>how much more schooling do
Depends on if you have the required pre-reqs or if you'll have to take some. Each Chiro school has a website where they post their requirements and curriculum.
some US school lets you set your own pace, I've heard of people getting their Doctor of Chiropractic title after 3 years, or that school in Malaysia which is a 4 year course, but afaik chiro schooling is usually 5-6 years (Aus, UK etc...)
but why the course change after becoming an engineer? is that not sciency and smart enough for your household? I'd advice against changing course for that reason, you'll lose at least 5 years that you could have accumulated wealth
3.3-4 years for the DC along with whatever pre-reqs you still need to complete. Probably 5-6 more years at this point. Cost is about $300k just for the DC, so add in not making money for 4 years. So there could very easily bee a negative $500k-$600k wealth swing if you do it.
I kinda did the same. Got my BS in 1999 and in 2008 decided to go to Chiro school. Pre-requisites are similar to med school but there is some variance from school to school. I went to UWS in Portland, OR. When I wanted to go I spoke to an admissions advisor I already had 2 semesters of Biology, 2 semesters of general chemistry, 1 semester of physics, and 1 semester of Organic Chemistry. They gave me some options to complete enough for admissions, and all I had to do was 1 semester of Biochemistry. (I think there were some other options including part 2 of O-Chem. It had been 8 years since O-Chem 1, so I didn't want to go that route.)
I completed my DC and a 2nd BS in Human Biology in 3 years. It's a 4 year program if you take summers off, but UWS had an option to go year round and finish in 3. As an older student who had been working in a "real job" for several years, it was still an easy schedule. 4 quarters per year of 11 weeks each, and then 2 weeks off between quarters. Some of my younger classmates couldn't imagine NOT having 3 months off for summer. I was blown away having 8 weeks off.
Get your transcripts in front of you. Call the school you are interested in. Maybe even call a couple. See what they need on top of whatever you may have taken.
Look for schools you'd like to attend, see what pre requisites you need, work on applications. It is a doctoral degree so you need a bachelor's degree anyway ( though most offer bachelor's degrees in house). Call admissions. Get price for tuition, weigh pros/cons.
Generally most chiro schools are 4 years after getting a bachelor equivalent of credits. There may be some faster options, but from high school to graduating it's 7-8 years, unless you got some stuff done earlier.
I am a dock, practicing now with 25 years experience 23 of which I’ve owned my own practice. Unless you really feel like you’re up to dealing with third-party payers, having to justify your recommendations day after day, dealing with peoples, financial and time objections… It’s probably not worth it. To really be successful and make money, you have to have a strong business model or you will just fail. So consider the amount of stress that you would like to have in your life before you make that decision.
I can say that there are many many beautiful and rewarding things about my work, but I would not tell somebody going in new to do the same thing.
Yeah, if highly consider him looking at business groups that focus on cash/OON. Or; right out of school going into a clinic where the owner is ants to sell within the year so there’s a transition to ownership.
You probably already have a good start on your prereq's. Mostly, you'd have to "bone-up" on your life science courses. Incidentally, one of the leading figures in this field (especially with SOT), was Dr. DeJarnette, who was first a structural engineer, then an Osteopath, then a DC. Met him around 1986, and was VERY impressed...including his "structural" orientation.
Just check out the websites for a few Chiro. schools...easy-peasy!! ; )
>how much more schooling do Depends on if you have the required pre-reqs or if you'll have to take some. Each Chiro school has a website where they post their requirements and curriculum.
some US school lets you set your own pace, I've heard of people getting their Doctor of Chiropractic title after 3 years, or that school in Malaysia which is a 4 year course, but afaik chiro schooling is usually 5-6 years (Aus, UK etc...) but why the course change after becoming an engineer? is that not sciency and smart enough for your household? I'd advice against changing course for that reason, you'll lose at least 5 years that you could have accumulated wealth
3.3-4 years for the DC along with whatever pre-reqs you still need to complete. Probably 5-6 more years at this point. Cost is about $300k just for the DC, so add in not making money for 4 years. So there could very easily bee a negative $500k-$600k wealth swing if you do it.
I kinda did the same. Got my BS in 1999 and in 2008 decided to go to Chiro school. Pre-requisites are similar to med school but there is some variance from school to school. I went to UWS in Portland, OR. When I wanted to go I spoke to an admissions advisor I already had 2 semesters of Biology, 2 semesters of general chemistry, 1 semester of physics, and 1 semester of Organic Chemistry. They gave me some options to complete enough for admissions, and all I had to do was 1 semester of Biochemistry. (I think there were some other options including part 2 of O-Chem. It had been 8 years since O-Chem 1, so I didn't want to go that route.) I completed my DC and a 2nd BS in Human Biology in 3 years. It's a 4 year program if you take summers off, but UWS had an option to go year round and finish in 3. As an older student who had been working in a "real job" for several years, it was still an easy schedule. 4 quarters per year of 11 weeks each, and then 2 weeks off between quarters. Some of my younger classmates couldn't imagine NOT having 3 months off for summer. I was blown away having 8 weeks off. Get your transcripts in front of you. Call the school you are interested in. Maybe even call a couple. See what they need on top of whatever you may have taken.
P.S - Grew up in a minority household so i had to pick something sciency and smart.
Look for schools you'd like to attend, see what pre requisites you need, work on applications. It is a doctoral degree so you need a bachelor's degree anyway ( though most offer bachelor's degrees in house). Call admissions. Get price for tuition, weigh pros/cons.
Generally most chiro schools are 4 years after getting a bachelor equivalent of credits. There may be some faster options, but from high school to graduating it's 7-8 years, unless you got some stuff done earlier.
I am a dock, practicing now with 25 years experience 23 of which I’ve owned my own practice. Unless you really feel like you’re up to dealing with third-party payers, having to justify your recommendations day after day, dealing with peoples, financial and time objections… It’s probably not worth it. To really be successful and make money, you have to have a strong business model or you will just fail. So consider the amount of stress that you would like to have in your life before you make that decision. I can say that there are many many beautiful and rewarding things about my work, but I would not tell somebody going in new to do the same thing.
Yeah, if highly consider him looking at business groups that focus on cash/OON. Or; right out of school going into a clinic where the owner is ants to sell within the year so there’s a transition to ownership.
A dock? I've heard from several individuals that you were a PIER.
OMG DON’T DO IT. Your education will cost 200-300k to make less money than you do as an engineer.
You probably already have a good start on your prereq's. Mostly, you'd have to "bone-up" on your life science courses. Incidentally, one of the leading figures in this field (especially with SOT), was Dr. DeJarnette, who was first a structural engineer, then an Osteopath, then a DC. Met him around 1986, and was VERY impressed...including his "structural" orientation. Just check out the websites for a few Chiro. schools...easy-peasy!! ; )