Here’s my academic story—
I’m gearing up to move back to my home state this spring to be closer to my aging/healthy parents and return to an outdoors lifestyle. My partner will join me in +2 years once she wraps up her loose ends. All in all, this is great timing to punch through premed.
Considering I don’t have any premed classses under my belt (unsure of whether I even have a calculable sGPA) and it’s been +10 years since I’ve been enrolled at least 1/2 time for anything, what do you think is best?
My goal—
It’s a moonshot, but my primary interests lie in transgender surgery disciplines, particularly GRS. I am a URM and trans myself. For me this amounts to alignment of passion, representation, knowledge through direct experience, and utilization of my abilities required for plastics (very high attention to detail, excellent motor skills, precision, thoroughness, aesthetics).
Apologies for any grammar issues or clumsiness, fighting off the flu and COVID and feeling a bit loopy. The winter surge caught me despite vaccination! 😷
- 2003 — Graduated straight A student in HS
- 2007 — Struggled with undiagnosed ADHD and never finding the appropriate subject fit; low GPA at small liberal arts school (2.4 I believe) in a non-STEM field. Toward the end I was involved in a horrible abusive relationship that dragged me down, barely graduating.
- 2012 — Diagnosed with ADHD while working and attending CC classes to explore the idea of graduate school
- 2013-2019 — Not trying to doxx myself here, but did Creative Industry work during this time
- 2020-present — COVID times, soul searching, career switch ready
I’m gearing up to move back to my home state this spring to be closer to my aging/healthy parents and return to an outdoors lifestyle. My partner will join me in +2 years once she wraps up her loose ends. All in all, this is great timing to punch through premed.
Considering I don’t have any premed classses under my belt (unsure of whether I even have a calculable sGPA) and it’s been +10 years since I’ve been enrolled at least 1/2 time for anything, what do you think is best?
- DIY postbacc via CC and *ace everything*
- DIY postbacc via university (necessary? see below)
- A formal postbacc
My goal—
It’s a moonshot, but my primary interests lie in transgender surgery disciplines, particularly GRS. I am a URM and trans myself. For me this amounts to alignment of passion, representation, knowledge through direct experience, and utilization of my abilities required for plastics (very high attention to detail, excellent motor skills, precision, thoroughness, aesthetics).
Apologies for any grammar issues or clumsiness, fighting off the flu and COVID and feeling a bit loopy. The winter surge caught me despite vaccination! 😷