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I had one friend in college who was going to be a scientist of some sort, chemistry I think. She pushed really hard until year 3 or so and then fell in love and decided to drop out, and then went to a 2 year school years later to become a nurse. So much potential immediately wasted. I can't pretend to know her exact motivations, but it always made me sad.

And hey, ton of respect for nurses, but anyone from the rural America knows that it's a thankless job that they are taken advantage of, and it's specifically because it's a "fallback" career that is "acceptable" for women with families.

I think that's what makes me sad. Fuck gender stereotypes, go be a scientist if that's your dream, don't fall into what everyone expects that you'll do.

I got my MA at a Christian college. I was one of 2 men on my cohort, with the other 10 of us being women.

Of the 10, 8 are now stay at home moms involved in some kind of MLM. The other two quietly married each other and are still working in the field.

Hmm... Speaking as a nurse, the benefits seem to be severely underestimated. You are basically guaranteed work because there will always be sick people. If you need flexibility there's usually a department or specialty that will fit the hours you need, or you go locum. It is actually as interesting as you want it to be; if you want a specialty then there's usually a route to advance along it. It opens up other avenues, e.g. public health, health research, admin (if you've lost your soul). It's very social, and patients are often more than happy to talk if you like people. If you don't like people then you just make sure you're obviously concentrating and they'll usually shut up.

If someone wanted to do science then went into nursing, then they're probably doing practical sciences and don't have to be missing out at all.

A great way to learn the cool shit doctors learn is to ask them about it.

Change "nurse" to "housewife" and you described most US military spouses. So many of them were pushing pyramid schemes... err... "multi-level marketing" amongst one another.

My wife served in the military alongside me, and yet even she got roped into an MLM scheme at one point.

No dental hygienist schools in your area?

What's that pseudo stat about highschool mean girls going on to become nurses?