I am currently a senior biopsychology major with a chemistry minor at a private liberal arts college. (I still have to take classes next fall so I am planning on taking the MCAT in the winter/spring of next year.
I transferred from a state university after 2 years (3.8 GPA, honors program). and now have a 3.2 GPA. overall I have a 3.5 cum and 3.3 science. I had a terrible my first semester at my new college (Fall of junior year), but my grades have since been a lot better. My two semesters junior year (had to take intro classes again which killed me because they are "weed out" classes and basically impossible to get an A) I got a 2.9 and 3.1 respectively followed by a 3.4 my first semester of senior year.
I was a college athlete and a member of our pre-health society on campus.
Off campus I am starting to volunteer at hospice, and I have around 20 hours at a nursing home just doing activities with the residents. I also just got interviewed to be a big sister for big brother/big sister. I should hear back in a week regarding that. I am a direct support professional and have been working there for 4 months and plan to do that until med school (20-25 hours a week). If you don't know what it is, I basically help people with mental disabilities (kind of like a CNA).
I have no research, but my school requires it for my major so I will be doing my own project for one semester. It really doesn't interest me, but if you think it will help I will be able to talk to a professor about it.
Should I go for my master's, continue getting health care experience and volunteer hours, or join Americorps, etc...?
I transferred from a state university after 2 years (3.8 GPA, honors program). and now have a 3.2 GPA. overall I have a 3.5 cum and 3.3 science. I had a terrible my first semester at my new college (Fall of junior year), but my grades have since been a lot better. My two semesters junior year (had to take intro classes again which killed me because they are "weed out" classes and basically impossible to get an A) I got a 2.9 and 3.1 respectively followed by a 3.4 my first semester of senior year.
I was a college athlete and a member of our pre-health society on campus.
Off campus I am starting to volunteer at hospice, and I have around 20 hours at a nursing home just doing activities with the residents. I also just got interviewed to be a big sister for big brother/big sister. I should hear back in a week regarding that. I am a direct support professional and have been working there for 4 months and plan to do that until med school (20-25 hours a week). If you don't know what it is, I basically help people with mental disabilities (kind of like a CNA).
I have no research, but my school requires it for my major so I will be doing my own project for one semester. It really doesn't interest me, but if you think it will help I will be able to talk to a professor about it.
Should I go for my master's, continue getting health care experience and volunteer hours, or join Americorps, etc...?