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I'm not sure if I should even bother trying to get into a post-bacc program, but I have my heart set on getting into medical school. My GPA is a 3.7 so far from a pretty good state university--I've got a semester left. I'm majoring in English and have not taken any science courses and do not have any experience.
My transcripts look awful, I flunked out my first semester and after that took 9 hours at a time. This was because my mother was admitted to a psychiatric ward after being manic for over 8 months, getting released and readmitted five times over those months, and then having another manic spell a year later for four months. I was the sole person responsible for her as she has been disowned by the rest of my family, and she is the reason I want to go to med school in the first place (psychiatry). I am wondering if they will take this into consideration when looking at my transcripts? I pulled my GPA up from a zero to a 3.5, transferred to a public university, and have done well since. I've had internships that involve social work, but nothing clinical.
Where should I go from here if I wanted to get in to a top post-bacc program? Would I be able to? Should I intern somewhere, and how do I even get started?
I'm new to all of this, so sorry for so many questions.
My transcripts look awful, I flunked out my first semester and after that took 9 hours at a time. This was because my mother was admitted to a psychiatric ward after being manic for over 8 months, getting released and readmitted five times over those months, and then having another manic spell a year later for four months. I was the sole person responsible for her as she has been disowned by the rest of my family, and she is the reason I want to go to med school in the first place (psychiatry). I am wondering if they will take this into consideration when looking at my transcripts? I pulled my GPA up from a zero to a 3.5, transferred to a public university, and have done well since. I've had internships that involve social work, but nothing clinical.
Where should I go from here if I wanted to get in to a top post-bacc program? Would I be able to? Should I intern somewhere, and how do I even get started?
I'm new to all of this, so sorry for so many questions.
