Considering a career in this field and I'd love to hear about the experiences of people that are currently practicing neuropsychology! Yes, I know that some of these questions have been asked elsewhere (trust me, I scoured the internet, and no it's not in the megathread) but my findings were either very dated or didn't sufficiently answer my questions. to be clear, i'm not looking for advice.

1. prescribing limitation- how do you feel about it? how do you get around it/does it affect you? is working within a multidisciplinary team enough to get around it?
   1. i live in IL and if anyone has obtained prescriptive authority i'd especially love your feedback on whether this is worth it
2. duration of program and pay
   1. does anyone feel as though the path to becoming a neuropsychologist was too difficult/too much time? any regrets? favorite/least favorite parts of the process?
   2. if you didn't get your degree from a program that specifically emphasized neuropsychology, what was your path?
   3. i've seen mixed accounts on salary. mostly, are you happy with your compensation, and how long did it take for you to feel satisfied with it?
      1. was there a significant increase in pay/opportunities after becoming board certified?
3. with regards to your day to day, weekly and monthly activities...
   1. how often do you find yourself doing therapy yourself? do you mostly outsource this to other professionals?
   2. how about for neuropsychological testing? are you mostly writing reports and offloading the testing to psychometrists?
   3. are you mostly doing the same thing every day/week, or do your activities vary? do you have the flexibility to pursue varied interests in different populations, nonprofits, research/teaching/practice, etc.?
4. are there any neuropsychologists who regret not pursuing medicine (psychiatry, not neurology), or vice versa?

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Thank you :)