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Hello everyone! Most of you know me, any new people may not. I have been really busy so somewhat absent past 2 months.
I need some advice, I have a huge decision to make that I still cannot make and this website is the only one I know of with people that will understand.
Here is the situation:
In November we (hubby, me, daughter) are leaving the military and moving back to the U.S. We currently live in Germany. I will have a bachelor degree completed at this time, but I have limited availability of face to face science courses at this post so I am not able to complete my chemistry and physics prereqs. The plan is that when we move back to the U.S I will take those classes at some school in the states along with biochemistry since it is recommended. I don't care if it is science classes ala carte or a formal post bacc program, but I don't need to do all of the prereqs so most likely it will be ala carte.
This is where the decision comes into play. It is 100% up to me what state we move to. I originally decided to go to Ohio , but that has now changed due to a couple reasons. The only family we have is my mother, but she just moved to an area that has a very high unemployment rating. She got an excellent job offer, this company is paying her a lot more so that is good for her, but we can't take the risk of moving to an area with high unemployment ratings so we will be moving to a state where we don't know anyone, we will have zero backups. Our savings will be able to support us when we first arrive, but that money will eventually run out so this decision has to be a good one.
I need to decide what state we are moving to. This state needs to meet some criteria which I will list below
So this decision is about medical school, but it also encompasses the family and I know many of you on this forum have families to take care of so you can understand that balance between becoming a doctor and family life.
If anyone has any suggestions or any type of advice that is related to this I would greatly appreciate it because I need to make this decision ASAP so he can start job searching online, I can find a specific city and start looking at rental apts/houses for us and get anything in line for the schooling.
Thank you in advance for any advice on this because no one else really understands the whole "becoming a doctor" journey and the stress associated with that. I want to make the best decision for my family and for my goal of medical school.
I need some advice, I have a huge decision to make that I still cannot make and this website is the only one I know of with people that will understand.
Here is the situation:
In November we (hubby, me, daughter) are leaving the military and moving back to the U.S. We currently live in Germany. I will have a bachelor degree completed at this time, but I have limited availability of face to face science courses at this post so I am not able to complete my chemistry and physics prereqs. The plan is that when we move back to the U.S I will take those classes at some school in the states along with biochemistry since it is recommended. I don't care if it is science classes ala carte or a formal post bacc program, but I don't need to do all of the prereqs so most likely it will be ala carte.
This is where the decision comes into play. It is 100% up to me what state we move to. I originally decided to go to Ohio , but that has now changed due to a couple reasons. The only family we have is my mother, but she just moved to an area that has a very high unemployment rating. She got an excellent job offer, this company is paying her a lot more so that is good for her, but we can't take the risk of moving to an area with high unemployment ratings so we will be moving to a state where we don't know anyone, we will have zero backups. Our savings will be able to support us when we first arrive, but that money will eventually run out so this decision has to be a good one.
I need to decide what state we are moving to. This state needs to meet some criteria which I will list below
- decent unemployment rate (http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm) that link has the unemployment rate of states, any state from #1-25 is an option.
- cost of living is not outrageous
- at least 1 medical school in that state (preferably more)
- crime rate is not high (I have a 5 year old daughter to think about)
- the last criteria is more of a preference, but not a requirement...I would prefer to finish my prereqs at a school that operates on a quarter system instead of semester because I can get classes knocked out faster. I do well when I am challenged and things are fast paced so that works good for me.
So this decision is about medical school, but it also encompasses the family and I know many of you on this forum have families to take care of so you can understand that balance between becoming a doctor and family life.
If anyone has any suggestions or any type of advice that is related to this I would greatly appreciate it because I need to make this decision ASAP so he can start job searching online, I can find a specific city and start looking at rental apts/houses for us and get anything in line for the schooling.
Thank you in advance for any advice on this because no one else really understands the whole "becoming a doctor" journey and the stress associated with that. I want to make the best decision for my family and for my goal of medical school.