I realize this probably varies by country but I just would like to debunk the myth about medicine in the United States. There is no such thing as a general physician. Yes, there are people who practice as primary care physicians (family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics), but these are also considered specialties. They require a residency of 3 to 4 years after medical school just like any other specialty. Again, I realize it may not be like this in other countries. While a person technically could go in to practice after doing a one year internship following medical school, it is generally not done. To be a board-certified physician, one must complete a minimum of a three-year residency. By calling someone a general practitioner in the US, you are actually insulting them (unknowingly) because they also have a 3 to 4 year post medical school residency just like physicians with other specialties. Try asking a surgeon about a medical (meaning, nonsurgical) issue, and many of them will stare at you blankly. They may be able to fix your knee, but they have no idea what to do about your sinus infection.
Oh, thank you, I did not know, but I understand if you finish med school in another country you only needs to pass the setps to practice in the US, or I am wrong?
Stepanova is 5' 6" but is very thin - probably no more than 100 lbs or 105 lbs. three of the top four ice dancers are about 100 lbs
I think she must have grown in recent years. ISU bio says Papadakis is a strong 5'5" (166 cm) and in pictures from Europeans, Stepanova looks at least 2, maybe 3 inches taller. I think 5'8" is more accurate for her, she has been listed as 168 cm since debuting as a junior years ago.
If she's really 5'8" there is no way, even that skinny, that she's only 100 lbs. 110-115 would probably be more accurate.
One of my former editors decided to quit journalism and went to law school in her 50s. She finished about two years ago and is now practicing. So it's definitely not too late!
I work for a Community College and am able to take classes for a small lab fee. I am taking advantage and obtaining a degree in business and I am 32. It's hectic with my kids but well worth it. You are never too old to work your mind
I really don't get the people on this forum who seem to think you can't get a college education when you're 30 for some reason, and that if you don't start college in your early 20's you're somehow doomed. This is just not true. I am not meaning to attack you at all Chris, I really like you and think you are one of the most reasonable posters here, but this is something I hear over and over than never makes any sense to me. You can't become a professional ice dancer at the age of 30 or 40, but you sure can become a college student then. No, you won't have the 'traditional' college experience, but not everyone needs or wants that. If they have dreams of being a doctor or something, they can do that when they are 35, it really is not the problem some people here seem to think it is. I always remember the people who were like Charlie White wants to go to law school! he must retire NOW to do it! I went to a tier 1 law school. At least 1/5 of the people in my class were over 30. A handful were much over 30. It didn't seem to hurt them any.
Sorry if I was misunderstood. I certainly have nothing against folks going to college at 30....I am not a doctor and I don't play one on TV, but the ones I have known in my life tell me the road to becoming a doctor and then paying off all those loans is a long and arduous path....While it is fine for some to go to college at age 30, life tends to complicate things...marriage, family, debt, and then having a working life long enough to accrue the funds to retire make things more difficult..Take my primary care doc...she was able to pay off her debt by having a native American tribe take it on and then she worked for them for so many years, at low wages....she never had any kids and has a working, now retired husband....but she had to take care of some , shall we say "interesting" relatives and still can not retire like her husband....I am just saying that if Alex wants to be a doc and starts at 30, more power to him.....but the choice of continueing to skate, especially when your parents and family have sacrificed so much, vs going to school and making bucks and helping others, is not an easy one.... .
Lol none taken! I have a lot of students who are fresh out of high school and think I am nuts for voluntarily going back to school when I have a degree already and did the whole student loan thing. They look at me like I am nuts when I explain that I continue to take classes simply because it's available to me. And I remember being that age and it's funny when you get to look at how how you've grown