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kman1 · 04-01-2008, 11:54 PM

I'm currently a linguist in the US Navy stationed in Korea. I speak about seven languages pretty well. My current job field in military intel but I really don't like it. What I would like to do is become a doctor/lawyer. I know this sounds a bit odd but my end goal is to be a heart surgeon. As far as law goes, when I saw lawyer I mean that I want to successfully go through law school first and pass the bar. So I'll have the skills necessary to be a lawyer. After that I would pursue my dream to be a heart surgeon which would take about 11 years (4 yrs med school + 7 yrs residence). With that said, all that schooling can be VERY expensive and I'm looking for the cheapest possible way to complete everything.

In pondering how I'm going to pay for all this, I thought of some options:

a. use my GI Bill to cover some of the costs
b. study abroad in a foreign country where law/med school isn't that expensive and transfer my credits back to USA

My questions for you all are:

1. in regards to studying abroad, where are some countries that I could study in (law/med school) and still be able to transfer the credit back to the USA and still be a lawyer/doctor?
2. What are your overall thoughts on this?

P.S.- if knowing what languages I speak helps, then Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Ilocano, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), and Arabic

Thanks!

04-01-2008, 11:54 PM	#1
kman1 New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 13	intl. schools that transfer to usa credit I'm currently a linguist in the US Navy stationed in Korea. I speak about seven languages pretty well. My current job field in military intel but I really don't like it. What I would like to do is become a doctor/lawyer. I know this sounds a bit odd but my end goal is to be a heart surgeon. As far as law goes, when I saw lawyer I mean that I want to successfully go through law school first and pass the bar. So I'll have the skills necessary to be a lawyer. After that I would pursue my dream to be a heart surgeon which would take about 11 years (4 yrs med school + 7 yrs residence). With that said, all that schooling can be VERY expensive and I'm looking for the cheapest possible way to complete everything. In pondering how I'm going to pay for all this, I thought of some options: a. use my GI Bill to cover some of the costs b. study abroad in a foreign country where law/med school isn't that expensive and transfer my credits back to USA My questions for you all are: 1. in regards to studying abroad, where are some countries that I could study in (law/med school) and still be able to transfer the credit back to the USA and still be a lawyer/doctor? 2. What are your overall thoughts on this? P.S.- if knowing what languages I speak helps, then Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Ilocano, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), and Arabic Thanks!