Advice Needed- What to do after graduation?

[KyleM0216]

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Hello, and thanks ahead for reading this post!

I am currently in my senior year at college and am completing an ecomomics degree. I had originally started college as a science major but later on realized that maybe business was something I wanted to pursue. Thus, I have completed 1 semester each of general chemistry, biology and organic chemistry. I acceted my credit for General Chemistry 2 and Biology 2 because gen chem 1 and bio 1 were just to easy for me. It was after my first semester of organic chemistry that I changed to business. I have now decided that after the last year of reconsidering it, medicine is what I want to pursue. I'm having difficulty with what I should be doing next year. I emailed some post-bac programs (goucher, bryn mawr, scripps, etc.) and was told I would most likely be inelligible for the programs because I have too many prereqs completed. However, I don't feel as I if i possess much knowledge in these subject areas anymore. I'm confused as to what my options are, primarily with what I should be apply to or thinking of doing after graduation. Another thing I am concerned about is that I have not formed any meaningful relationships with the science professors I did have which means I have no science letter of recommendations. I was hoping by apply to postbacs so that it would be easier to obtain those as well. Does anyone have any ideas of what I could do next year to complete this coursework and obtain letters at the same time? I feel like I have dug myself into deep of a hole that I cannot get out of and will never be able to get into medical school.
Thank you for your time!

 

[Perrotfish]

If you've got most but not all of the prereqs done consider adding a semester or two to your undergraduate studies to finish them up, most schools will let you continue to take classes even after you've finished a degree. Add on courses in physiology and cell biology to review and add to the Bio stuff you've forgotten. If you haven't taken orgo lab yet, then that will be a sufficient review of Orgo 1. You might even be able to pick up a minor for your trouble.

 

[drizzt3117]

Hello, and thanks ahead for reading this post!

I am currently in my senior year at college and am completing an ecomomics degree. I had originally started college as a science major but later on realized that maybe business was something I wanted to pursue. Thus, I have completed 1 semester each of general chemistry, biology and organic chemistry. I acceted my credit for General Chemistry 2 and Biology 2 because gen chem 1 and bio 1 were just to easy for me. It was after my first semester of organic chemistry that I changed to business. I have now decided that after the last year of reconsidering it, medicine is what I want to pursue. I'm having difficulty with what I should be doing next year. I emailed some post-bac programs (goucher, bryn mawr, scripps, etc.) and was told I would most likely be inelligible for the programs because I have too many prereqs completed. However, I don't feel as I if i possess much knowledge in these subject areas anymore. I'm confused as to what my options are, primarily with what I should be apply to or thinking of doing after graduation. Another thing I am concerned about is that I have not formed any meaningful relationships with the science professors I did have which means I have no science letter of recommendations. I was hoping by apply to postbacs so that it would be easier to obtain those as well. Does anyone have any ideas of what I could do next year to complete this coursework and obtain letters at the same time? I feel like I have dug myself into deep of a hole that I cannot get out of and will never be able to get into medical school.
Thank you for your time!

If you're interested in the Scripps program, call Jodi and talk to her. I had about a year and a half worth of science courses prior to starting postbac and while it's certainly not the norm, the programs will consider you if they feel you're a strong candidate, are truly interested in pursuing a career in medicine, and if they feel you will be accepted. Remember that the top postbac programs have 100% acceptance rate because they take students they feel will succeed.

 

[KyleM0216]

Thank you for the replies. My overall GPA is a 3.3 while my science GPA is around a 3.6 I believe due to one bad semester of Calculus 2 which I am going to retake next semester. Does this change anything?

 

[drizzt3117]

Lokhtar's advice is pretty good, although I'd still talk to the admissions people at those schools to see if they think your application is competitive. Usually they'll be pretty honest with you. What are your test scores (SAT/GRE) like?