From: Narbik Kocharians (narbikk@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jan 13 2008 - 11:42:38 ARST
Doctor all the way. Don't even think about it.
On 1/12/08, Gary Duncanson <gary.duncanson@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> I think I understand. You're not sure what to do now? Well...I think time
> and money will probably be big factors. If I could do it all again I
> would
> try to get into medical school but by the time I realised it was something
> that I would really like to do I was already too old, and I was younger
> than
> you then. I don't know what entry criteria to medical school is in the
> United States but in the UK the last time I checked they do not actively
> encourage mature entrants to medical schools as they are awash with
> straight
> 'A' 18 year old entrants anyway and have to turn thousands of them down
> due
> to a small number of places for new medical students each year. That's a
> lot of very bright kids with hopes of being a doctor dashed forever. If I
> was a millionaire I might consider going back to school to do it if I felt
> I
> could get in and perhaps become a GP in a quite town someplace who knows.
> But I'm not a millionaire yet. Are you? John a career in medicine takes
> years out of your life and it's going to cost a LOT of money. I don't know
> your circumstances but have you really thought this through very
> carefully?
> Five years at least I would have thought for med school. You could be
> earning as a CCIE during that period. Didn't you spend 6 plus attempts to
> get your number? Wouldn't you be better off throwing all of your energies
> into your career as a fledgling CCIE?
>
> How about working in Networking for a few years and finishing your biology
> degree part time? Then see if medicine still grabs you and you can afford
> it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Curtis Gibson" <johncurtis1541@yahoo.com>
> To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 4:53 AM
> Subject: Have the number for 4 months, finished 1 semester in college as
> freshman, GPA 3.70
>
>
> > Biology major, 5 classes 11 credits in one semester. I can be on my way
> to
> > become a MD. But I need more money for that. Now I work half time making
> a
> > quarter of what CCIE is worth. It is winter vacation now. I went to see
> a
> > recruiting agent today in Boston. They were confused about my situation.
> I
> > managed to tell them I want to work for a hospital's IT/networking,
> > because that will look good in my medical school application. Now I am
> > home and I can't decide which way I want to go - becoming a doctor or a
> > network engineer. My title right now is software engineer, but I am more
> > like a network engineer. 2 months before I got the number, my girlfriend
> > dumped me. I used my girl friend's last name when I applied for the
> green
> > card. So, her last name became my legal last name. She couldn't stand
> the
> > stress when all I talked about was CCIE lab for more than 2 years
> spending
> > lots of money and still couldn't tell her how certain I was about
> passing
> > the exam. Now, I am 33, and I am a
> > college freshman. I got straight A's in science classes. I just went to
> > school to withdraw from the university. It is a top 200 school (in the
> US)
> > but given my grade I could transfer to top a 100 school.
> >
> >
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-- Narbik Kocharians CCIE# 12410 (R&S, SP, Security) CCSI# 30832 www.MicronicsTraining.com Sr. Technical Instructor www.Net-WorkBooks.com
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