<p>Hello everyone, i've run into some what of a cross road and could use some advice. I'm currently attending community college and doing very well, I am convinced that I can transfer to any school in California from here. I've been doing pre-med for the past year and that is going relatively well so far, I am majoring in Philosophy.</p>
<p>But lately I have decided that being a Physician just might not be the right path for me to take. The aspects of the job that I like are the opportunities to work with science, help people, become an expert in medicine and being able to heal the human body. But after hearing what a couple of MDs have said, it seems like med-school and the path of becoming a practicing physician is a very bitter and aesthetically unfulfulling path. You sacrifice your 20's, get out when your 30, quarter million in debt, and then spend the rest of your days being around sick people, a very depressing job that will most likely not bring you happiness and an enjoyment in what you do. Which partly relates with the field not being what it used to be from what i've heard, "kaiser permanente" is to blame.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.medschool-advisor.blogspot.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.medschool-advisor.blogspot.com/</a></p>
<p>Well enough of that, I have a feeling I just might not want to be an MD after all, my interest as a child has always been in critical thinking (as well as nature & science), using my mind and thinking of complex thoughts has always been my most enjoyable past time and I will be happy with a job that pays me to think. So naturally I am now thinking of pursuing a PhD in Philosophy and becoming a university professor. It seems like a really good job, you work 10 months out of the year and get paid for 12 and while your working your simply teaching people about what you love, yes it is very hard to get a teaching job in the humanities but times are changing, more spots opening up, and I have a feeling if I get my doctrate at a good school my chances will be significantly increased.</p>
<p>I plan to move to New Zealand eventually after I get my degree and want to teach there, what schools in California have a very strong Philosophy major? I was planning to go to UCSD and do philosophy there then go to their med school, but I have a feeling UCLA will probably be better in the humanities as I hear they are very strong in English, I have a girl friend who I love alot and don't want to be seperated from so I'm keeping my choices to what is local, UCLA and UCSD are both an hour from my house as I live in Orange County, another benefit is that Standford would probably cost me 40 grand a year while UCLA would be about 8 grand a year. Does it even mater how strong a certain major is in a school, or is the prestige of the name all that maters in terms of scoring a job as a professor?</p>
<p>We'll thank you for reading my ramblings, and advice would be much apreciated.</p>
<p>B.T.W. some other jobs im considering (im so confused), Zoologist, Forester, Professor in what ever major I decide to choose within in the next year or two.</p>