I just wanted to ask some advice for those who had went through a second degree undergraduate program such as an accelerated BSN program and then later on got accepted into medical school to become a MD/DO? I am currently in that predicament. I graduated with a Bachelor's in Biology with a gpa of 3.1 and have not taken the MCAT yet. I am currently working as a EMT. Also, I have 2 years of research experience, over 1000 hours of volunteering hours, 200 patient contact hours so far, and I have one scientific journal on the way of being published this year. Despite of this, I am worried that I will not be able to get into a medical school with my current gpa.
I understand that I could still get in if I score really well on the MCAT or the next route would be to do a post-bac program or a graduate program to get into medical school. However, financially, I do not think this is the best option. As of right now, I want to get into a career that I can financially support myself in as well as even a potential family, still be able to help people and give back, and nursing seems like it would be the best option. There are also other reasons I have chosen to do nursing rather than going to do a post-bac or graduate program is that I do enjoy the strong patient-care focus and the flexibility of specialties, and I honestly think those aspects can strongly help me to decide which specialty of medicine I would like to go if I get into medical school. Also, if medical school does not work at then at least I have a satisfying career to fall back on. Also, I did not decide on this hastily. I have shadowed a nurse and looked into careers that nursing can get into and it is quite appealing to me to see so many options.
I did get accepted into an accelerated bsn and I am excited about it. I just honestly wanted to know about someone else' experience of pursuing a accelerated BSN and then applying to medical school afterwards? Is this a good route to pursue? Did you apply after getting nursing experience or not? If so, for how long? Was it a positive or negative experience? Did it all work out and you got in?
I have heard that the ADCOMs may look down on applicants who go through this and may have something to say towards it. I do not understand that even my pre-health advisors were the same way, saying either a post-bac or graduate program would be a option despite of it being costly. I know a ABSN will be costly, but I feel that it would guarantee a job after and be more geared towards clinical/hospital setting like I want rather than a lab-based setting. If you can offer your feedback or advice, it would be most appreciated!
I understand that I could still get in if I score really well on the MCAT or the next route would be to do a post-bac program or a graduate program to get into medical school. However, financially, I do not think this is the best option. As of right now, I want to get into a career that I can financially support myself in as well as even a potential family, still be able to help people and give back, and nursing seems like it would be the best option. There are also other reasons I have chosen to do nursing rather than going to do a post-bac or graduate program is that I do enjoy the strong patient-care focus and the flexibility of specialties, and I honestly think those aspects can strongly help me to decide which specialty of medicine I would like to go if I get into medical school. Also, if medical school does not work at then at least I have a satisfying career to fall back on. Also, I did not decide on this hastily. I have shadowed a nurse and looked into careers that nursing can get into and it is quite appealing to me to see so many options.
I did get accepted into an accelerated bsn and I am excited about it. I just honestly wanted to know about someone else' experience of pursuing a accelerated BSN and then applying to medical school afterwards? Is this a good route to pursue? Did you apply after getting nursing experience or not? If so, for how long? Was it a positive or negative experience? Did it all work out and you got in?
I have heard that the ADCOMs may look down on applicants who go through this and may have something to say towards it. I do not understand that even my pre-health advisors were the same way, saying either a post-bac or graduate program would be a option despite of it being costly. I know a ABSN will be costly, but I feel that it would guarantee a job after and be more geared towards clinical/hospital setting like I want rather than a lab-based setting. If you can offer your feedback or advice, it would be most appreciated!
