- Joined
- Jan 6, 2021
- Messages
- 27
- Reaction score
- 5
I’m hoping someone that has an intimate knowledge of how admissions committees operate may provide me some clarity.
I’m applying this cycle as DO applicant. My goal is and always has been DO. My stats are basically the following:
Ugrad Chemical Enginering about 10 years ago
3.14 ugrad gpa ~3.5 sci (lots of Ws 2Fs and a D when my mother passed away) I also didn’t realize I would be premed at the time.
Masters Structural Engineering (Recently Graduated)
4.0 gpa finished med school biology prerequisites, lots of engineering classes
MCAT 515 (131/124/132/128)
My question is: Typically students coming in with a masters do so in biology related degree as way to say they reinvented themselves. I decided to pursue medicine halfway through my MS due to other life drivers (what I do for work/my experience with my mom’s cancer/I like interfacing with people rather than engineering/ I loved my shadowing experiences). I still wanted to finish my degree (rather than change it to biology) since I was already halfway through it. I also understand how extremely competitive it is and it’s nice to have a fail safe in case I don’t get in. My question is since my degree is in engineering and not biology related, will this be enough to say to ADCOMs: “I’ve demonstrated that I’ve learned from my mistakes in ugrad and my recent coursework and MCAT show I can handle the rigors of medical school” ? Or would they see its in enginering and not a bio/SMP program and weight it less?
I ask because I don’t want to give myself the wrong impression about what effect my MS will have on my app. In my mind I’ve demonstrated that I’m academically ready. But I’m biased and if I need to continue taking coursework to prove it, I of course will.
I apologize for spelling/grammar as I’m writing this from my phone.
I’m applying this cycle as DO applicant. My goal is and always has been DO. My stats are basically the following:
Ugrad Chemical Enginering about 10 years ago
3.14 ugrad gpa ~3.5 sci (lots of Ws 2Fs and a D when my mother passed away) I also didn’t realize I would be premed at the time.
Masters Structural Engineering (Recently Graduated)
4.0 gpa finished med school biology prerequisites, lots of engineering classes
MCAT 515 (131/124/132/128)
My question is: Typically students coming in with a masters do so in biology related degree as way to say they reinvented themselves. I decided to pursue medicine halfway through my MS due to other life drivers (what I do for work/my experience with my mom’s cancer/I like interfacing with people rather than engineering/ I loved my shadowing experiences). I still wanted to finish my degree (rather than change it to biology) since I was already halfway through it. I also understand how extremely competitive it is and it’s nice to have a fail safe in case I don’t get in. My question is since my degree is in engineering and not biology related, will this be enough to say to ADCOMs: “I’ve demonstrated that I’ve learned from my mistakes in ugrad and my recent coursework and MCAT show I can handle the rigors of medical school” ? Or would they see its in enginering and not a bio/SMP program and weight it less?
I ask because I don’t want to give myself the wrong impression about what effect my MS will have on my app. In my mind I’ve demonstrated that I’m academically ready. But I’m biased and if I need to continue taking coursework to prove it, I of course will.
I apologize for spelling/grammar as I’m writing this from my phone.