Greetings everyone:
Here's information about me: I'm a 30 year old married female (no kids - nor plan to have any) and I work full time as a paralegal. I have been working as a paralegal in personal injury for the past 6 years. I graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a B.S. in Business Management in 2015. My g.p.a. was not that great - I ended up graduating with a 2.95 gpa - I had severe depression the last year of college.
I entered the legal field because I wanted to pursue law but it isn't the field for me - I honestly have no idea why I ended up here.
Working in the personal injury field and also being involved in two accidents myself has peaked my interest again in the field of medicine. I want to be a doctor because I want to help people. I care about people and I want them to help them with their health and wellness. I don't have any experience in medicine - I summarize medical records at work, set up appointments for independent medical examinations and retain experts. Prior to working in the legal field, I worked at a dental office as a receptionist with dental assistant responsibilities for about 7 years. On a side note, I also dislike my job. I don't like sitting all day, not being able to talk anyone. I stayed in the legal field as a paralegal because of the pay but the paycheck is no longer making me happy. I earn close to $80K before taxes but it's just not worth it anymore for me.
Should I enroll in a formal or diy post-bacc program? I took a Gen Chem 1 class and received a B - I am planing to take it again. I took it at SCUHS in 4 weeks while working 60 hours a week which wasn't a good idea.
Should I switch jobs to a position in the medical field? Medical scribe? I know I am going to take a big giant decrease in pay and that is fine with me because I want to make my dream come true. I want to be able to focus in school and earn A's but also gain experience at the same time.
Here's information about me: I'm a 30 year old married female (no kids - nor plan to have any) and I work full time as a paralegal. I have been working as a paralegal in personal injury for the past 6 years. I graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a B.S. in Business Management in 2015. My g.p.a. was not that great - I ended up graduating with a 2.95 gpa - I had severe depression the last year of college.
I entered the legal field because I wanted to pursue law but it isn't the field for me - I honestly have no idea why I ended up here.
Working in the personal injury field and also being involved in two accidents myself has peaked my interest again in the field of medicine. I want to be a doctor because I want to help people. I care about people and I want them to help them with their health and wellness. I don't have any experience in medicine - I summarize medical records at work, set up appointments for independent medical examinations and retain experts. Prior to working in the legal field, I worked at a dental office as a receptionist with dental assistant responsibilities for about 7 years. On a side note, I also dislike my job. I don't like sitting all day, not being able to talk anyone. I stayed in the legal field as a paralegal because of the pay but the paycheck is no longer making me happy. I earn close to $80K before taxes but it's just not worth it anymore for me.
Should I enroll in a formal or diy post-bacc program? I took a Gen Chem 1 class and received a B - I am planing to take it again. I took it at SCUHS in 4 weeks while working 60 hours a week which wasn't a good idea.
Should I switch jobs to a position in the medical field? Medical scribe? I know I am going to take a big giant decrease in pay and that is fine with me because I want to make my dream come true. I want to be able to focus in school and earn A's but also gain experience at the same time.
