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Hi everyone. I had another account on here but I forgot the password and my email got deleted. So here I am on a new account. I am 24 and a psych NP who has no debt and has 1 year and 8.5 months left in a 2 year obligation to the NURSE Corps. I became a psych NP because I was interested in therapy and med management but not really interested in physical medicine, thought I didn't like school, and basically was ambivalent about making a lifelong career choice (medical school seemed like a really major time commitment). I have a 3.8ish GPA overall from undergrad and a 3.75 GPA from grad school, probably something like a 3.7 science GPA. I am sort of interested in applying to medical school, but I'm also interested in a nursing PhD, and I'm also interested in just saying f-it and working as a psych NP and opening my own practice at some point, maybe learning more about business and investing. My only interest in going back to school stems from wanting to really learn and be an expert. I feel I really didn't learn enough in grad school. Also, I am very interested in conducting research and I recently found out how much I love attending conferences and would probably enjoy presenting/teaching too. I am an original thinker and passionate about the field, not sure I'd be okay with just having a private practice when I know there are so many systemic issues to solve. At the end of the day I care less about business and cash flow and more about making a difference. So maybe I should do a nursing PhD? Or should I try to get into med school? I do like being an adult and having money quite a bit--these last few months are my first experience not being in school. Going to med school would be inconvenient although something about the challenge seems enticing.
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