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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 12:48 PM
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Default Re: Is the Ivy League worth it???

Originally Posted by respdoc
in today's age of shrinking general family practice offices and the increasing threat of terrorism with large scale casualties, these hands-on doc's are highly sought after...

Unfortunately we are training plenty of casualty/triage specialists in the middle east as well as Doctors without borders throughout Africa. Not sure that we will have a shortage of them anytime soon...

away from the thread jack, I am experiencing something similar (not ivy league but equally important). I am graduating next month from Saint Leo University (BA/BM) and will be pursuing a Master's with another university (and possibly even changing Majors b/c I am a glutton for punishment). While they are waiving the GRE, they are leery of accepting my degree in it's entirety towards a related master's program b/c of the number of upper level courses already completed at Saint Leo. The point I am trying to make is apply to (or more importantly talk to a counselor at) the university you are considering to attend. You may be surprised to see all of the additional requirements.

As I have over 20 years experience of management (thanks US Army), my degree is less important as I start my next career (retire in March). Most places don't care where my degree came from, they just want to see it. It is the difference in the company I start for next month of over 30K per annum.

Last point of reference from all the classes that I have attended this week (outplacement), is that a Master's is the new Bachelors. If you want to break the 6 figure mark, you are going to need a Master's or an engineering degree to get there.

~ Jess
 
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