Help this is a crucial decision at this point in my life....

[DepressedEngineer]

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Greetings everyone,
I am currently a junior in an accountancy program at a state university with a 3.7 g.p.a. I hate accounting (the science of ....wait wait im going to puke BUSINESS). I chose it for the wrong reasons. I discovered that science and medicine is the right choice. After speaking to a premed advisor about my situation i was very depressed. He suggested I quit accounting now and major in a bull**** major such a psychology or sociology in order to finish faster(1 year) and have a even higher gpa. He suggested a post bachelorette program over community college. He told me I wont be competitive out of community college. Now the P.BAc is a private program... $30,000 for 13 months of ALL THE FU#*#UU premed. I have no science exposure at this point in my life besides astronomies,mathematics, anthropology and minimal chemistry. Community college is more appealing now because itll take things slower and i believe i could achieve a high mcat score instead of rushing everything in 13 months

Questions...
Do I quit accounting right this second...take all my premed at CC,then go for a bull degree as sociology than apply to medical school?

Do i change my major to sociology, take the risk, and apply to a PostBach?

Do i stay with accounting work hard get a high gpa and then do a post bach?

should say I screw it and go to a community college instead and take premed for 2 years? than apply to medical school without a bachelors?

Or should i finish my bachelors in accounting and than go premed at community college than apply to medical school?

PLEASE HELP EVERYONE IM STUCK !

 

[Love4many]

No don't quit your business now please don't if you're almost done finish it off get great grades and get into a kick ass post bac program devoted to career changers preferably if you keep your GPA up you can get into one that has a good linkage

 

[DepressedEngineer]

No don't quit your business now please don't if you're almost done finish it off get great grades and get into a kick ass post bac program devoted to career changers preferably if you keep your GPA up you can get into one that has a good linkage

Hey thanks for the reply! Im new here so I appreciate it.......
Thats exactly what I was thinking.... but there is a BIG BUT....I have no science exposure...Im very scared that if I get into the Post Bach I will fail miserably....Imagine....Chem, physics and Biology completed in one month.....;(

Edit....
I know medical school will be gruelling but Id rather take at least some intro chem and bio classes before jump into a post bac right?

 

[Love4many]

Because an A is an A it doesn't matter where you take it. ( I would suggest taking it at a school where you would be guaranteed an A) and also that would introduce you to the sciences I would hate for you to mess up your good GPA because the career changers post bac program extremely competitive but having a business background will work wonders for you especially considering how healthcare is changing in regards to insurance reimbursements

 

[JW2020]

Hey thanks for the reply! Im new here so I appreciate it.......
Thats exactly what I was thinking.... but there is a BIG BUT....I have no science exposure...Im very scared that if I get into the Post Bach I will fail miserably....Imagine....Chem, physics and Biology completed in one month.....;(

Edit....
I know medical school will be gruelling but Id rather take at least some intro chem and bio classes before jump into a post bac right?

You could take 1 or 2 of the pre-reqs (Bio 1 or Physics 1) before you start to see how you do. In many cases these classes would come out of your postbacc and you wouldn't have to take them again. I'd recommend against taking your pre-reqs at a CC, med schools really don't like that. Also explore the option of taking the pre-reqs yourself as an "unofficial" postbacc (that's what I did). This could be done while you worked a full/part time job after graduating, for example. Some employers even have a tuition reimburesement nowadays (mine did, thank god)

More importantly, get some shadowing and experience in a clinical setting under your belt. You need to make sure this is truly what you want to do. Shadow physicians (ideally in various fields), PAs, NPs, etc to get a feel for the different types of healthcare jobs that are out there (there are a lot of great options).

 

[Goro]

I concur with this. This at least gives you something to fall back on if Medicine doesn't work out.

No don't quit your business now please don't if you're almost done finish it off get great grades and get into a kick ass post bac program devoted to career changers preferably if you keep your GPA up you can get into one that has a good linkage

While MD schools vary in which of the pre-reqs they won't accept from a CC (Check MSAR Online; it's your friend in the app process), non-trad students get cut some slack on this. Despite popular opinion, CC coursework can be as challenging as that given at a 4 year school.

If you haven't done so already, start doing some patient contact volunteer work, and shadow a doctor.

