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Note: I am not sure that I am posting in the right place here. I apologize in advance.
Hello. I'm rather new to these forums, but I'm really appreciative that a web site like this exists so that I can talk to people who have already gone through the process. My goal is to attend medical school and become an anesthesiologist.
I'm a freshman and I just completed my first semester, but I have a university GPA of 4.0. However, I am also in the Indiana National Guard as an intelligence specialist. During training I received 24 college credits related to this job, but I have Cs for all of them (I'm not sure how they calculated these grades). I took only one science class this semester because I registered classes late, next semester I will be taking two science classes, a math class, and a language. I am considering becoming a medical scribe at the beginning of my sophomore year. I am waiting because I want to make sure I can maintain a 4.0 while taking multiple science/math classes before adding a 25+ hour work week to the mix. I would have to sign a two year contract with the hospital I would be working for. I have not yet volunteered or shadowed a doctor. I am wondering if my experience in the National Guard will be appealing to those reviewing my application, and if I should attempt to deploy before applying to medical school (I want to deploy not just because of how it might look on my application, but also because of my sense of duty as a soldier). I would also like to hear from someone who has worked as a medical scribe about how the job has affected their grades.
I am also curious about one other thing. I was considering accepting an ROTC scholarship that would pay for my room and board. However, if I accepted it, I would have to commit to another four years in the National Guard. I am not sure how well this would complement my time in medical school. If I accepted an army scholarship to pay for medical school, my time in the national guard would be delayed until I did my active duty service in the army. However, I have not read awesome things about military medicine and I am not sure this is the path I would like to take.
Any advice would be wonderful. Thank you for your time.
Hello. I'm rather new to these forums, but I'm really appreciative that a web site like this exists so that I can talk to people who have already gone through the process. My goal is to attend medical school and become an anesthesiologist.
I'm a freshman and I just completed my first semester, but I have a university GPA of 4.0. However, I am also in the Indiana National Guard as an intelligence specialist. During training I received 24 college credits related to this job, but I have Cs for all of them (I'm not sure how they calculated these grades). I took only one science class this semester because I registered classes late, next semester I will be taking two science classes, a math class, and a language. I am considering becoming a medical scribe at the beginning of my sophomore year. I am waiting because I want to make sure I can maintain a 4.0 while taking multiple science/math classes before adding a 25+ hour work week to the mix. I would have to sign a two year contract with the hospital I would be working for. I have not yet volunteered or shadowed a doctor. I am wondering if my experience in the National Guard will be appealing to those reviewing my application, and if I should attempt to deploy before applying to medical school (I want to deploy not just because of how it might look on my application, but also because of my sense of duty as a soldier). I would also like to hear from someone who has worked as a medical scribe about how the job has affected their grades.
I am also curious about one other thing. I was considering accepting an ROTC scholarship that would pay for my room and board. However, if I accepted it, I would have to commit to another four years in the National Guard. I am not sure how well this would complement my time in medical school. If I accepted an army scholarship to pay for medical school, my time in the national guard would be delayed until I did my active duty service in the army. However, I have not read awesome things about military medicine and I am not sure this is the path I would like to take.
Any advice would be wonderful. Thank you for your time.
