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I've been lurking in the shadows for a couple of months, and just wanted to say hello to all and thanks for the great advice posted here! It's helped me guide my decisions a great deal.
I'll be 33 in a couple of weeks. My uGPA was 3.44 in psychology, and my graduate GPA was 4.0 (again, psychology, masters program). I didn't finish the masters as I took a promotion that required a lot (23 weeks one year) of travel. My uGPA is one of those jekyll/hyde type things, 2.8'ish while I floundered around looking for something I liked, 4.0 from the time I took intro to psych and became fascinated with neuroscience.
So, starting this summer I'll take physics 1, then physics 2/org 1 in the fall, and org 2/biochem in the spring. I might toss in 1 or 2 more classes, especially in the fall (thinking physiology and genetics to help on the MCAT??) as I plan on taking the MCAT in Late May next year.
And I'm doing this by going all in...I will work through the summer but intend to quit or go parttime/consultant for the fall/spring. I need to do a lot of shadowing/volunteer work. I've positioned myself to be able to do this (but will be selling the house to help). Perhaps not the most conservative decision, but I think will be the best short term one (as far as getting into school and paying for it goes).
Again, thanks for all the advice already given and I look forward to more of it, and maybe contributing some later on myself
I'll be 33 in a couple of weeks. My uGPA was 3.44 in psychology, and my graduate GPA was 4.0 (again, psychology, masters program). I didn't finish the masters as I took a promotion that required a lot (23 weeks one year) of travel. My uGPA is one of those jekyll/hyde type things, 2.8'ish while I floundered around looking for something I liked, 4.0 from the time I took intro to psych and became fascinated with neuroscience.
So, starting this summer I'll take physics 1, then physics 2/org 1 in the fall, and org 2/biochem in the spring. I might toss in 1 or 2 more classes, especially in the fall (thinking physiology and genetics to help on the MCAT??) as I plan on taking the MCAT in Late May next year.
And I'm doing this by going all in...I will work through the summer but intend to quit or go parttime/consultant for the fall/spring. I need to do a lot of shadowing/volunteer work. I've positioned myself to be able to do this (but will be selling the house to help). Perhaps not the most conservative decision, but I think will be the best short term one (as far as getting into school and paying for it goes).
Again, thanks for all the advice already given and I look forward to more of it, and maybe contributing some later on myself