Why Forensic Pathology? Many have disputed the importance of going to college, many say that college is a waste of time, many say that college is the only option for their families. High school students see college as the only way to be successful in their lives, while on the other hand people believe that there are too many students in college. They believe that most students that do not score above the 90th percentile are “too dumb” to go to college, that it is too stressful of an environment for many people and that is why only a percentage of students out of high school should attend. Although, I believe if a person who is determined to go to college and get the degree to go on to the life they want to live, they should be able to do
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There are many positive things that come with this type of work one for example being you would have flexible hours, of course you will still be working long hours you won’t be gone as much as a surgeon that can have up to 70 hours per week. Although, you will be spending a lot of time in a lab working with corpses to determine death, speaking with families and consoling, and appearing in court to either clear the defendant of charges, or proving the guilt of the defendant. “Although it depends on many factors such as experience and range of specialties, generally, Forensic Pathologists make over $200,000 a year, even entry-level pathologists can make over $100,000 a year” (How to). On the other hand, there are many cons that come with being a forensic pathologist, one of which would be, if a person doesn’t have a strong stomach would not last very long in this profession. Not all the bodies that come through a lab will be fully intact or not horrific. Over time a heavy burden could fall over this people in this profession of the horrible things people have done to one another and this could prove to be possibly problematic for a pathologist. Although a person has more a flexible schedule they can be called in at any of time of the day or night considering people are always dying and this could be harmful to a pathologist’s social life outside of work. Although this could be very problematic the pros outweigh the cons in terms of helping people and putting the right person in prison for the right
There are many positive things that come with this type of work one for example being you would have flexible hours, of course you will still be working long hours you won’t be gone as much as a surgeon that can have up to 70 hours per week. Although, you will be spending a lot of time in a lab working with corpses to determine death, speaking with families and consoling, and appearing in court to either clear the defendant of charges, or proving the guilt of the defendant. “Although it depends on many factors such as experience and range of specialties, generally, Forensic Pathologists make over $200,000 a year, even entry-level pathologists can make over $100,000 a year” (How to). On the other hand, there are many cons that come with being a forensic pathologist, one of which would be, if a person doesn’t have a strong stomach would not last very long in this profession. Not all the bodies that come through a lab will be fully intact or not horrific. Over time a heavy burden could fall over this people in this profession of the horrible things people have done to one another and this could prove to be possibly problematic for a pathologist. Although a person has more a flexible schedule they can be called in at any of time of the day or night considering people are always dying and this could be harmful to a pathologist’s social life outside of work. Although this could be very problematic the pros outweigh the cons in terms of helping people and putting the right person in prison for the right