Advice requested: 3.35 / 3.50

[Semitramp]

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Thank you all for contributing to such a helpful community. I'm looking for some advice.
Goal: matriculate into united states med school as soon as possible.
My stats and current position: graduated with an econ major from a top 10 school in 2008. cGPA: 3.35; sGPA: 3.50, 4 year varsity athlete and lots of non-medical leadership in UG. Teach for America experience, started a health club at my school, then became an assistant principal. I have been volunteering and shadowing for a few hours per week for the last few months.
I've prepared applications to post bac programs at Goucher, temple, uvm, tufts, and Harvard extension. I have not obtained recommendations for these programs yet because I'm worried about telling my co workers that I'm planning to leave and I did t stay in contact with professors from UG.
Dilemma: I'm not sure what to do here! Any advice would be appreciated. Should I get a rec for my co workers? Should I postpone a year?
Thanks🙂

 

[plumhill]

Get rec letters where you can, and see if you can contact any of your UG professors. You never know; they might still remember you! I'm not sure what you would gain by postponing a year. Contact the programs you're interested in applying to and see what policies they have on rec letters and if they can give you any pointers.

 

[Semitramp]

plumhill, thanks for the encouragement and suggestion. I spoke with a woman from BM yesterday, and she let me know that I could get a letter from my undergraduate dean saying that I was a student in good standing.

While not ideal, it may be the best I can get from my UG!