Can anyone help me out????

[Lovebug22]

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Hello I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to how to get started on my route to becoming a doctor. It is a dream I?ve always had. I found out about SDN a few months ago and since then I?ve been reading up and it seems like many of you have some real good advice. I am currently at a community college but will be transferring to my state university in June. I have taken the general bio and chem and did well on them. I plan on majoring in biology and doing a minor in Spanish. As of now I don?t have any volunteer experience. I work full-time and go to school full-time so that pretty much takes up all my time. I feel very motivated about learning everything there is to learn. What classes do you guys suggest I take as soon as I transfer? How long do you guys think it will take me to graduate once I transfer?? Any advice is welcome, I want to make sure I know what I?m doing and where to start. Thank you so much!

Lovebug
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[LoneCoyote]

I think you should definitely go and talk to the premed advisor at your state university (if there is one) once you get transferred, or even before you do if you need help picking classes. If you do a Bio major it probably will include most, if not all, of the premed requirements and additional classes like biochemistry, cell bio, genetics, etc. You'll need to take O-Chem and Physics in addition to what you have already done. Some schools want calculus, UCLA wants a semester of statistics, some schools want you to have taken English, some want Biochemistry. The advisor can better help you figure out what you need to take beyond the minimum for different schools. I would check out the requirements for your state medical school and see if they want anything beyond the minimum so you can be sure to take that. You want to take the MCAT in April of the year you plan to apply if possible. And you should try to do some kind of volunteering work. I know the hospitals here in Tucson want a 4 hour a week commitment, and some hospices and clinics only want a couple of hours a week. Maybe you could fit something like this into your schedule. You could also consider trying to get a paid job that would give you patient contact like EMT work or something else. You might look into trying to get a job in a lab on campus if research interests you. I know this advice is pretty general but I really can't advise you onspecifics since I don't know your school. Hopefully an advisor in your department or the premed advisor can fill you in on that and get you set up with what you need. Good luck 🙂