Liberal Arts degrees

[april004]

I'm at the U of C in Hyde Park now. I love my job! I did once consider physical therapy but I actually like the training side of my job. Helping someone lose weight later who decides to compete in fitness comps like me or run a marathon. It's great.

Am I saving lives? No. Am I making people feel good? Yes. I still can't believe I get paid for it!

I don't blame you at all. I strongly considered nursing. I for a year I did the pre-reqs, earned my CNA, volunteered at a free clinic, shadowed several MSNs, and day 4 as a patient care tech I knew nursing wasn't for me.
Funny thing, I had people come out of the woodwork when I was considering it- 9 out of 10 saying how well it paid, especially for "only" an associate degree- and how you can go onto to being a practitioner (money and Independence in 3 years and online! whoo hooo!) but maybe 1 in 10 told me what was great about the job :ack: I won't bash, but it's a good fit for a certain kind of personality. Within that year I searched high and low for alternatives, peripheral jobs that might be a better fit for me. I even considered applying to med school. But, it wasn't a fit so it wasn't a fit. No a big deal.

Didn't you land a job at the University of Illinois-Chicago? How's that going?
I always thought you'd be an excellent physical therapist due to your body building interests and nursing background.