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Opinions and advice welcome!,
After 10+ yrs of military service I have decide to change professions and become a doctor. This has been my long life dream and finally I'm taking the steps to earn it. I will complete my BS in Exercise Biology including all the pre-med requisites (freshman). My goal is to apply to MD/DOs in CA, IL, FL, GA, TX, VA and Puerto Rico.
Personal Data:
- 31 yrs old male married with one daughter (wife is planning to become a PA)
- Bi-lingual
- Served as a medic for 5 yrs (Surgical Tech, Urology Tech, Combat Medic) with a 1000+ hrs of clinic, administrative, OR, and field experience
- Served 8 yrs non-medical MOS (Rangers, aviation, artillery etc...)
- Deployed overseas 9 times including 6 combat deployments
- 20+ awards and excellent performance evaluations
- Certified Personal Trainer and CPR/AED
- 30 months left of GI BILL (pay for undergraduate and housing)
- 100+ hrs non-clinical volunteering
- Enough life experiences to write a decent PS.
Plan and questions:
- I will like to take 15+ credits a semester to maximize time and the GI BILL.
- I think my focus should be in the GPA and MCAT.
- If I exceed the 30 months I will have to start working and lower the credits per semester = LONGER ROUTE!
- Same with ECs and research
- Could I skip ECs and research in order to focus on school and still have a competing application (I KNOW GPA/MCAT pending!)
- Medical experiences were 8+ yrs ago, are they still good for the application?
- I know is a long road, but Urology or Emergency Medicine?
Thank you all and good luck!
PS
I hope someday to write in the "WHAT ARE MY CHANCES" forum.
After 10+ yrs of military service I have decide to change professions and become a doctor. This has been my long life dream and finally I'm taking the steps to earn it. I will complete my BS in Exercise Biology including all the pre-med requisites (freshman). My goal is to apply to MD/DOs in CA, IL, FL, GA, TX, VA and Puerto Rico.
Personal Data:
- 31 yrs old male married with one daughter (wife is planning to become a PA)
- Bi-lingual
- Served as a medic for 5 yrs (Surgical Tech, Urology Tech, Combat Medic) with a 1000+ hrs of clinic, administrative, OR, and field experience
- Served 8 yrs non-medical MOS (Rangers, aviation, artillery etc...)
- Deployed overseas 9 times including 6 combat deployments
- 20+ awards and excellent performance evaluations
- Certified Personal Trainer and CPR/AED
- 30 months left of GI BILL (pay for undergraduate and housing)
- 100+ hrs non-clinical volunteering
- Enough life experiences to write a decent PS.
Plan and questions:
- I will like to take 15+ credits a semester to maximize time and the GI BILL.
- I think my focus should be in the GPA and MCAT.
- If I exceed the 30 months I will have to start working and lower the credits per semester = LONGER ROUTE!
- Same with ECs and research
- Could I skip ECs and research in order to focus on school and still have a competing application (I KNOW GPA/MCAT pending!)
- Medical experiences were 8+ yrs ago, are they still good for the application?
- I know is a long road, but Urology or Emergency Medicine?
Thank you all and good luck!
PS
I hope someday to write in the "WHAT ARE MY CHANCES" forum.
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