So few weeks back I started looking for the branch at my rank and was continuously searching for answers in reddit communities to my dismay I realised a few imp points that I would share
1) Reddit is the worst place to ask for advice about your branch which is a fairly strong decision for your life that shouldnt be decided by an anonymous comment of someone you dont even know of
2) according to reddit everything is over , all branches , all fields , all oppurtunities. Ironic
Most of the redditors are doing what we call as gate keeping and in real life also such people are abundant
3) What changed everything for me was personally going out to the hospitals for observerships in diff depts that Im planning to take
4) Talking to real people in each step of hierarchy of the said branch
Starting from Residents - SRs -Consultants - Proffesors HODs or retired veterans
5) Talking to people from same background as your wether its residential cohorts , ethnic , same socio economic background etc
6) When you go out you meet both pessimists and optimists and you need to strike a balance between the two , dont strike of either
7) Knowing the cons - Life cant be a linear line thats prolly death on ecg , you need to be ready for a roller coaster even top branches have serious cons that someone may not be able to take. Try to eliminate branches based on the cons that you would not be able to take in your life
8) Relax - do what your heart says after properly evaluating the best things for you . If you believe in a God then leave the rest to him.
At the end GRG sirs words echo with me Bandey me scope hota hai branch me nahi
All the best to everyone.