BSN to MD. Done most of my pre med classes in a community college. advices pls

[nikhiltomb]

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I am new to SDN and as everyone else I have few questions. I came to the United States four years ago after finishing my high school with an ambition of becoming a Doctor. I started taking premed classes in the community college since I was financially not capable of going to a university. English was not my native language so I had to take few extra classes to learn it. I worked full time in a hospital and went to school full time for the past years. Also, I will be starting nursing school this fall. I currently have a 3.4GPA and I am planning on bringing it up while I am in the nursing school.
So, I want to get in the med school after graduating from the nursing school. I have done most of my premed classes in the community college and I have B’s on them. Is it going to hurt my chances? So should I repeat them in a four year university to improve my chances? Also, I failed my calculus II class once and planning on taking it soon. It was not that I couldn’t handle the course, but being a full time student and full time worker and so many other things to take care was too much for me at that time. So please give me your advices/suggestions to make me a better candidate for the med school.

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

Don't repeat a B.

 

[KindofBlue]

I agree with JR. Don't worry about repeating except for failed ones, but you should definitely take more upper division sciences classes so you can prove you can do well at the UG level. Keep your GPA trend up from now on, ton of ECs, research, hospital work (like you're already doing), etc.

You should realize you're in a seriously disadvantaged position for being an international student (I'm assuming), so you really have a lot of work to do. Bringing your GPA way up is the first step. Don't know why you wanted to go into nursing, but I guess you could use that experience to your advantage as well when applying for med school. But again, it's a difficult path, and you have to do a whole lot more than the average pre-med who is a citizen/resident. Good luck!

 

[nikhiltomb]

Thanks guys for the reply. I am doing nursing becuase I could get a job right away and work for an year after graduation. It will help me financially. Also, I thought the medical experience would help me to get into the med school. I do not have any Extra curricular activities becuase of the tight schedule I had in the past years. Also, I have about six "B's" on my transcript so far. That is why I wanted to repeat them. So do you guys think it is necessary. I do not want to do it if I dont have to.?

 

[ponyo]

Thanks guys for the reply. I am doing nursing becuase I could get a job right away and work for an year after graduation. It will help me financially. Also, I thought the medical experience would help me to get into the med school. I do not have any Extra curricular activities becuase of the tight schedule I had in the past years. Also, I have about six "B's" on my transcript so far. That is why I wanted to repeat them. So do you guys think it is necessary. I do not want to do it if I dont have to.?

You do not have to repeat those B's but it would make a lot of sense to take upper-level versions of them to show that you can handle the work. (E.g. if you got a B in intro bio, take Mol. Bio or Cell Bio or Genetics).

 

[RNwantDO]

Good luck. Nursing school is not easy, especially, for English as a second language students. Personally, I would not depend on it raising your GPA. I would be more worried about it hurting it. A Lot of Nursing programs use a shifted GPA, with a 77% or lower as failing, and the rest of the grades shifted upward by 3-5%. The bigger problem is you might have neurotic teachers that enjoy failing students.

 

[bucks2010]

I would definitely cut back on the working if I were you. take out more loans to compensate, if you can. maybe find a PRN nursing aide/transport/etc. job at a hospital to pick up 1-2 shifts/wk, but your GPA is in need of serious repair right now, the classes are only going to get tougher, and there are only so many hours in a week.

 

[nikhiltomb]

You do not have to repeat those B's but it would make a lot of sense to take upper-level versions of them to show that you can handle the work. (E.g. if you got a B in intro bio, take Mol. Bio or Cell Bio or Genetics).

that makes sense. Thank you..!