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Hey! I am in need of some opinions and advice. I have roughly a 3.4 GPA (I haven't calculated since taking some classes) with an upward trend in grades and a sGPA higher than my cumulative.
I graduated in 2014 with a bac in bio and have since worked in a pharmacy (from which I recently resigned to be a stay-at-home parent), volunteered at an organization that helps needy pregnant women, and started a family of my own. I have opportunities after the summer to shadow a pediatrician and potentially a cardiologist. I haven't taken the MCAT yet but have an above-average GRE without a lick of studying or practice for it.
Here's where I need the advice:
A) I can go back to university and finish a few classes to get a second degree in Spanish which I think would look good as they are an underrepresented community around here.
B) I can go back to get a masters in bio (or Spanish even).
C) I can take a certificate class in American Sign Language (not to be confused with interpreter certification). I hopefully can do this alongside one of the other choices to address another underrepresented community especially since the DO school I'm interested in most is in a city that's the only one within hundreds of miles of me to have a deaf and blind school.
D) Skip additional schooling and just find a job as a scribe or something medical-related for more experience.
E) Any other options or advice you think might look better or help me more?
I graduated in 2014 with a bac in bio and have since worked in a pharmacy (from which I recently resigned to be a stay-at-home parent), volunteered at an organization that helps needy pregnant women, and started a family of my own. I have opportunities after the summer to shadow a pediatrician and potentially a cardiologist. I haven't taken the MCAT yet but have an above-average GRE without a lick of studying or practice for it.
Here's where I need the advice:
A) I can go back to university and finish a few classes to get a second degree in Spanish which I think would look good as they are an underrepresented community around here.
B) I can go back to get a masters in bio (or Spanish even).
C) I can take a certificate class in American Sign Language (not to be confused with interpreter certification). I hopefully can do this alongside one of the other choices to address another underrepresented community especially since the DO school I'm interested in most is in a city that's the only one within hundreds of miles of me to have a deaf and blind school.
D) Skip additional schooling and just find a job as a scribe or something medical-related for more experience.
E) Any other options or advice you think might look better or help me more?