Hi,
This is my first post so I hope I'm posting correctly.
I want to gain acceptance to a DO school in the next 2-3 years. I'm a 21yo male currently attending UF. I am at the end of my junior year about to be a senior. I got my AA in high school and immediately started taking science courses(at least 3 a semester) when I started University. I have a hard time adjusting to the academic rigors that accompany university. I got in over my head multiple times and had to withdraw from some course. I had one really bad semester Fall of 2016 after my girlfriend of three years broke up with me. I have been working as medical scribe in the ER for the last year. I have spent over 800hrs in the ER. I assist with equipment when the physician I'm working with has to preform a procedure(i.e. chest tube, central line, intubation, conscious sedation, LP, I&D, etc.). I check on patients, am present for the initial patient interview, follow all the labs, essentially anything the physician does I'm right next to him assisting and observing. I have worked with over 40 doctors(both DO and MD). I am getting my EMR certification this summer as well. I plan on continuing my part time job as a scribe for at least another year and plan on doing some work as an EMT in the future. I have no research experience. My current sGPA according to the aacomas criteria is 2.85(it was 3.2 before my fall 2016 semester, I was planning on utilizing the grade forgiveness policy but am aware its been discontinued). My overall gpa is 3.4 and my nonscience gpa is 3.6. I have not taken the MCAT but plan on doing a prep course and taking it in January 2018 in order to have scores for an smp, or master's program. Once I learned the grade forgiveness policy was disbanded I picked up a second major to raise my undergrad sGPA. I am now majoring in microbiology and nutrition. If I do well I should be able to raise my sGPA to 3.2 before I graduate(Spring 2018). I then plan on doing graduate work(either smp or masters in science) for a year or two while I strengthen my academic record.
I'm posting this because I'd like opinions and advice in regards to my current plan and suggestions on what I should do differently or ways to raise my chances of acceptance.
Thank you! Any comments help.
cfgreen30
This is my first post so I hope I'm posting correctly.
I want to gain acceptance to a DO school in the next 2-3 years. I'm a 21yo male currently attending UF. I am at the end of my junior year about to be a senior. I got my AA in high school and immediately started taking science courses(at least 3 a semester) when I started University. I have a hard time adjusting to the academic rigors that accompany university. I got in over my head multiple times and had to withdraw from some course. I had one really bad semester Fall of 2016 after my girlfriend of three years broke up with me. I have been working as medical scribe in the ER for the last year. I have spent over 800hrs in the ER. I assist with equipment when the physician I'm working with has to preform a procedure(i.e. chest tube, central line, intubation, conscious sedation, LP, I&D, etc.). I check on patients, am present for the initial patient interview, follow all the labs, essentially anything the physician does I'm right next to him assisting and observing. I have worked with over 40 doctors(both DO and MD). I am getting my EMR certification this summer as well. I plan on continuing my part time job as a scribe for at least another year and plan on doing some work as an EMT in the future. I have no research experience. My current sGPA according to the aacomas criteria is 2.85(it was 3.2 before my fall 2016 semester, I was planning on utilizing the grade forgiveness policy but am aware its been discontinued). My overall gpa is 3.4 and my nonscience gpa is 3.6. I have not taken the MCAT but plan on doing a prep course and taking it in January 2018 in order to have scores for an smp, or master's program. Once I learned the grade forgiveness policy was disbanded I picked up a second major to raise my undergrad sGPA. I am now majoring in microbiology and nutrition. If I do well I should be able to raise my sGPA to 3.2 before I graduate(Spring 2018). I then plan on doing graduate work(either smp or masters in science) for a year or two while I strengthen my academic record.
I'm posting this because I'd like opinions and advice in regards to my current plan and suggestions on what I should do differently or ways to raise my chances of acceptance.
Thank you! Any comments help.
cfgreen30
