Accountant going back

[msrussell202]

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Hey Guys,

I have been reading the forums a lot over the past few weeks and decided to post my scenario. I graduated undergrad in 2010 at UCF(University of Central Florida) with roughly a 3.375 overall GPA majoring in Accounting, however I know that GPA will probably be a little lower once it is processed through the medical school GPA calculator. After that I went to work for a local bank and later a couple CPA firms while studying for my masters also at UCF. I now have only one class left to finish my masters in Accounting and currently have a 3.4 GPA in the program.
After working at the CPA firms I realized that I am not passionate about accounting. I have always been enamored by medicine and have done some shadowing, but will definitely do more in the future. I originally took Chem 1 my freshman year and failed it due to a death in the family and retook it the next semester and received a B. I was 18 and a bit naive about the amount of dedication needed to succeed in the sciences. I will not be working during my time back to school to complete my pre-reqs.
The classes I am currently signed up for the spring semester are Tax Planning (to complete the masters and not look like a quitter lol) Chemistry 1 again (as a refresher and to improve my sGPA as I know DO schools, which I am not at all opposed to, take the highest replacement) and Trig (needed for Physics). I know I need to get an A in Chem. But does Trig count into my science GPA. I was also wondering if Algebra, Stat, Psych, and sociology are included all of which I received A's in. Also the only hard science I have taken in college is the Chem 1.

Thanks for all the help and any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[ChE04]

Hey Guys,

I have been reading the forums a lot over the past few weeks and decided to post my scenario. I graduated undergrad in 2010 at UCF(University of Central Florida) with roughly a 3.375 overall GPA majoring in Accounting, however I know that GPA will probably be a little lower once it is processed through the medical school GPA calculator. After that I went to work for a local bank and later a couple CPA firms while studying for my masters also at UCF. I now have only one class left to finish my masters in Accounting and currently have a 3.4 GPA in the program.
After working at the CPA firms I realized that I am not passionate about accounting. I have always been enamored by medicine and have done some shadowing, but will definitely do more in the future. I originally took Chem 1 my freshman year and failed it due to a death in the family and retook it the next semester and received a B. I was 18 and a bit naive about the amount of dedication needed to succeed in the sciences. I will not be working during my time back to school to complete my pre-reqs.
The classes I am currently signed up for the spring semester are Tax Planning (to complete the masters and not look like a quitter lol) Chemistry 1 again (as a refresher and to improve my sGPA as I know DO schools, which I am not at all opposed to, take the highest replacement) and Trig (needed for Physics). I know I need to get an A in Chem. But does Trig count into my science GPA. I was also wondering if Algebra, Stat, Psych, and sociology are included all of which I received A's in. Also the only hard science I have taken in college is the Chem 1.

Thanks for all the help and any advice is greatly appreciated.

Science GPA for AMCAS, in general, includes only classes offered by the biology, chemistry, physics, or math departments. Get A's in the prerequisite science courses and you should be in good shape. Good luck.