Am I being realistic?

[SavageManAnimal]

I would love nothing more than to be an MD.

I've been working for the past 5 years as an engineer in the medical device industry.

I believe these are my relevant stats:

BCPM GPA 3.6
Overal GPA 3.2
MCAT 40Q

Volunteer Hours: 200

Are there any MD schools that would consider me for interviews in the USA?

Please be honost.

Thanks,
-Sav

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[Blade28]

Which country are you from?

You need to check and see which ones accept foreign students (many don't, unfortunately).

 

[njbmd]

I would love nothing more than to be an MD.

I've been working for the past 5 years as an engineer in the medical device industry.

I believe these are my relevant stats:

BCPM GPA 3.6
Overal GPA 3.2
MCAT 40Q

Volunteer Hours: 200

Are there any MD schools that would consider me for interviews in the USA?

Please be honost.

Thanks,
-Sav

Which country are you from?

You need to check and see which ones accept foreign students (many don't, unfortunately).

Get a copy of the MSAR (available from the AAMC website [Do a Google search]) and find out which schools accept overseas applicants. Then figure out how you are going to pay for medical school (not easy if you are not a US citizen).

You may want to pitch yourself to MD/Ph.D programs that have specific research in the areas that you were involved in the development of medical devices. If your work is well-known and you have significant contribution to this industry, you may find that you are a good candidate for MD/Ph.D programs in spite of your low cumulative uGPA. Again, you should do some solid research and make some contacts.

You also need to be aware that if you are a foreign applicant, you are expected to have higher academics than citizen applicants to U.S. medical schools. This is why I mention trying to make some contact through the research end because you would solve two potential problems: First, paying for school and second, you bypass some of the selection criteria but exchange that selection criteria that you bypass for additional scrutiny that you might be able to pass.

 

[Faze2]

I would love nothing more than to be an MD.

I've been working for the past 5 years as an engineer in the medical device industry.

I believe these are my relevant stats:

BCPM GPA 3.6
Overal GPA 3.2
MCAT 40Q

Volunteer Hours: 200

Are there any MD schools that would consider me for interviews in the USA?

Please be honost.

Thanks,
-Sav

With a 40 on your MCAT and a 3.6 science GPA, you will get mulitple acceptances in my opinion, especially with your health care experience. If you were in contact with patients, that would look good too.

I would contact schools and see what can be done about your non-US citizen status.

 

[hawk126]

I would love nothing more than to be an MD.

I've been working for the past 5 years as an engineer in the medical device industry.

I believe these are my relevant stats:

BCPM GPA 3.6
Overal GPA 3.2
MCAT 40Q

Volunteer Hours: 200

Are there any MD schools that would consider me for interviews in the USA?

Please be honost.

Thanks,
-Sav

Absolutely! You're going to be a physician.