annoymous:

Yh. I av written and passed d first 2 steps.

dayokanu:

Forget all the tripe about "I dont have a passion for" In this days people just do what can pay the bills

If your passion is playing Video games would you make a career out of it.

Most of the times we all just endure and get it done to pay the bills.


I know one girl who was very brilliant got into one of the best schools in US for Petroleum Engineering later she dropped out that she didnt have a passion for it, went to study sociology, graduated with a perfect GPA yet cant get a job while all her engineering colleagues were copping 60k-70k jobs she is getting 25-30k offers.

With student loans hanging and bills to pay she is now telling me she should have listened to me and stuck with the Engineering

If you claim its all about passion, Can you do your present job if you are not getting paid for it?

Pink!:


You are clueless. And why in the world are you hounding the young lad if I may ask? And yes to get into a different undergraduate degree in Nigeria you need to take UME

bellong:

You actually do not need to take UME again for a second undergraduate degree. You only need DE for that and will take courses to make up for the previous degree deficiencies.

annoymous:

True that but it ain't like you can't write the utme esp if its an unrelated course. I actually sent mails to some of the schools I'm looking at and explained my situation and was told by an admission officer in one of the schools that I can just apply as a transfer student. SAT, if aced, will give me leverage as regards financial aid.

DrBaby: @OP, I am a doctor like u n truth is I av found myself in dis situation a lot of times before now. I was so scared of what il do afta graduation, dint want to get stuck doinwat I dont like....so i started to think....
Now wat is it dt u dont like in medicine....der r a lot of field/dept in medicine...its very rare for u to 'hate' all d dept...see if u can like anyone of it....just incase u really r goin to b 'stuck' in it....so I settled for paeds here...I dint make any commitment at dis stage (no primaries, nothin, just tried to dev d interest)
Next stage, I tot I needed a break frm medicine....sometimes its abt d stress u went thru so wen u eventually bcom a doc it feels like its nt worth it....not new cos we feel same way abt oda things in life....so at dis point I decided to change location (left naija) and settled for a masters in public health...now me not so cut out for oda things in life unlike u who alredi has an interest in pet eng.
Next...afta my one year masters...I looked at d public health thing...for a start I myt av to b travelling from one third world country to d oda to up ma CV n make myself relevant....at dis stage it was glaring I myt av more to deal wt here than in medicine so I said y not try medicine elsewhere, to av an idea wat clin practice is outside naija...so I wrote my licensing exams and started working as a doc here...bliv u me, life feels so diff now...d pay, so much less stress, things r workin well n everyday I see aw my actions or inactions directly affect patient care...n bliv u me, its bn worth it.
Now av said al dat just incase ur reasons r based on wat u see around u...or some fears abt ur future life as a doc where u r at d moment.
Another scenario u can learn from...
My bf is a doc also n since 300 level he has vowed neva to practice medicine so he has bn on a search for wat field to go into...he also wanted something engineering too...so at d end of d day, he settled for occupational health, safety and environment. Now wt dis u work directly wt most engineering companies esp oil n gas...u r a lil closer n u see inside things...there r a lot of certification u can get HSE I, II, III etc, he also alredi has his NEBOSH and he is getting his masters in occupational health safety n environ in d UK.
Now d choice is urs...d world has bcom so liquid dt goin for a first deg in engineering is like driving backwards...der r a lot of middle grounds des days n even heads of companies r lookin for diversified individuals ...cos it pays dem...u wl offer wat odas who av bn strictly in d field cant offer.
If u cld survive med sch..u can pretty much survive anywhere in d world...u av bn built to take over n dt mbbs cert def sets u out from d crowd.
I hope all I av said makes a lil sense n pls pray for God to direct u...dont make d decisions of a life time in a hurry.
Make Sure ur foundation in medicine is secure...as in b fully reg wt d council (mdcn, gmc etc) so dt wen u eventually venture into medicine either as a part time job ( apart frm in naija, its stl one of d highest Paying job outside, so u can b doin locums which pays more than wat oda ppl earn in 3 days for an hour) or for investment ( u myt want to invest in an hospital in d future), u go stl dey kampe

annoymous:

True that but it ain't like you can't write the utme esp if its an unrelated course. I actually sent mails to some of the schools I'm looking at and explained my situation and was told by an admission officer in one of the schools that I can just apply as a transfer student. SAT, if aced, will give me leverage as regards financial aid.

tpia@:


Let me just help you finetune your loose ends, you're not concocting your story well.

A medical degree is equivalent to a masters, i guess they didnt tell you that in your own "medical school".

Masters, not jsce.

Now you're mentioning financial aid, thanks to the helpful nlers like myself who re providing you with information.

Pennywise: Anonymous and bigboss both of u have apathy to succed bc u lack drive.

What do u need MPH for? A better salaried job? What stops you from understudying your dad and current trends in medical practice with a view to raising their clinic to the level of hospital conglomerates seen in India. The biggest hospitals in Nigeria today are non-starters in earning potentials compared to asian hospitals. Some are richer than our banks.

