I just finished my junior year of college and don't have a very high GPA or substantial EC/shadowing. This summer, I'm hunting for every shadowing and volunteering opportunity possible, and I am going to get a job in a medical clinic. I am also going to study for the MCAT. I will be taking two science summer classes at my school that I know are easy and can raise my GPA. Because I really only have like 9 credits left for my major, I was thinking about tacking on a minor to my education so I can complete my senior year as a full time student and raise my GPA. The June/July after my senior year, I will be taking the MCAT- I should be prepared for it because I am starting to study now. I plan on enrolling in my school's 1 year Masters in Physiology program after my senior year, and this program is well-known and has linkages. After I get my MCAT score in August after my senior year, I will send my AMCAS to MD schools. I expect to get interviews/letters from the MD schools during my enrollment in the Masters program. If I get accepted, I will attend medical school in the fall.
Is this a good plan? Because I'm sending my AMCAS right before starting the Masters program, MD schools won't see the grades I get from the program. Does that mean people who complete a Masters after undergrad take a gap year AFTER completion of their Master's program so the MD schools can see the full year grades?
Is this a good plan? Because I'm sending my AMCAS right before starting the Masters program, MD schools won't see the grades I get from the program. Does that mean people who complete a Masters after undergrad take a gap year AFTER completion of their Master's program so the MD schools can see the full year grades?
