 years to take the Bar? Ok that I didn't know, thanks for the correction.

That is standard, yes. Typically law schools award law degrees after 3 years and require 4 years of pre-law from applicants. I don't think it's mandated by law, at least not in most states, that it's a minimum 7 years, though. There are accelerated programs where you can do it in 6, but they actually have higher admission standards than for general applicants.

 

[MichiganMMA1978]

Before, I wanted to become either a medical doctor or a lawyer.
Which is more difficult to achieve? Which career is tougher?

The correct answer is bricklayer

 

[Rygu]

That is standard, yes. Typically law schools award law degrees after 3 years and require 4 years of pre-law from applicants. I don't think it's mandated by law, at least not in most states, that it's a minimum 7 years, though. There are accelerated programs where you can do it in 6, but they actually have higher admission standards than for general applicants.

Ohhhh ok I thought it was 3, or 4 max before you could take the Bar. I guess learning law would take pretty damn long especially these days.

 

[Spoken]

Medical doctor, IMO. But law isn’t easy, especially if want to do the theory side.

 

[Starck]

Being a lawyer sounds like a shit existence. Burn out as a corporate lawyer or ceaselessly search for clients - some great choices. Doctors make bank immediately post-residency and have stable careers. This is definitely a no-brainer. Being a lawyer is a tougher life.

 

[steve38]

Come on man.

No offense to your parents, as Im sure they are highly skilled, but I've met plenty of doctors and lawyers here and its obvious that both the barriers to entry and professional standards are quite low.

 

[TSO]

Doctor by a loooooong shot.

Yeah, if the question is MD and not any old PhD its doctor by many orders of magnitude.

 

[panamaican]

Doctors because the AMA keeps a tight lid on the number of med schools and the ABA let's every half-assed organization run one. So, it's harder to get into.

Plus law school is only 3 years and one test. Med school is at least 4 plus a residency and a bunch of licensing exams along the way.

But that also means it's tougher to have a great career as a lawyer. More competition.

 

[mooseman17]

If you're asking which is the harder school to get into then it's definitely medical school. It's also longer than law school, especially if you are looking to specialize. However, once they become established in their profession then it's a bit hard to say because there are a lot of GPs that are more businessmen rather than Doctors and there are a lot of Lawyers, that are basically on call 24/7 for their clients. In terms of society's opinion of the two professions, I don't think it's much of a debate that Doctor is seen as the more lucrative job.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Being directly responsible for people's lives is a responsibility I don't want. That said I saw a guy I went to school with the other week who is now a surgeon, he's ugly and has red hair (good guy though) and he pounds some high quality snatch these days.

 

[loyalyolayal]

No offense to your parents, as Im sure they are highly skilled, but I've met plenty of doctors and lawyers here and its obvious that both the barriers to entry and professional standards are quite low.

Well...I had a horrible experience with a public attorney. I didn't bother my pops or my aunt with the case. It didn't end well.

 

[TSO]

To be fair, after four years of pre-law and 3 years of law school. It's not like you can just walk off the street and take the Bar.

All you need to take the bar is an application and an SS#.

 

[IloveTHIS]

Easily doctors. The residency alone is harder than all of lawyer schooling/test. The hours they pull off in one "shift" is not only unreal, but borderline psychotic, dangerous, and abusive. Should almost be illegal. Were talking working like 40 hours in a row straight. Sleeping for 6-8 hours, then back at it for another 30-40 hour shift.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

The correct answer is bricklayer

You’re right. I guess it isn’t easy to become a 7’1” center for the Lakers.

 

[CodeBreaker]

Both careers are slightly more difficult than being a cashier at Jollibee. Its all about money for schooling and connections for afterwards.

You like Jollibee?

 

[CodeBreaker]

This guy thinks this thread is cute

 

[mooseman17]

Is it minimum 7 years to take the Bar? Ok that I didn't know, thanks for the correction.

You have to do a year as an articling student as well.

 

[PubliusVentidius]

My uncle is a lawyer and he's all the time studying shit for his cases, he leads an almost religious existence devoted to his job. I know some general doctors who probably haven't updated the shit they know since they got their degrees centuries ago, plus primary care doesn't seem like a hard job at all to me. Anecdotally I'd go with lawyer being a tougher career.

 

[JSN]

Being directly responsible for people's lives is a responsibility I don't want. That said I saw a guy I went to school with the other week who is now a surgeon, he's ugly and has red hair (good guy though) and he pounds some high quality snatch these days.

don’t you people call them rangas?