Greetings all!
Ive posted on here a couple of times but havent actually introduced myself. A little backstory
Im turning 25 in a couple months and finished my undergraduate degree in Finance this past December. Ive worked F/T over my entire academic career and am presently working as a budget analyst. The pay is good but its not fulfilling by any stretch of the imagination. My wife will be finishing up her bachelors next year and my son is hitting his terrible two tomorrow. Ive given this an ample amount of thought since finishing my degree in December and am seriously entertaining the notion of returning to school to complete the pre-reqs necessary to sit for the MCAT. My wife is fully supportive of my decision to return to school and, eventually, pursue medical school if that is what I choose to do. Heres the dilemma
I am truly passionate about this and will do whatever is necessary to make it happen. Im starting to volunteer at the hospital, have LORs lined up, and am enrolled in BIO and CHEM courses for the fall. (I have to do them at a CC for now which is far from ideal but my only option this semester.) Im confident I can knock out As in my science courses. My problem is my C-GPA. It wound up being 3.04 due to, predominately, theological and biblical courses that I just didnt show up for in my Freshman year of college. My Finance GPA was 3.50 which is still nothing stellar by any stretch. Ive worked out the numbers and it looks like if I get all As in my classes I should be able to bring up my GPA to a 3.2, possibly 3.3. My question is not unlike many others Ive read on this board
Is this even a possibility or am I wasting my time? At this point, Im looking for any assistance anyone is willing to give and am willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. Any advice is much appreciated!
Thanks Everyone!
Ive posted on here a couple of times but havent actually introduced myself. A little backstory
Im turning 25 in a couple months and finished my undergraduate degree in Finance this past December. Ive worked F/T over my entire academic career and am presently working as a budget analyst. The pay is good but its not fulfilling by any stretch of the imagination. My wife will be finishing up her bachelors next year and my son is hitting his terrible two tomorrow. Ive given this an ample amount of thought since finishing my degree in December and am seriously entertaining the notion of returning to school to complete the pre-reqs necessary to sit for the MCAT. My wife is fully supportive of my decision to return to school and, eventually, pursue medical school if that is what I choose to do. Heres the dilemma
I am truly passionate about this and will do whatever is necessary to make it happen. Im starting to volunteer at the hospital, have LORs lined up, and am enrolled in BIO and CHEM courses for the fall. (I have to do them at a CC for now which is far from ideal but my only option this semester.) Im confident I can knock out As in my science courses. My problem is my C-GPA. It wound up being 3.04 due to, predominately, theological and biblical courses that I just didnt show up for in my Freshman year of college. My Finance GPA was 3.50 which is still nothing stellar by any stretch. Ive worked out the numbers and it looks like if I get all As in my classes I should be able to bring up my GPA to a 3.2, possibly 3.3. My question is not unlike many others Ive read on this board
Is this even a possibility or am I wasting my time? At this point, Im looking for any assistance anyone is willing to give and am willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. Any advice is much appreciated!
Thanks Everyone!