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Well, I am a non-traditional student, I guess. I graduated a couple years ago and I've been working in research since. I planned on getting a PhD but decided against it. I would much rather go to medical school. I fulfilled all of my prerequisites except organic 1 and 2 while in college. Right now I am having severe issues getting these courses done while working. The colleges in my area are blood sucking parasites who charge 1000 to 1500 per credit. That means my only option for fulfilling them is to pay like half of my savings. I have sizable loans which pretty much prohibit me from moving out of the area.
My stats thus far are: 3.85+ GPA from a well known school
2.5 years of research experience, 1 year full time
planning on 150 hours clinical experience
50-75 hours community service
30-40 hours shadowing
not many activities in college
So my options come down to the following:
1) dish out the money and cry and pray my car doesn't break and that I don't lose my job
2) do online courses and apply to DO/MD programs that accept it
What would you do?
Thanks for the responses! I guess there may be one other option....what if I took it at the college an hour away and only went to exams (I can't commute 3-4 times a week at that distance since I already commute to work)? It would cost me half as much...My only worry is that I would miss a lot of the material presented in class and that there might be an attendance component....