I agree with Sideways, Why are college and professional school increasing tuition EVERY SINGLE year? It seems like everything in this country is regulated except our education system. No one seems to care that schools are constantly gauging their students, and tons of students are graduating each year with no jobs and a only a diploma printed on a $2 piece of paper to show for it. In addition, it seems like a lot of professional school are charging 2x the tuition compared to students 10 years ago...yet the salary coming out from these 2 students are probably in the same ballpark...what gives?
Podiatry does NOT equal Medical school
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Well when it comes to referring to the profession as not technically medical school would it be inappropriate for someone to be called a foot and ankle surgeon or podiatric surgeon if they went through the residency training and focused their practice almost exclusively in that manor? Then it would sound a little more realistic to say, my husband is a foot and ankle surgeon. If the doctor practices mainly regular podiatry with some surgical procedures it would sound better to refer him as a podiatric physician or podiatrist. I dont see why people cant just say they go to podiatry school. If they wanted to go to medical school they could have. A lot of people in podiatry school have high GPAs or lower GPAs that could have gotten acceptances possibly to medical schools.
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That's because we have too many students going to college for the social experience. Mom and Dad pay for school, they barely slide by and get the same degree the single mom balancing work, kids and school gets. Combine that with discrimination in the hiring\interview process......
It's not education we need to be weary of, we just need to make sure universities are teaching students worthy of the time and our money. An easy solution? Colleges should start offering more benefits for incoming students that have a few years of "real world" experience, doing the hard, honest jobs you go to college to avoid(including military service). We've all seen that out of place old guy in our classes and most of us have seen him smash our test scores..
Sorry for butting in but you made a good point I wanted to add upon...
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The whole system of education is screwed up. The reality is you only need advanced education if you're going into a technical field. We have this system where everyone and their mother, no matter what they're going to be doing, goes to "college."
You want to be a surgeon, a rocket scientist, a computer engineer? Then yes, please pursue higher education. There's really no other way to acquire the knowledge. But the liberal arts?! What a scam.
You want to be a writer? Travel and get drunk.
You want to be an artist? Hang out in forests and get stoned.
You want to become fluent in Russian? Move to Russia you idiot.
You want to become a sociologist? Too bad, this job wouldn't exist without our contrived education system.
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There was a point in time, not too long ago, when a high school diploma actually ment something (during the industrial era, many steelworkers never finished high school). College was the gold standard; a four year degree almost guaranteed a high paying job and a better way of life. With the collapse of industry and the move towards a service oriented society, the four year degree has lost a-lot of clout. It is really sad, but i think you hit the nail right on the head Sideways. Is college the great lie???
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10 years after one graduates college the fine details will be lost in memory. You will remember the big pictures, but unless you actually find a job in your major (which I heard a stat/study somewhere that 60% of college grads dont use their major after they graduate) you will not remember much at all.
The main point of college IMO is to prove to employers that you went the extra step (aka not lazy), have developed critical thinking skills, were able to acquire vast amounts of knowledge in a moderately small amount of time, and learned how to relate ideas to others/listen to others ideas with the list going on and on.
If you never went to college you may be lacking some of these skills. But even with a college degree its hard to find a job right now. I cant imagine what the people are doing that do not have a college degree
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The main point of college IMO is to prove to employers that you went the extra step (aka not lazy), have developed critical thinking skills, were able to acquire vast amounts of knowledge in a moderately small amount of time, and learned how to relate ideas to others/listen to others ideas with the list going on and on.
If you never went to college you may be lacking some of these skills. But even with a college degree its hard to find a job right now. I cant imagine what the people are doing that do not have a college degree
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Wow! A nearly 10 yr necrobump. Kidding aside, DPMs are a great resource. My college roommate is a country podiatrist and manages complex cases, trauma, wound management, etc. He is a co owner in a surgery center, very successful. My wife and I are overpaid subspecialists and if my friend dropped his check book in the parking lot, I would burn mine! Dont let anyone make you feel bad. Good luck and best wishes!
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