[center] Hmm, I used to have opera... but with four browsers and tons of other stuff on a little laptop, it wasn't that fast... I should almost download it again, now that I have less other junk on here. :/ I had... FF, IE, Chrome, Safari, Opera... so 5 actually. One for each neo account. :O ------------------------------------------------------------------- [url=http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=raine_storme&misc]~~ Come visit my map shop ~~[/url] [/center]

my only problem with opera is that it doesn't appear to have a bookmarks bar, so its trickier to RS at multiple shops. brilliant for soloing though :P

Bookmarks? You mean tabs? It works fine for me.

[quote=Dmitri]Bookmarks? You mean tabs? It works fine for me.[/quote] tabs work fine, but I like to have shops open in my bookmarks toolbar so when I click it it refreshes instantly, instead of having to open the tab then RF manually.

you might wanna delete -that- post cars. ;) and mine now too. TNT have been known to freeze people for using the "refresh all" feature in opera, and i sounds like that thing in FF you mentioned is similar.

[quote=demirep77]you might wanna delete -that- post cars. ;) and mine now too. TNT have been known to freeze people for using the "refresh all" feature in opera, and i sounds like that thing in FF you mentioned is similar.[/quote] I don't mean refresh all :P I mean instead of opening a tab and refreshing it manually, I click on the bookmark and it opens the page. I'm just loading the page when I click on the bookmark, instead of opening an already opened tab then loading it. I haven't pressed the refresh all button, I promise :P

ooooh, that makes sense and sounds kosher. i have never used the bookmarks toolbar because, well, i hate toolbars. ;)

I hate downloadable toolbars but bookmark toolbar isnt that bad though i never used it. Just tabs

Yeah, the toolbar is an ebil, space wasting invention :P But the bookmarks toolbar is very handy for RSing. when I'm not RSing I turn it off

[quote=temps_bons]It took 14 years to pay back an 8% loan for $6,000 US. [/quote] [quote=1434neopets]What was the interest rate on the loan that you had?[/quote] 8% [quote=1434neopets]That's true but being a woman in that age is not the same as being a man at that age. Women have to think about starting to have a family and getting kids which can take a while while men do not have these thoughts in their mind. Saying that they do not have menopause... [/quote] Women usually don't start menopause until age 50. Yeah, getting preggers after age 35 has more risks but I've known women who have had children into their 40's. Also, there are plenty of medical school students who don't start until their mid-20's to early 30's. Medicine is often a 2nd career attempt and medical schools like the idea of older candidates who KNOW what they want and are really invested. A surgeon takes about 2-5 years longer than other specialties. A neurosurgeon takes the longest. Many female doctors start a family before they are finished with everything so it is possible. I have known female doctors who have kids and their husbands are doctors too -- THAT is remarkable!!! Undergraduate school is 4 years; Medical School is 4 years; internship is 1-3 years; fellowship (if you want/need one) is 3-5 years; THEN you can practice. The least education you need is to specialize in family practice (this info was true in 1994 when he was applying to medical school). Also, you don't just get to choose what specialty you get to go into. You try everything in clinical rotations and depending on your grades and aptitudes in the different specialties like OBGYN, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, etc. is what you get offered when it comes time to do internships. [quote=1434neopets]So apparently, both of these professions treat and diagnose illnesses which are the same as being a doctor. So I'm thinking to myself, maybe I should be a doctor than be these other titles. I don't know what do you think? You probably know more than me because your husband is a doctor. Any advice would be dandy. [/quote] Based upon the education listed above to be a doctor it comes down to how much money you want to spend and how many years you want to be in school and what your ultimate goal is. If you have the stamina and the money, go for the highest degree, always. The saying goes: "a doctor who finishes bottom of his class is still called doctor" which means that it is about staying the course instead of being the smartest with the best grades when you are in medical school. Gone is the crazy competition and finally students start helping one another make it though. When you make it to medical school they are committed to getting you through to graduation because they have alot invested in you already. [quote=temps_bons] Where ever you choose to get your credentials make sure you know where you want to work after you graduate because you'll have to take tests to be able to work in a country/state if they recognize your degree. If you get your education somewhere they do not recognize you may have to take additional classes (that are review in many cases) or a whole program of study in addition to taking these tests. A nurse in one state cannot be a nurse in another state in the US. The same is true with teachers believe it or not. [/quote] [quote=1434neopets]Yeah. I plan to work here in Canada. But I do plan to educate myself internationally. I want my resume to be impressive that way. Plus, if I'm going to try to get my Masters or even go to Medical School, I need to do lots of volunteer work outside of my home country. That way the Medical School Committee will know that I'm a good candidate for their school. [/quote] International education isn't impressive unless it is from the best schools the country has to offer and even still learning how to do things the way France, Germany, etc. does things won't help too much if it is illegal to use those things (methods) in the US/Canada. In fact it is sometimes a negative. The most snobbish professionals in the world is the medical community! Find out what successful doctors in Canada did; research the credentials of the committee members of the program you want to get into; interview some doctors and get their opinions on the subject! [quote=1434neopets]But what did your husband do? I know that to be able to go to medical school, you'll have to meet the "Committee" and they'll ask questions of what you've done for the past 4 years or so. And they will ask situational questions that you need to answer. But is that all? Or am I correct/wrong? [/quote] He was the Valedictorian for High School (had the best grades and the best scores on the SAT); was class President; was a state officer (leader) in a National club; won a science competition for a research study he conducted that was sponsored by a chemical company (he actually found a cure for a very common infection in cows and won $10K when he was 17 years old); played football and tennis... in college he graduated with honors from a not so well known school that he got a full scholarship to. After he graduated he was worried that people might dismiss his good grades because the schools weren't in the top 25 in the US so he went to Duke University to take the really hard math and science classes like Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Calculus, Statistics, etc. and made all A's and worked in the Duke University Orthopaedic Laboratory -- all of that to show that his great grades would translate to world-reknown educational institutions. The medical school application process was tremendous with many essays and a standardized test (MCAT) that he did well on. Just getting an interview is a feat! He ended up going to Tulane in New Orleans and became a flight surgeon in the Air Force....and we divorced. I don't know what happened after that :( Now he is in California in private practice as a Plastic Surgeon. The key to getting into a US medical school is grades, extra curricular activities (leadership roles not just participation), MCAT scores, writing and public speaking ability as well as being well-rounded meaning you excel in some non academic field (like sports, art, music, etc.). They realized a few years back that there were too many braniac doctors with no life or knowledge of anything other than medicine that didn't relate well to patients. So now they want REAL, NORMAL, excellent people in their universities that are self-motivated and stand out above the crowd in more than one area. It is unreal the competition -- 5,000 applicants for 100 positions (many times there are even more than that). I worked at a hopsital for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program and we had 10,000 applicants for 15 positions every year. We gave 100 interveiws each year based only on grades, test scores, and their application. I say shoot for the top and if you don't make it go for a Physician's Assistant/Nurse Practitioner (which ever pays better) if you don't get into medical school after the second try. I know it sounds impossible but it is better to know what you're up against before you start. _____________________________________________________ ~ Mimi's Ménagerie Avatars ~ http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=temps_bons&misc