One of the areas in my last few years of studies that I have thoroughly enjoyed and loved, was the hard sciences.
Yes, I had to have propranolol near by for my near-fainting attacks during exams. I do not suffer anxiety any other time. Yes, I had to work really damn hard at getting equations right, understand the principles behind the equations, and push the dumb calculator buttons appropriately.
But I loved the classes! I loved being pushed to learn something that was not easy, or should I say, as easy as ready Henry David Thoreau and writing a paper. It also brought me back to a time and place in my life where I could rely on me.
I miss that.
Will I get to take the hard science classes in an MPH program? If so, which ones?
Will I get to take research classes relevant to specific disease states that interest me? Who gets to choose those?
My concern is that the classes will be the fuzzy, feely, warm-touchy classes that I abhor. While theory and consideration and hypothesizing with peers might sound like fun in the short term, in the long run, I think I'd puke... not literally, but ...
So, I'm still considering, asking, pondering, searching, researching, hoping, and sometime soon, embarking.
Make it a great day!
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