Even if u chose to leave medicine, this apathy will follow u wherever u go after the initial excitement. Nothing is wrong with trying to beat ur own path. U will see along d way guys who are 10 times smarter and 20 times more hardworking who havve not been able to make any head way.

Success in life is not always abt abilities sometimes its providence and good fortune. Ur dads were fortunate they had it. And it might take a few generations bf ur families get it.

My advice to u is that be smart and take advantage of what u have.

annoymous:

I'm honoured. story of my life is too good to be true

annoymous:

Its about the only branch of engineering that tickles my fancy - & then the traveling part ain't bad too.

I'm paying for the CS as soon as I get my F1.

dayokanu:

What do you like about Petroleum Engineering? Why does it tickle your fancy and make you think you have a passion for it

What make you think Acid fractioning would be more interesting to you than writing Patient notes and diagnosis

annoymous:

I really dunno anything technical about petroleum engineering. But I like the perks that come with the job - traveling, renumeration etc. I dunno if I mentioned this earlier but I really love maths or lemme say arithmetic. If I'm staying in medicine and going on to do residency, then I'm going the pathology route, which is the only specialty that doesn't require an internship year.

annoymous:
I really dunno anything technical about petroleum engineering. But I like the perks that come with the job - traveling, renumeration etc. I dunno if I mentioned this earlier but I really love maths or lemme say arithmetic. If I'm staying in medicine and going on to do residency, then I'm going the pathology route, which is the only specialty that doesn't require an internship year.

dayokanu:

In the US remuneration wise Medicine easily doubles or triples petroleum engineering.

I don't think you need any internship to practice medicine.

Pass your Usmle steps get some observerships and externship experience get your application in. And you might Just be lucky and match.

Your residency years you would be making like 40-50k a yr

After residency you can go up to 200k a year which a petroleum engineer with 15yrs experience might not make.

If you now top it fellowship you can be making $400k a yr.

Depending on your specialisation

Traveling most times are to offshore rigs which are very boring

dayokanu:

SAT is for undergraduate

GRE is for Graduate programs

annoymous:

Is there any such thing as prosthetic medicine. That's bioENGineering, and trust me - I've checked it out - its as good as starting over.

Theres nothing engineering offers in terms of financial reward that Medicine cant ultimately match or at least almost match - so it ain't for pecuniary reasons

dayokanu:

In the US remuneration wise Medicine easily doubles or triples petroleum engineering.

I don't think you need any internship to practice medicine.

Pass your Usmle steps get some observerships and externship experience get your application in. And you might Just be lucky and match.

Your residency years you would be making like 40-50k a yr

After residency you can go up to 200k a year which a petroleum engineer with 15yrs experience might not make.

If you now top it fellowship you can be making $400k a yr.

Depending on your specialisation

Traveling most times are to offshore rigs which are very boring

dayokanu:

In the US remuneration wise Medicine easily doubles or triples petroleum engineering.

I don't think you need any internship to practice medicine.

Pass your Usmle steps get some observerships and externship experience get your application in. And you might Just be lucky and match.

Your residency years you would be making like 40-50k a yr

After residency you can go up to 200k a year which a petroleum engineer with 15yrs experience might not make.

If you now top it fellowship you can be making $400k a yr.

Depending on your specialisation

Traveling most times are to offshore rigs which are very boring

ultimateballer:
This is false. you could Google top paying careers in the US and pet Eng and IT takes the cake

annoymous:

I don't think so. a Forbes article I read showed the top 5 jobs as health care workers with anesthetists, radiologists, surgeons leading the pack

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/05/13/the-best-and-worst-paying-jobs-in-america-2/

ultimateballer:
This is false. you could Google top paying careers in the US and pet Eng and IT takes the cake

ultimateballer:
well it depends on how they arrived at that. most websites lists pet Eng and i.t. above health. do your research. here is an example http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/03/25/high-paying-entry-level-jobs/

gtrust:

Don't forget to mention that Doctors have to pay tax, insurance and other expenses on this money before someone reading your post go collapse!
Student loan and pay-back to people who sustained you during internship etc or looking after your wife/husband who has had to borrow....

ultimateballer:
well it depends on how they arrived at that. most websites lists pet Eng and i.t. above health. do your research. here is an example http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/03/25/high-paying-entry-level-jobs/

jobs.aol.com:


(Note: The jobs listed below are a sampling of highly paid entry-level jobs and not a comprehensive, ranked list.)

bellong:

You actually do not need to take UME again for a second undergraduate degree. You only need DE for that and will take courses to make up for the previous degree deficiencies.

Pink!:


Yes you're right to a large extent especially in the OP's case guess I was so riled up at the guy that kept on trying to pick holes in the op's story. On the other hand where you to transfer to a totally different course say medicine to accounting or mass comm you may have to take the UME because there's no middle ground.