Hello everyone. Being an avid forum user on a canyoneering site I have been on the receiving end of plenty re-asked questions and thought, "this again??" Well here comes one from me that I anticipate make cause the same response in you. So, feel free to jeer a little if you must. If you'd like some material to go off of, I considered myself somewhat intelligent until it took me 4 times to master the captcha on the registration page.
More seriously..
I grew up with the idea of being a doctor. I did well in high school, 4.0 and 32 on ACT. And after two semesters in college (classes including anat & phys, statistics, and art history - death to memorizing 100s of painting, no offense for art lovers -) I have a 4.0. I understand highschool is nothing compared to college, my act score was good not great, and my college classes have yet to be too grueling, but I do feel - with lots of study - that I am a capable student. Time required to become a doctor was my initial turn off. Then, time required to be a doctor was another turn off. So I turned to another health care area that was interesting to me, nurse anesthesia. I did quite a bit of research, interviewed a CRNA, did some more research yada yada yada, and felt that I had really made a good choice. Now I've finished pre reqs for the nursing school and applying and I have this nagging inside that wants me to consider doctor. And as I really think about it, the idea of doing the same thing day after day after day - administering anesthesia - and doing it more or less under the direction of a doctor is beginning to appear somewhat boring to me to say nothing of what it may seem to me after 20 years of doing it. I'm still quite sold on CRNA due to the amount of family time I would have (this is the most important factor for me), job satisfaction (contradictory to what I previously said, but the CRNA's with whom I have spoken all seem to enjoy their job), and potential salary. That said, I love making decisions, figuring things out, I really enjoy school, and I do like to be in charge. My main fear is my future family and the time I would spend with them. And, if it has anything to do with it, I am 21 yrs old.
Technically my question would be, so CRNA or Doctor? So if you'd like to answer that feel free. I'm also interested in your general impressions about my current situation.
Much thanks!
More seriously..
I grew up with the idea of being a doctor. I did well in high school, 4.0 and 32 on ACT. And after two semesters in college (classes including anat & phys, statistics, and art history - death to memorizing 100s of painting, no offense for art lovers -) I have a 4.0. I understand highschool is nothing compared to college, my act score was good not great, and my college classes have yet to be too grueling, but I do feel - with lots of study - that I am a capable student. Time required to become a doctor was my initial turn off. Then, time required to be a doctor was another turn off. So I turned to another health care area that was interesting to me, nurse anesthesia. I did quite a bit of research, interviewed a CRNA, did some more research yada yada yada, and felt that I had really made a good choice. Now I've finished pre reqs for the nursing school and applying and I have this nagging inside that wants me to consider doctor. And as I really think about it, the idea of doing the same thing day after day after day - administering anesthesia - and doing it more or less under the direction of a doctor is beginning to appear somewhat boring to me to say nothing of what it may seem to me after 20 years of doing it. I'm still quite sold on CRNA due to the amount of family time I would have (this is the most important factor for me), job satisfaction (contradictory to what I previously said, but the CRNA's with whom I have spoken all seem to enjoy their job), and potential salary. That said, I love making decisions, figuring things out, I really enjoy school, and I do like to be in charge. My main fear is my future family and the time I would spend with them. And, if it has anything to do with it, I am 21 yrs old.
Technically my question would be, so CRNA or Doctor? So if you'd like to answer that feel free. I'm also interested in your general impressions about my current situation.
Much thanks!
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