So this is my dilemma... I have always wanted to go to Medical school, and looking to improve my application I started doing research. I was very prolific and ended up with several publications, did two summer programs at a top 5 school and had a lot of fun at the lab. Then I came upon the idea of doing the MD/PhD and it sounded like a perfect fit. Well I foolishly took the MCAT with just a few days of preparation and basically bombed it. The coordinator of an MD/PhD program suggested me to apply to a PhD program first and then apply to MD/PhD so I did and was accepted into an excellent graduate program. The kicker is that April 15 is the deadline to accept or decline their offer, and I feel no matter what I do I will be shooting myself in the foot. If I accept I may have less chance of being accepted. If I decline, I will be rejecting an excellent program plus lose time (im in my mid twenties), no one guaranties I will be accepted into such competitive program etc.
Any comments and advice will be greatly appreciated!
Any comments and advice will be greatly appreciated!