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I am a 29 year old currently living in Malawi. My wife and I just found out that we will be stationed in Rwanda for the next 2-3 years. Before coming to Malawi a year ago I had been planning to go back to school to start a self guided postbac at our state school, but I put it on hold to move here.
While in Malawi, I've been fortunate enough to volunteer in a clinic and interact with many doctors and patients. It has only encouraged my certainty that becoming a physician is what I want to do with my life.
I'm reluctant to wait another 3 years to begin my postbac coursework in the states. I know that many schools do not accept online coursework, but that the courses from UNE are accepted at some institutions.
My question then is, will taking the premed sequence through UNE severely limit my chances of getting acceptances, even at schools that are willing to accept the classes?
Will the fact that I took them because I was living abroad make any difference?
Would taking a semester or two of upper level sciences when I return/during my application year help?
I don't want to postpone medical school for 3 more years, but I also don't want to shoot myself in the foot by taking classes that won't actually help me get in.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
While in Malawi, I've been fortunate enough to volunteer in a clinic and interact with many doctors and patients. It has only encouraged my certainty that becoming a physician is what I want to do with my life.
I'm reluctant to wait another 3 years to begin my postbac coursework in the states. I know that many schools do not accept online coursework, but that the courses from UNE are accepted at some institutions.
My question then is, will taking the premed sequence through UNE severely limit my chances of getting acceptances, even at schools that are willing to accept the classes?
Will the fact that I took them because I was living abroad make any difference?
Would taking a semester or two of upper level sciences when I return/during my application year help?
I don't want to postpone medical school for 3 more years, but I also don't want to shoot myself in the foot by taking classes that won't actually help me get in.
Thanks in advance for your replies.