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Been having a mini freak out with the semester just starting up, not sure if I am on the right track or if I should be doing more to get into med school. Little background: I am 26 and have been a paramedic for 6 years, I worked part time through my UG in a busy 911 system, getting a BS in Public Affairs (Mostly soc based classes) and could have done better, finished with a 3.5 cGPA and a dismal 2.83 BCPM due to crappy grades in calculus 1 and physics 1 (never went further in either). After my UG I went into flight medicine as a CCEMT-P and FP-C. I did it for two years before deciding to take the plunge and try to go into med school. Since then, I have worked as a paramedic for a level 1 pediatric trauma facility, doing all sorts of things including working for a faculty physician on a research study. I hadn't taken any of my bio/chem classes during my UG. But due to money have been taking them at a CC. The CC in question has a good reputation for not being an "easy" credit (students have transferred to ivy league from there) and I have worked my ass off for a 4.0. Currently I have a 3.61 AMCAS cGPA and 3.61 BCPM. My main question is whether I should pursue just taking a few upper-level classes at a 4-year before taking the MCAT or if I should try and apply for a 1 year post-bacc focused science certificate? And if I should be doing any shadowing/clinical observation outside of what I see every day at work? I am afraid that my crappy science performance at my 4-year when I was a sophmore, and only taking my basic science classes at a CC will hurt my chances of getting into med school. I do plan to apply for both MD and DO programs.