Hi everyone,
As a rising college senior, the medical school application process has been on my mind quite frequently within the past year. While I don't plan on graduating until late 2015/2016, I have been racking my brain for some reassurance that my efforts are not in vain.
For starters, I have always wanted to be a doctor; it's a dream I stubbornly refuse to give up so easily. I started my freshman year as a neuroscience major, but quickly squandered that opportunity. I was unhappy at my school and had a lot of problems adjusting, and I ended up transferring as a biology major/psych minor my sophomore year. Since then, my grades have risen significantly, until this summer when I got a C in organic chem II and physics and a D in the lab course (due to certain personal circumstances). I will be retaking the lab course this semester and using an academic amnesty policy to revoke the D. I currently have a 3.3 GPA, but if I keep an upward GPA trend until I graduate, I should be able to bring it up to at least a 3.5-3.6. I don't plan on taking the MCAT until my gap year when I have more time to dedicate myself to it, but assuming all goes well on that end, what are my chances? When should I apply, or should I even bother? OR should I pursue a master's degree first? HELP!
I should also mention that I have worked in a hospital for years as a medical scribe, if that would help to boost my application at all.
As a rising college senior, the medical school application process has been on my mind quite frequently within the past year. While I don't plan on graduating until late 2015/2016, I have been racking my brain for some reassurance that my efforts are not in vain.
For starters, I have always wanted to be a doctor; it's a dream I stubbornly refuse to give up so easily. I started my freshman year as a neuroscience major, but quickly squandered that opportunity. I was unhappy at my school and had a lot of problems adjusting, and I ended up transferring as a biology major/psych minor my sophomore year. Since then, my grades have risen significantly, until this summer when I got a C in organic chem II and physics and a D in the lab course (due to certain personal circumstances). I will be retaking the lab course this semester and using an academic amnesty policy to revoke the D. I currently have a 3.3 GPA, but if I keep an upward GPA trend until I graduate, I should be able to bring it up to at least a 3.5-3.6. I don't plan on taking the MCAT until my gap year when I have more time to dedicate myself to it, but assuming all goes well on that end, what are my chances? When should I apply, or should I even bother? OR should I pursue a master's degree first? HELP!
I should also mention that I have worked in a hospital for years as a medical scribe, if that would help to boost my application at all.
