irishforever182
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Hi everyone,
I recently graduated with my BS in chemical engineering and am now working as a process engineer in manufacturing of syringe diabetes products at a large pharmaceutical company. This job involves supporting a 24/7 manufacturing line, interfacing directly with the equipment used to formulate the drug and engineers are on call to fix any problems on the line at any time outside normal working hours. While this job has been a great learning experience and I am glad to be able to use my chemical engineering degree to make medicine, I have never felt strongly passionate about engineering and since I have begun my job + have internship experience at the same company in a similar role the previous summer, am confident I want to go into medicine, to be the one delivering the medicine to the patient. I had originally planned to apply the 2024-2025 cycle but since moving to a new city and starting my job, I have decided that it is in my best interest to wait and apply the 2025-2026 cycle. That being said, I am volunteering at the local childrens hospital 4h/week, tutoring in reading .5h/week and also going to volunteer at either a hospice or drug rehab. I hope to also get ample hours of shadowing in as well. I also need to take an introductory psychology course as that is the one course I am missing that is a medical school requirement. Currently, I am planning to start studying for the MCAT in January with a tentative test date of late may, but can push back if necessary as I will be studying after work and on weekends but also will be on call during this time.
I had a 3.76 undergrad GPA in engineering with a 3.83 sGPA. I have one semester of light research experience in a water purification lab (during Covid) and did an extensive senior design project on designing a process for the production of a Crohn’s disease drug which I was told by an advisor could also count towards research.
I was wondering if this seems like a feasible plan and if there is more I should be doing to increase my chances of medical school admission. I will be 24 while I am applying, hoping to matriculate at age 25. I appreciate any and all feedback/advice. Thank you!!
I recently graduated with my BS in chemical engineering and am now working as a process engineer in manufacturing of syringe diabetes products at a large pharmaceutical company. This job involves supporting a 24/7 manufacturing line, interfacing directly with the equipment used to formulate the drug and engineers are on call to fix any problems on the line at any time outside normal working hours. While this job has been a great learning experience and I am glad to be able to use my chemical engineering degree to make medicine, I have never felt strongly passionate about engineering and since I have begun my job + have internship experience at the same company in a similar role the previous summer, am confident I want to go into medicine, to be the one delivering the medicine to the patient. I had originally planned to apply the 2024-2025 cycle but since moving to a new city and starting my job, I have decided that it is in my best interest to wait and apply the 2025-2026 cycle. That being said, I am volunteering at the local childrens hospital 4h/week, tutoring in reading .5h/week and also going to volunteer at either a hospice or drug rehab. I hope to also get ample hours of shadowing in as well. I also need to take an introductory psychology course as that is the one course I am missing that is a medical school requirement. Currently, I am planning to start studying for the MCAT in January with a tentative test date of late may, but can push back if necessary as I will be studying after work and on weekends but also will be on call during this time.
I had a 3.76 undergrad GPA in engineering with a 3.83 sGPA. I have one semester of light research experience in a water purification lab (during Covid) and did an extensive senior design project on designing a process for the production of a Crohn’s disease drug which I was told by an advisor could also count towards research.
I was wondering if this seems like a feasible plan and if there is more I should be doing to increase my chances of medical school admission. I will be 24 while I am applying, hoping to matriculate at age 25. I appreciate any and all feedback/advice. Thank you!!