Higher Education (University +) - December 2006

I have a couple questions concerning medical school...

1) Would med schools rather you be totally immersed in medically-related extra-curriculars such as Pre-Med club, job at hospital, volunteering in the medical field, etc. or see that you are totally passionate about something medically unrelated? I have dedicated myself to Invisible Children, an organization that aids the children in Northern Uganda but I'm not sure if I should try to focus on just this or try also to get involved in medically related activities.

2) This may be a stupid question, but what exactly is the format for medical school? Is it similar to how a normal university works with credit hours and such, or is there a different format?

Thanks for your help and please only respond if you're experienced and know what you're talking about. Thanks again!

2006-12-14 17:33:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a year and half left of my social work undergrad but come the end of next semester I need to start applying for grad school if i am gonna go... I am looking for a some good schools in TX where I live and also in NC, I have looked in to Baylor because they don't reqiure the GRE and offer international social work. I have also looked in UNC because that is my DREAM SCHOOL! I just don't really know where I want to go. I also am afaird of not getting into any good ones becasue my GPA so far is just average. I don't really know for sure what field I want to go in, I would like to work with children. And with international adoption. If you have any helpful info let me know...

2006-12-14 17:28:41 · 3 answers · asked by puente_4 1

2006-12-14 17:05:49 · 7 answers · asked by nickdavis31021 1

2006-12-14 16:56:52 · 2 answers · asked by prettiful! 1

I'm a college sophomore pursuing a degree in anthropology/sociology. I would love to combine my interest in the social sciences with my talent for writing. I'd like to know how fellow anthropologists have made a living!

2006-12-14 16:31:03 · 4 answers · asked by Swedish Meatball 87 1

what are the best med school for aspiring cardiologist?

2006-12-14 16:18:21 · 2 answers · asked by Sammie Boo 2

I will be graduating in May with a bachelors degree in psychology. After taking a year or so off I want to go back and get my masters degree. I am not sure if I should get a masters in social work or psychology. I want the degree that will give me the most versatility and opportunity. I really want to work in the mental health field as a counselor or be a school counselor. What option should I choose?

2006-12-14 16:15:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Currently a junior and have approx a 3.0 GPA i'm hoping for a 1800 SAT score. Getting worried about what kind of colleges I can attend. I don't want to enter a college no one has ever even heard of.

2006-12-14 16:07:50 · 3 answers · asked by blastu2hell 1

I am an IT engg. n currently doing MBA. Can anybody suggest me which is better, HR or IT for doing specialization in MBA n why? I hav passed my engg in june2006 n immediatly I joined a business school. And if IT then what branches come under it? Pls reply soon.

2006-12-14 16:01:38 · 5 answers · asked by shveta 1

I asked a similar question yesterday. I'm deciding if I should major in economics (which I hate and kinda suck at but may offer more jobs) or political science (which I like and get A's in but may offer less jobs). I have a lot of credits in each but I can't fit in a double major. Do I go for what may be best in the long run (econ) or what I would enjoy the most now (polisci)??

2006-12-14 15:54:49 · 4 answers · asked by maximabullet 2

2006-12-14 15:21:59 · 3 answers · asked by Colin 2

I'm looking at being a college admissions councelor. What major do I need?

2006-12-14 14:29:19 · 3 answers · asked by Blah:Blah:Blah 1

2006-12-14 14:24:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Discuss a political, social or cultural issue that has had an impact on society and why it is important to you.

I think that Global warming is important and should be something that peolpe should start thinking about.

But I don't know if I should write about it because it is so controversial.

2006-12-14 13:33:56 · 14 answers · asked by beast 1

if you 2 A and 3 B whats the GPA at UCLA?

2006-12-14 13:32:29 · 5 answers · asked by avalentin911 2

thanks

2006-12-14 13:24:43 · 2 answers · asked by Long T 1

Does anyone know anything about the reputation of this program? What kind of Fellowships are the residents able to secure? What is the Call schedule like? Any input would help-Thanks!

2006-12-14 13:24:39 · 1 answers · asked by drneale@sbcglobal.net 2

thanks

2006-12-14 13:20:54 · 4 answers · asked by Long T 1

2006-12-14 13:03:21 · 3 answers · asked by Alan S 1

2006-12-14 13:00:34 · 2 answers · asked by IAN B 1

I'm a junior in high school and I'm just looking to get some advice really... I wanna go to UGA with the hope scholarship. I'm mostly interested in the art and math programs, they any good? Also, what kind of requirements do they have? GPA, sat scores, stuff like that. I've been told it's hard to get in and I'd really hate to have to settle for Georgia Southern or some crap..

2006-12-14 12:23:10 · 2 answers · asked by tanj 4

From what I heard and watch om some tv shows, college professors tells you your work explain it alittle bit and he's done. With so many students in college he want give you one on one time to help you. I hope this isn't true but there are college tutors right?

