<p>Is it just me, or have some of “Ellen”'s comments mysteriously disappeared…?</p>
<p>@sally305 - I continued to think the ■■■■■ was a “she”. Perhaps one of us is a sexist? 
But thinking some more about it, I’m coming over to your side.</p>
<p>Haha…it has nothing to do with sexism (in my case) but rather the familiar tone that reminds me of a former poster who identified as a “he.” In any case, (s)he seems to have left the building…</p>
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<p>That’s very possible. My impressions, however, are the folks you are talking about weren’t motivated by going into what they perceived to be a profession where they didn’t have to work so hard they sacrificed a large chunk of their college leisure time. </p>
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<p>Your son may or may not want to talk to two acquaintances who felt their undergrad/med school years sacrificed much more of their college experiences because they did accelerated BS/MD programs within 6 years. </p>
<p>While they are fine with being doctors, they felt their college/med school years were one big blur without any chance to stop to catch their breath…much less smell the roses. </p>
<p>On the flipside, I also have a friend and former neighbor who had fun during his undergrad as a pre-med at Harvard and later, felt the curriculum at Harvard Med during his first two years there left enough of a time gap he actually enrolled himself in some art courses at the next-door Mass College of Art for fun. Ended up as a cardiology specialist in a Boston area hospital. Granted, he was definitely someone most would agree is a genuine super genius. </p>
<p>Decades ago I lived in the NYC area and was ridiculed by non-engineers at a party for building nuclear power plants. As the evening progressed I learned that the artsy-types were designing the Atlantic City’s first casinos. What a classy bunch?</p>
<p>MODERATOR’S NOTE: Please use old threads for information only. I am closing this one.</p>