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Hello all!
I just arrived at this site, so firstly, hi all! I have a few questions. But first, let me give you a bit of information on my life. Currently, I'm 23 (12/12 was my birthday 🙂), I have a new born daughter, and the woman of my dreams. We are living in my parents 2nd floor apartment in CT. Right now, I do not have a degree, which I kick myself in the butt everyday. But I want to goto med school. I know the first step is to get a BA/BS in a field. But this is where my questions come in.
1.) When I goto school, would it be best to try to goto the school i want to get my med degree from? Or is it ok if I goto a local state college (CCSU) and then pray I get accepted to UConn's med school?
2.) I plan to goto a local community college first. I have some credits at them. But this leads me upto another question. I did not do very well on my SATs. They were very scary to me 7-8 years ago. If my GPA is high enough, it should shine through my SATs for a college, correct?
3.) Would it be wise to attempt to get a job in the health field now? Working at the local hospital or a local pharmacy? Will this help with me getting into med school?
4.) Volunteering, I should start this now, huh? A good, solid 4-5 years at a hospital will do wonders for my application, correct?
5.) On the topic of volunteering, I have a few questions about shadowing. I have read a few threads that say some students started to shadow from doctors that they worked with while volunteering. When should I start looking into this? 3rd or 4th year? Sooner? Later?
I think thats all i can think of right now. This has a life long dream, I am just realizing now, that this is the time of my life I need todo it. If anyone could answer some/all of these questions, it would be greatly apreciated. I have a long jouney ahead of me, with family that is supporting me, I hope I can do it. Thank you again!
Scott
I just arrived at this site, so firstly, hi all! I have a few questions. But first, let me give you a bit of information on my life. Currently, I'm 23 (12/12 was my birthday 🙂), I have a new born daughter, and the woman of my dreams. We are living in my parents 2nd floor apartment in CT. Right now, I do not have a degree, which I kick myself in the butt everyday. But I want to goto med school. I know the first step is to get a BA/BS in a field. But this is where my questions come in.
1.) When I goto school, would it be best to try to goto the school i want to get my med degree from? Or is it ok if I goto a local state college (CCSU) and then pray I get accepted to UConn's med school?
2.) I plan to goto a local community college first. I have some credits at them. But this leads me upto another question. I did not do very well on my SATs. They were very scary to me 7-8 years ago. If my GPA is high enough, it should shine through my SATs for a college, correct?
3.) Would it be wise to attempt to get a job in the health field now? Working at the local hospital or a local pharmacy? Will this help with me getting into med school?
4.) Volunteering, I should start this now, huh? A good, solid 4-5 years at a hospital will do wonders for my application, correct?
5.) On the topic of volunteering, I have a few questions about shadowing. I have read a few threads that say some students started to shadow from doctors that they worked with while volunteering. When should I start looking into this? 3rd or 4th year? Sooner? Later?
I think thats all i can think of right now. This has a life long dream, I am just realizing now, that this is the time of my life I need todo it. If anyone could answer some/all of these questions, it would be greatly apreciated. I have a long jouney ahead of me, with family that is supporting me, I hope I can do it. Thank you again!
Scott