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Originally Posted by Aoife
Besides, on some level, you diminish or belittle that which you are only interested in for fake and pretentious reasons. A lot of people work hard at med school, and you make it sound like you think it's a breeze to get in and get it on your resume. I'm sure you in no way intended that. But really, you're nervous about something as tough-seeming as a cert test, and so you suggest MED SCHOOL as an alternate route.
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aiofe, your whole post is awesome, wise advice. but this is the part that I was reacting to in particular. the internet is so funny that way. I'm thinking, "now who is this punk-ass who thinks that med school is something you do on a whim to put letters after your name..." med school takes over your fucking life. eventually you can come out the other end as a well balanced, exercising, happy person, but man, while you're in it, you have no life. my husband the lawyer did not have the same experience in law school. we lived together then. he never went to class, partied his ass off and graduated. that just wouldn't cut it in med school. thank god I did it when I was 22-25--it is seriously some physically and mentally hard shit! and now I teach in medical school. my students have more sane hours than we did in the 80's but they still have limited to no life. would never ever want to repeat med school again.
I might add, too, since I have a great local friend who is a PT, and another who just completed her prereqs to go to PT school. it is also a very difficult and FULL-TIME course of study.
adam, you seem like a great guy who has a lot to offer the world. talk with people and really figure out what you want to do. getting a degree just so you can prove something to other trainers will not help you. the trainer I work with right now could give a shit less than I am an MD. he is an expert at what he does. I am an expert at what I do. my degree does not mean I know how to do his job. all of those degrees that you mention train you to be an MD, a PT, a PA, which are all very different career paths than being a motivational speaker or being a great trainer. although sometimes the people who have those degrees end up public speaking for a living.
keep seeking, I know you will find your passion!!!