I suggest that you at least take either a year of Bio, or a year of Inorganic or General Chemistry in your SR year. Ace them. In the summer after you graduate, take a Biostats or Genetics course.

 

[Love4many]

I concur with this. This at least gives you something to fall back on if Medicine doesn't work out.



While MD schools vary in which of the pre-reqs they won't accept from a CC (Check MSAR Online; it's your friend in the app process), non-trad students get cut some slack on this. Despite popular opinion, CC coursework can be as challenging as that given at a 4 year school.

If you haven't done so already, start doing some patient contact volunteer work, and shadow a doctor.

I suggest that you at least take either a year of Bio, or a year of Inorganic or General Chemistry in your SR year. Ace them. In the summer after you graduate, take a Biostats or Genetics course.

Take biostats and don't take Genetics ... Wait for the structured post bacc program where they can give you the support you need genetics is not anything to scoff at and biostats ... well since you have the business background I'm sure you have lots of math classes I think you'll do great

 

[DepressedEngineer]

You could take 1 or 2 of the pre-reqs (Bio 1 or Physics 1) before you start to see how you do. In many cases these classes would come out of your postbacc and you wouldn't have to take them again. I'd recommend against taking your pre-reqs at a CC, med schools really don't like that. Also explore the option of taking the pre-reqs yourself as an "unofficial" postbacc (that's what I did). This could be done while you worked a full/part time job after graduating, for example. Some employers even have a tuition reimburesement nowadays (mine did, thank god)

More importantly, get some shadowing and experience in a clinical setting under your belt. You need to make sure this is truly what you want to do. Shadow physicians (ideally in various fields), PAs, NPs, etc to get a feel for the different types of healthcare jobs that are out there (there are a lot of great options).

Hi thank you for your reply to my post I really appreciate it 🙂
What do you mean by "Also explore the option of taking the pre-reqs yourself as an "unofficial" postbacc " what is an unoffical postbacc? Thanks Again! solid advice!

 

[DepressedEngineer]

I concur with this. This at least gives you something to fall back on if Medicine doesn't work out.



While MD schools vary in which of the pre-reqs they won't accept from a CC (Check MSAR Online; it's your friend in the app process), non-trad students get cut some slack on this. Despite popular opinion, CC coursework can be as challenging as that given at a 4 year school.

If you haven't done so already, start doing some patient contact volunteer work, and shadow a doctor.

I suggest that you at least take either a year of Bio, or a year of Inorganic or General Chemistry in your SR year. Ace them. In the summer after you graduate, take a Biostats or Genetics course.

Thanks you so much for the advice! Im new here and really stressed so I appreciate it...
My dilemma is if I would be able to maintain a high GPA in the accounting department because it is difficult.... So it might drop to a 3.5 by the time Im done but Im optimistic and a hard worker...I Just feel like the pressure is on for medical school!

You are right though accounting is excellent to fall back on V.S geography.....Right after you mentioned this I submitted an application for volunteering at a hospital. I also contacted my family physician for shadowing experience
From my experience some of the courses at community college were VERY difficult compared to a 4 year state university. It shocked me....For example calculus for business applications and statistics was very tough at community college V.S university.....So you are right it shouldn't matter as long as I check the provided Website....

I had a long day but I made a point to respond to you before I sleep...
Thanks! it's awesome to talk to a medical faculty over a forum ! 🙂

 

[JW2020]

Hi thank you for your reply to my post I really appreciate it 🙂
What do you mean by "Also explore the option of taking the pre-reqs yourself as an "unofficial" postbacc " what is an unoffical postbacc? Thanks Again! solid advice!

You can enroll in the pre-reqs yourself without matriculating into an official post bacc. For example, UConn has an official post-bacc program, but they also offered an option to apply for a General Studies program/status. It's basically for people who already have a bachelor's and want to take additional coursework. This allowed me to register as a UConn student for all my science pre-reqs, which was great because otherwise I would have had to enroll as a non-student, which means wait until all the pre-meds have registered and then try to find a spot. It also meant I could still keep working full time and coordinate my schedule around that.
Not all schools are going to necessarily have this General Studies/Continuing Studies,etc option, but it's worth calling and asking about. Either way, you should in most cases be allowed to enroll as a non-student. Also make sure you double check whether the Bio/Physics/Chem etc class is the correct class to be taking for medical school. You can contact the pre-med advisor to find this out.