| | Is it crazy that i now want to get an mph with my law degree? I flirted with the idea last fall, but since i didn't end up applying to school, the idea fell by the wayside. its resurfaced now after realizing i really want to accomplish certain things in the future where both a law degree and a better understanding of public health would be great. i'm hesitant because there is a very high probability i won't get into law school this year and will have to reapply next year. of course, the way joint degrees are set up gives me a couple options. a lot of the best programs allow me to apply to the mph prgm as a 1L. so if i get into law school for fall 2007, I can simply apply to the mph prgm at the school i end up attending. or, if i don't get in this year, then i can apply to the joint degrees at the same time next year. my friend juliet has advised me not to get an mph because she started the prgm at berkeley, hated it, then quit. she said its boring and a waste of time. but, she already had her MD at that point and was, i presume, quite burned out. I, on the other hand, feel incomplete without learning some more science, but definitely don't want an MD. also, she's more into biology and actually treating people, whereas i like numbers. then there's the whole issue of it just being way too much work. a law degree alone is already difficult and i want to tack on epidemiology and biostat to that? i really hate that i want to do all this, but feel like i have to prove myself to an admissions council to allow me to...help people, as lame as that sounds (the helping ppl bit). i just want to learn some skilllzzz dammit. why does institutionalized learning have to be such a fucking privilege? a terrible terrible thing, really. especially since (in my experience) the people who are best at kissing ass at top institutions may not be concerned with using that knowledge the way i want to. though, is the truth that i am actually being selfish? i don't really want to help others and just want to get a name brand education? so many things to do. should i just trust that the zillions of others smarter than me care enough to accomplish it and its not really my role to assume that position just because some childish fire in me tells me i need to attack problems i perceive as important? what do you do when you want to contribute, but feel you don't possess the skills to? am i supposed to just let the more capable take over? maybe this is when my sister chimes in and degrades all my problems by telling me i'm having a quarter life crisis. gah, i hate it when the things i stress about the most suddenly feel trite. i'll just say this: i am so freakin tired of paying for education and, at the same time, too lazy to earn my own fortune. i'm not good when left to my own devices. someone needs to provide mental stimulation soon or i will implode.
comment on music: this woman's accent is so strong, i can hardly understand a word she is singing. 'feathers on my breath' sounds like 'feaaaathers. sunlight. braiiiin.' really. what the hell.
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