Hi Everyone,
I decided that I want to apply for medical school at the end of my second year when I got inspired by a MD/Phd program. So I looked into it and started to take classes necessary for the pre-med requirement courses. I took
chemistry 1 and 2 with lab
physics 1 and 2 with lab
organic chem 1 and 2 with lab
psychology and sociology
biochemistry
biological principles of nanoscale science and engineering
biological and chemical nano sensors
BIOLOGY 1 and lab
In the second semester of my third year I tried to sign up for the biology 2 class but I was considered a senior by then, so I wasn't able to take it. (at that time I didn't know that I could have taken it in some other college and transferred the credits in). So the premed advisor said that I can't apply since I don't have bio 2 which is needed to fill my pre-requires so I gave up on my dream for medical school and also nano classes got super tough and my GPA was plummeting.
Then recently about a month ago, I tried to see if this was possible again, so I signed up for a CELL BIOLOGY with lab class in HVCC and for the MCATS which is this coming August 22nd 2015.
So CURRENTLY, I am trying to finish up my AMCAS app and the only other document I need to fill in is to transfer the HVCC transcript (where i am taking the cell biology) to AMCAS but the problem is that the class ends at AUGUST 6th and I will only be able to send it in the week (AUG 9-15).
I read that it takes two weeks for the transcript to go to AMCAS so after that in the week of (AUG 23 - 29) I will be able to SUBMIT the application. Then this will take another 6 weeks for verification, so in the week of Sept 27 - Oct 3, I can apply for colleges. But I am afraid that by that time it will be almost late for some college since I will have to apply as an international.
SO I have a GPA of 3.34 (everyone in my class is a fxxxing valedictorian so the class is pretty competitive)
MCAT - in process - preparing very hard for it, hopefully this levels the fields
classes - in progress - will end in Aug 6th
application - in process - will be done by the week of aug 23-29
school list - working on it (thinking of applying to as many MD/PhD programs as possible
Research - I LOVE RESEARCH
i worked in two bio lab where I worked on 1) RNA n DNA- Imaging of DNA
2) patch clamping - vascular cardiac cells and their calcium mechanism
3) Carbon Nanotube degradation by enzymes and acids to separate metallic and semiconductor types
4) Single cell Carbon nanotube transistor.
5) CURRENTLY - in a semiconductor lab - in charge of growth and transfer of graphene, learning to make transistor devices and electrical characterization of Carbon based transistors.
Please give me some advice and encouragement. I dont want to give up yet.
WILL I MAKE IT????
Thank you all
I decided that I want to apply for medical school at the end of my second year when I got inspired by a MD/Phd program. So I looked into it and started to take classes necessary for the pre-med requirement courses. I took
chemistry 1 and 2 with lab
physics 1 and 2 with lab
organic chem 1 and 2 with lab
psychology and sociology
biochemistry
biological principles of nanoscale science and engineering
biological and chemical nano sensors
BIOLOGY 1 and lab
In the second semester of my third year I tried to sign up for the biology 2 class but I was considered a senior by then, so I wasn't able to take it. (at that time I didn't know that I could have taken it in some other college and transferred the credits in). So the premed advisor said that I can't apply since I don't have bio 2 which is needed to fill my pre-requires so I gave up on my dream for medical school and also nano classes got super tough and my GPA was plummeting.
Then recently about a month ago, I tried to see if this was possible again, so I signed up for a CELL BIOLOGY with lab class in HVCC and for the MCATS which is this coming August 22nd 2015.
So CURRENTLY, I am trying to finish up my AMCAS app and the only other document I need to fill in is to transfer the HVCC transcript (where i am taking the cell biology) to AMCAS but the problem is that the class ends at AUGUST 6th and I will only be able to send it in the week (AUG 9-15).
I read that it takes two weeks for the transcript to go to AMCAS so after that in the week of (AUG 23 - 29) I will be able to SUBMIT the application. Then this will take another 6 weeks for verification, so in the week of Sept 27 - Oct 3, I can apply for colleges. But I am afraid that by that time it will be almost late for some college since I will have to apply as an international.
SO I have a GPA of 3.34 (everyone in my class is a fxxxing valedictorian so the class is pretty competitive)
MCAT - in process - preparing very hard for it, hopefully this levels the fields
classes - in progress - will end in Aug 6th
application - in process - will be done by the week of aug 23-29
school list - working on it (thinking of applying to as many MD/PhD programs as possible
Research - I LOVE RESEARCH
i worked in two bio lab where I worked on 1) RNA n DNA- Imaging of DNA
2) patch clamping - vascular cardiac cells and their calcium mechanism
3) Carbon Nanotube degradation by enzymes and acids to separate metallic and semiconductor types
4) Single cell Carbon nanotube transistor.
5) CURRENTLY - in a semiconductor lab - in charge of growth and transfer of graphene, learning to make transistor devices and electrical characterization of Carbon based transistors.
Please give me some advice and encouragement. I dont want to give up yet.
WILL I MAKE IT????
Thank you all
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