Considering a second bachelors degree, or becoming a non-degree student?

mikemac
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:46:33 +0000

Have you spent time looking into the medical field and considered the alternatives? Doctors are far from the only ones in the health field that help people. Physical therapists, radiology techs, nurses, speech pathologists, physician assistants, to name but just a few. Spend a few hours browsing on http://explorehealthcareers.org

For that matter, have you spent time volunteering in a medical setting? Not only is that an unwritten requirement to get into med school, it will expose you to other careers in medicine that you might be more interested in that cost less and take fewer years of prep.

When I see someone write they have decided at the “last second” to go to med school I have the feeling it isn’t a carefully thought out and researched decision but a grasping at straws. That isn’t the way to decide your future or even whether to pursue more education (2nd BA or prep program), IMHO.

I know a guy who was an engineer, pretty solid career field, but he wasn’t happy in it. He started by volunteering at a local hospital, then after a few months quit and started working there (substantial cut in pay, I might add). He took classes he was missing and is heading off this fall to a Physician Assistant program.