posted May 05, 2014 10:41 PM            

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Name me a single physician that dropped out of college.

Who?

Crickets...

For every Gates, there are 10,000 wannabes who get nowhere fast... And the internet is not a sustainable business model...

And in America, the absolute best colleges and medical/law/PhD schools are 100% free... so that nonsense about social class and lack of funds does not hold water. In fact, PhD programs pay a stipend in excess of all living costs...

More like lamerz who couldn't hack the grades...

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For every 10,000 Gates, there are also what 10,000 Paul Graham's?

How about Wozniak?

Know for a fact, one can walk into a testing room, for a Bar examine, for a fee, and stand and deliver and be a barrister.

Know for a fact, there are several states where one can step into a room, pass a CPA exam and voila! One is a CPA

As to the main thrust of your question, probably, meaning if alternative therapies are covered under insurance, ie, Homeopathy, Massage Therapy et al, Chiropractor etc

Yep

One is soo caught up in "well, the compounding interest, calculated at a daily basis is 0.041576 365/24 for 7 yrs"

Rough guess on that would be around an 8% interest rate or so, prolly a bit higher as 2% usually winds up around .002398 compounding daily

To boil it down to language, we all can easily understand (Malcolm X) what does matter is billable hours.

More than one way to skin a rabbit my doughty friend

What disappoints me, is the blather about "capitalism" when reality is, privatize profits, socialize losses

posted May 06, 2014 11:32 AM            

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Originally posted by Padre35:
Know for a fact, one can walk into a testing room, for a Bar examine, for a fee, and stand and deliver and be a barrister.

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Are you out of your mind?

New York State http://www.nybarexam.org/Eligible/Eligibility.htm

MODES OF QUALIFYING FOR NEW YORK BAR EXAMINATION

Section 520 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law provides four routes for an applicant to qualify to take the New York bar examination, all of which require at least some form of classroom study in a law school.

1. ABA Approved Law School Study (JD graduates) - Applicant attended and was graduated with a first degree in law from a law school or law schools in the United States which at all times during the period of applicant's attendance was or were approved by the American Bar Association (ABA). (Section 520.3 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals)
List of ABA Approved Law Schools

2. Law Office Study/Clerkship - A combination of law school study at an ABA approved law school and law office study (520.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals).

3. Unapproved Law School Study - Graduation from an unapproved law school in the United States with a Juris Doctor degree and practice in a jurisdiction where the applicant has been admitted for 5 of the 7 years immediately preceding application to sit for the New York bar examination. (Section 520.5 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals)

4. Foreign Law School Study – Successful completion of a program of study at a law school outside of the United States that is both durationally and substantively equivalent to a program of study at an approved law school in the United States, and if required, successful completion of an additional program of study at an approved law school in the United States. (Section 520.6 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals) (See also, "Foreign Legal Education" section of this website)

Applicants are strongly encouraged to carefully review the eligibility rules in Section 520.6 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law before applying to sit for the bar examination. It is the responsibility of each applicant to be aware of the eligibility requirements and to demonstrate their compliance with the requirements of the Court Rules.

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one can step into a room, pass a CPA exam and voila! One is a CPA

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Are you freaking kidding me?

New York State CPA requirements http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/cpa/cpalic.htm

Education Requirements

To fulfill the education requirement for licensure, you must complete:

•an accounting program registered by the Department as licensure-qualifying, or •an accounting program that is accredited by an accrediting body accepted by the Department. Currently the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is accepted. Receipt of a Master's degree in accounting from such a program will be deemed as meeting New York's 150 semester hour education requirements, or
•a program determined by the Department, after review of your official transcripts, to be equivalent to a registered program, or
•15 years of public accounting experience acceptable to the State Board for Public Accountancy.

Option 1

A bachelor's or higher degree from a program that is registered by the Department as meeting New York's 150 semester hour education requirements; or a Masters degree in accounting from an AACSB accredited accounting program; or a bachelors or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completion of 150 semester hours in the following content areas, including the following:
•33 semester hours in accounting with at least one course in each of the following areas: ◦financial accounting and reporting
◦cost or managerial accounting
◦taxation
◦auditing and attestation services

•36 semester hours in general business electives and
•The curriculum must also include, either as stand alone courses or integrated into other courses, the study of business or accounting communications, ethics and professional responsibility, and accounting research.

(Acceptable course work is detailed further in the 150 semester hour course content table.)

Option 2

Fifteen years of experience acceptable to the State Board for Public Accountancy may be substituted for education for admission to the examination and licensure. This experience must be earned under the direct supervision of a U.S. certified public accountant (CPA) or a New York State public accountant (PA),

Medical Licensing Requirements

New York State
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/med/medlic.htm

Education Requirements

To satisfy the education requirements for licensure as a physician, you must present evidence of both A and B below.
A.Preprofessional Education:
Satisfactory completion of 60 semester hours of college study from a New York State registered program or the equivalent as determined by the New York State Education Department.

B.Professional Education: 1.Graduates of Registered or Accredited Medical Programs
Satisfactory completion of a medical program registered by the New York State Education Department as licensure-qualifying* or accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and have received the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or the equivalent.

*Does not include schools outside the U.S. that have received Department approval solely to contract for medical clinical experiences (clerkships) in New York State.

2.Graduates of Non-accredited Medical Programs
Satisfactory completion of the following:
■A curriculum of not less than 32 months (4 academic years) in a medical program recognized as an acceptable educational program for physicians by the appropriate civil authorities of the country in which the school is located and receipt of the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or the equivalent as determined by the Department. You must complete the final year of medical education at the school that awarded you the degree.
■A satisfactory proficiency examination. Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification will satisfy this requirement.