Attending medical school would have required him to pay tuition and living expenses. Furthermore, earning income while attending medical school would have been difficult if not impossible.

Attending medical school would have required him to pay tuition and living expenses. Furthermore, earning income while attending medical school would have been difficult if not impossible.

You didn't have to attend college to become a teacher. Laura Ingalls was certified to teach by passing a test, and she wasn't even sixteen at the time, and had not even attended high school.