Hey everyone just wanted to know other people's opinion....
Just a little about myself: I am a single child raised by two parents who did have any education at all. I come from a Hispanic background. My love for medicine started from a young age. I was always inclined to the sciences and always seemed to succeed well in those classes. In high school I developed a high interest in biology and decided I wanted biology to be my college major. However, because of my background I had no one to look up to and since my grades were good in high school I guess no one thought I needed guidance. Honestly neither did I. My high school teacher for biology suggested medical school. Long story short I entered college with high hopes and instead I was consumed by the social life college brought. A social life that I did not have in high school because I was shy, had low self-esteem and strict parents. So consequently I never went to class, didn't care for anything else but my social life. A lot of things happened during that time.My gpa by the end of sophmore year of college dropped to 0.9 gpa and I was suspended from the school.
Four years later went by. During that time I had worked as a CNA for about 2-3 years. Then obtained my LPN license and started to work as a nurse. By then I was 24 and I was much more mature. I had a goal in mind that I wanted to return to my college and finish what I had started (so to speak). So applied for readmission and I was accepted back into the same college I was kicked out of. In less than about 3 years I obtained my BS in Biology and obtained straight A's since the return. I took some graduate courses as well. I also conducted some research for one semester. I took the MCAT and got a 520. During these years I did a lot of community service in clinical areas mostly translating English to Spanish for patients and doctors. I have worked and still work closely with doctors. I have shadowed physicians, PA's and NP's. And honestly the physician route seems much more appealing to me for so many reasons. I am 27 years old now. I am mature now and my choice to become a physician is based on my experiences. I think I would be happy settling for NP or PA but I feel as though I would be doing just that: "settling". If there is a tiny chance for a MD or DO degree, I want to take it. Regardless, I wanted to know if I should even attempt to apply for a special master's program for medical school. My plan now would be to obtain my RN by completing a program my college has for students who already have a bachelor's degree. Any thoughts?
Just a little about myself: I am a single child raised by two parents who did have any education at all. I come from a Hispanic background. My love for medicine started from a young age. I was always inclined to the sciences and always seemed to succeed well in those classes. In high school I developed a high interest in biology and decided I wanted biology to be my college major. However, because of my background I had no one to look up to and since my grades were good in high school I guess no one thought I needed guidance. Honestly neither did I. My high school teacher for biology suggested medical school. Long story short I entered college with high hopes and instead I was consumed by the social life college brought. A social life that I did not have in high school because I was shy, had low self-esteem and strict parents. So consequently I never went to class, didn't care for anything else but my social life. A lot of things happened during that time.My gpa by the end of sophmore year of college dropped to 0.9 gpa and I was suspended from the school.
Four years later went by. During that time I had worked as a CNA for about 2-3 years. Then obtained my LPN license and started to work as a nurse. By then I was 24 and I was much more mature. I had a goal in mind that I wanted to return to my college and finish what I had started (so to speak). So applied for readmission and I was accepted back into the same college I was kicked out of. In less than about 3 years I obtained my BS in Biology and obtained straight A's since the return. I took some graduate courses as well. I also conducted some research for one semester. I took the MCAT and got a 520. During these years I did a lot of community service in clinical areas mostly translating English to Spanish for patients and doctors. I have worked and still work closely with doctors. I have shadowed physicians, PA's and NP's. And honestly the physician route seems much more appealing to me for so many reasons. I am 27 years old now. I am mature now and my choice to become a physician is based on my experiences. I think I would be happy settling for NP or PA but I feel as though I would be doing just that: "settling". If there is a tiny chance for a MD or DO degree, I want to take it. Regardless, I wanted to know if I should even attempt to apply for a special master's program for medical school. My plan now would be to obtain my RN by completing a program my college has for students who already have a bachelor's degree. Any thoughts?