2006-12-14 12:19:05 · 8 answers · asked by joecool7406@sbcglobal.net 1

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2006-12-14 11:53:29 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

math has always been my favorite and strongest subject in school. now that i'm in college it is my worse. i know there are two branches of math:pure and applied. could it be that i'm more custom to applied math than pure. it is kinda of hard because i really do like math

2006-12-14 11:40:38 · 2 answers · asked by mikerob08 1

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2006-12-14 11:29:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

CLEAN NEEDLES BENEFIT SOCIETY
USA Today
Our view: Needle exchanges prove effective as AIDS counterattack.
They warrant wider use and federal backing.

Nothing gets knees jerking and fingers wagging like free needle-exchange programs. But strong evidence is emerging that they’re working.
The 37 cities trying needle exchanges are accumulating impressive data that they are an effective tool against spread of an epidemic now in its 13th year.
• In Hartford, Conn., demand for needles has quadrupled expectations— 32,000 in nine months. And free needles hit a targeted population: 55% of used needles show traces of AIDS virus.
• In San Francisco, almost half the addicts opt for clean needles.
• In New Haven, new HIV infections are down 33% for addicts in exchanges.
Promising evidence. And what of fears that needle exchanges increase addiction? The National Commission on AIDS found no evidence. Neither do new studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Logic and research tell us no one’s saying, “Hey, they’re giving away free, clean hypodermic needles! I think I’ll become a drug addict!”
Get real. Needle exchange is a soundly based counterattack against an epidemic. As the federal Centers for Disease Control puts it, “Removing contaminated syringes from circulation is analogous to removing mosquitoes.”
Addicts know shared needles are HIV transmitters. Evidence shows drug users will seek out clean needles to cut chances of almost certain death from AIDS.
Needle exchanges neither cure addiction nor cave in to the drug scourge. They’re a sound, effective line of defense in a population at high risk. (Some 28% of AIDS cases are IV drug users.) And AIDS treatment costs taxpayers far more than the price of a few needles.
It’s time for policymakers to disperse the fog of rhetoric, hyperbole and scare tactics and widen the program to attract more of the nation’s 1.2 million IV drug users.
We’re a pragmatic society. We like things that work. Needle exchanges have proven their benefit. They should be encouraged and expanded.

PROGRAMS DON’T MAKE SENSE
Peter B. Gemma Jr.
Opposing view: It’s just plain stupid for government to sponsor dangerous, illegal behavior.

If the Clinton administration initiated a program that offered free tires to drivers who habitually and dangerously broke speed limits—to help them avoid fatal accidents from blowouts—taxpayers would be furious. Spending government money to distribute free needles to junkies, in an attempt to help them avoid HIV infections, is an equally volatile and stupid policy.
It’s wrong to attempt to ease one crisis by reinforcing another.
It’s wrong to tolerate a contradictory policy that spends people’s hard-earned money to facilitate deviant behavior.
And it’s wrong to try to save drug abusers from HIV infection by perpetuating their pain and suffering.
Taxpayers expect higher health-care standards from President Clinton’s public-policy “experts.”
Inconclusive data on experimental needle-distribution programs is no excuse to weaken federal substance-abuse laws. No government bureaucrat can refute the fact that fresh, free needles make it easier to inject illegal drugs because their use results in less pain and scarring. Underwriting dangerous, criminal behavior is illogical: If you subsidize something, you’ll get more of it. In a Hartford, Conn., needle-distribution program, for example, drug addicts are demanding taxpayer-funded needles at four times the expected rate. Although there may not yet be evidence of increased substance abuse, there is obviously no incentives in such schemes to help drug-addiction victims get cured.
Inconsistency and incompetence will undermine the public’s confidence in government health-care initiatives regarding drug abuse and the AIDS epidemic. The Clinton administration proposal of giving away needles hurts far more people than [it is] intended to help.

2006-12-14 11:27:24 · 1 answers · asked by jess 2

I just looked at my status for a college and it asked for my mid-year grades. I applied early action (meaning it was not binding). Does that mean I was deferred? I really am not sure. It never said anything about being deferrred. Up until today (for the past month or so) it has told me that my application was complete. And then today when i logged on to check the status it told me it needs my mid-year grades.

2006-12-14 11:23:53 · 2 answers · asked by Lindsay 3

I have this assignment where I have to identfiy one argument that goes with my topic for my research paper on multiple births. Then outline the premises and condlusion of my argument. Then assess your argument on the following three levels: is your argument (1) good or bad, (2) valid or invalid, and (3) strong or weak. Explain how you came to your assessments.
PLEASE HELP ME WITH ALL OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-14 10:51:59 · 2 answers · asked by jess 2

2006-12-14 10:42:30 · 5 answers · asked by SUJITH V 1