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Hello All! 🙂
Long time reader, first time poster, here. I am going to also post in the DO forum to see if I will do better at DO schools. I don't care for the title - I do value the OMM experience though and I have heard that if you attend a school that has both a DO and an MD school, as an MD student, you can take OMM classes, which is something I would be very interested in doing.
Here's my story: I graudated high school at the top of my class in 05 and had a very difficult time adjusting to college life for a number of reasons I feel I hav ebeen working very hard to fix. I started out as a bio major, but switched to Medical Technology (as a major, wihtout going through with the certification and everything. since i have no intention of actually practicing as one, i don't want to compete and take someone else's spot who is actually working towards making this a career.) The reason for my switch was because I wanted to actually learn practical things before going on to med school - to at least see what they do as lab personells. I had a strong idea of what nurses did and the curriculum, etc. I did alot of health related things in high school - including spending a semester at a hospital for half the day.
My over all gpa is a 3.5, but my bmsp is 3.0. i haven't taken the mcat yet, but from my practices, I am confident I can get between 30-34.
ECs: Volunteer at two different hospitals - cancer patients and disabled children. United Way activities on the weekends. Also, summer camp counselor - I volunteer a week to do this, no pay. No research so far, but I am working on it really hard this summer. I've shadowed plenty - DO's and MD's in different settings - ER, family practice, OR, OBGYN, Psychiatric, Pediatrics currently. I've worked through out my college career and currently work as a lab assistant at a children's hospital.
What should I do? I certianly need to pursue a master's program/degree to improve my science GPA. Should I apply this cycle and take the MCAT in July? I realize I am taking 1 year longer to graduate so I can't imagine it would be a good idea to stick around and also get a bs in bio - I thikn i'm only 14 credits away from that. That would be too much time spent in undergrad.
What should I do knowledgable people of SDN?
Thank you all in advance. 😍
Long time reader, first time poster, here. I am going to also post in the DO forum to see if I will do better at DO schools. I don't care for the title - I do value the OMM experience though and I have heard that if you attend a school that has both a DO and an MD school, as an MD student, you can take OMM classes, which is something I would be very interested in doing.
Here's my story: I graudated high school at the top of my class in 05 and had a very difficult time adjusting to college life for a number of reasons I feel I hav ebeen working very hard to fix. I started out as a bio major, but switched to Medical Technology (as a major, wihtout going through with the certification and everything. since i have no intention of actually practicing as one, i don't want to compete and take someone else's spot who is actually working towards making this a career.) The reason for my switch was because I wanted to actually learn practical things before going on to med school - to at least see what they do as lab personells. I had a strong idea of what nurses did and the curriculum, etc. I did alot of health related things in high school - including spending a semester at a hospital for half the day.
My over all gpa is a 3.5, but my bmsp is 3.0. i haven't taken the mcat yet, but from my practices, I am confident I can get between 30-34.
ECs: Volunteer at two different hospitals - cancer patients and disabled children. United Way activities on the weekends. Also, summer camp counselor - I volunteer a week to do this, no pay. No research so far, but I am working on it really hard this summer. I've shadowed plenty - DO's and MD's in different settings - ER, family practice, OR, OBGYN, Psychiatric, Pediatrics currently. I've worked through out my college career and currently work as a lab assistant at a children's hospital.
What should I do? I certianly need to pursue a master's program/degree to improve my science GPA. Should I apply this cycle and take the MCAT in July? I realize I am taking 1 year longer to graduate so I can't imagine it would be a good idea to stick around and also get a bs in bio - I thikn i'm only 14 credits away from that. That would be too much time spent in undergrad.
What should I do knowledgable people of SDN?
Thank you all in advance. 😍
