Posted by Tabitha on January 24, 2003, at 2:42:23
In reply to Re: Midlife Career Change, posted by Mashogr8 on January 22, 2003, at 15:40:42
You know what, Mash, speech/language pathologist and audiologist are predicted as fastest growing careers in the U.S. over 2000-2010 time frame.
(I was confused about whether you're still in English or you did go into speech/language so excuse me if this post doesn't make sense)
I also have regret about not choosing medical school after high school. My parents were blue collar and I didn't think they would support a decision to go into a profession that required more than 4 years college. Little did I know, what's 11 years of training compared to the years you'll spend working? Not much. I wish I'd gone for it. (Though the appeal was more the income, prestige, and intellectual challenge of it rather than any real desire to practice medicine.) I was looking up info about medical school too, and I don't even have the undergraduate coursework required. I read that schools in the UK typically limit admissions to those under age 30, and it hit me, the US probably does something similar. It might truly be too late for that one.
I did have a friend who started training in Chinese medicine and acupuncture at age 50. In my state, acupunturists can get licensed to be primary care doctors! She's probably done by now. Before that, she was a part-time piano teacher eking out a living.
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