Monday, December 23, 2013

Why Take Online Classes?

By Hedrick Lepsch


If you ask young students what the most profitable and popular careers are, they would inevitably answer "doctors and lawyers" with the occasional "business man" thrown in there. Thousands of college students flock to medical school, law school, and business school. However, shortly thereafter, many drop out. Even those who completed school decide they dislike their prospects and search for another path.

Flexibility

You may be focused on all of the names and dates you have to memorize for your history class, but you need to remember to take care of yourself as well. While you are studying you cannot be at your full capability unless you are staying hydrated. As surprising as it sounds, your brain can overheat and needs to cool down when it's been working too hard for too long.

Drinking enough water also helps with both your short-term and long-term memory capacities, which is invaluable while you are studying for those finals.

Some students are dissuaded from taking online courses due to the incorrect notion that they will be left on their own to learn the material. Communication is encouraged, if not required during online classes. Professors who teach courses online are often included in course-relevant chat rooms, which allow them to respond to questions and offer helpful advice to students trying to figure out course concepts. Students within the course can also communicate with each other in this fashion, allowing for a multi-faceted learning experience.

Working directly with other people automatically creates a sense of satisfaction. Surgeons in particular get to watch the lives of their patients (and their families) change from night to day as pain is relived, lives are saved, and quality of life is improved. People come to surgeons worried and in pain and leave happy and healthy. Making such a significant impact on a person's life is incredibly satisfying.

If you are feeling tired, it is also not a bad idea to take a power nap. It has been proven that as long as a nap is under 30 minutes, it can be considered productive. Your brain has more energy and power afterward that is sometimes necessary to continue on studying.

Very similar to satisfaction is accomplishment. Personal accomplishments are encouraging. Especially as technology changes and procedures are become more sophisticated, bigger problems can be solved more easily. Being able to continually improve and change procedures and practices keeps a career interesting and fulfilling. As a surgeon progresses throughout his/her career, it is easy to see the impact he or she has made over the years.

While taking classes online offers you a level of convenience that is simply not an option in a traditional college environment, it also teaches you self-discipline. Companies highly value employees that have the ability to work hard without being closely supervised. There are multitudes of ways you can strive to learn this skill, but taking online classes is one of the most practical. Managing your own schedule and earning your degree on your own is evidence of an individual who knows how to properly use their time.

Cost

If you are contemplating getting a Medical Specialties Degree, carefully consider the spectrum of positive and negative aspects of medicine. If you have an interest in medicine and a strong desire to serve others, you'll never regret entering a Medical Specialties Program. Know that your hard work will be both satisfying and fulfilling!




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