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Hi all,
I hope everyone is doing well, and if you are in classes, that you are having a good semester.
I want to give some background information on myself. I am in my mid 20s and I graduated in 2019 with a BS in Communication after switching my major 3 times (Criminal Justice, Biology for a year (did not go very well), then finally comm.)
When COVID started and I lost my internship at Disney World, I had plenty of time to reflect on what I wanted to do and decided I wanted to still go to medical school.
Initially I was going to work at a retail store that offered some tuition assistance, but realized I was miserable working there. At that point I was moving to a new city and one of the private universities in the area offered a formal post-bacc. I applied for that and got accepted!
At the same time I was working for another well known private institution in the south on a temporary basis, doing some research. I found out that this institution provides a tuition waiver (as do most colleges) and will pay for me to get another Bachelor's degree in Biology. While it will take me approximately 5-6 years, I am more than willing to wait to get that second degree. It is also incredibly helpful that my classes are on the same campus, and isnt much of a disruption to my work day.
I noticed that there wasnt really any information on that, but is a great, low cost way of getting a second degree or just taking pre-reqs (initially I was just going to do my pre-reqs but started as an undecided degree seeking student.)
I hope everyone is doing well, and if you are in classes, that you are having a good semester.
I want to give some background information on myself. I am in my mid 20s and I graduated in 2019 with a BS in Communication after switching my major 3 times (Criminal Justice, Biology for a year (did not go very well), then finally comm.)
When COVID started and I lost my internship at Disney World, I had plenty of time to reflect on what I wanted to do and decided I wanted to still go to medical school.
Initially I was going to work at a retail store that offered some tuition assistance, but realized I was miserable working there. At that point I was moving to a new city and one of the private universities in the area offered a formal post-bacc. I applied for that and got accepted!
At the same time I was working for another well known private institution in the south on a temporary basis, doing some research. I found out that this institution provides a tuition waiver (as do most colleges) and will pay for me to get another Bachelor's degree in Biology. While it will take me approximately 5-6 years, I am more than willing to wait to get that second degree. It is also incredibly helpful that my classes are on the same campus, and isnt much of a disruption to my work day.
I noticed that there wasnt really any information on that, but is a great, low cost way of getting a second degree or just taking pre-reqs (initially I was just going to do my pre-reqs but started as an undecided degree seeking student.)
