So here's my story:
Went to a 4-year school for 4 years (2011-2015), but didn't get a degree. I wanted to study music, but my family wouldn't support that endeavor and told me to reconsider. So I picked engineering, but I found out that I didn't like that, after 2 years. Next, I changed my major to computer science and changed my priority towards other things that had nothing to do with school (partying and drinking). I was put on academic probation and almost academically dismissed by the end of my fourth year. I left school with a 86 credits, 7 F's, 4 D's and a bunch of C's and B's with an occasional A. My GPA leaving was a 2.02. (Not looking for judgment).
I left school after Spring 2015 and went to the military to get my life in order. I wanted to do something medical and I even requested it, but my recruiter told me that my aptitude was high enough to test for a linguist position. I did the test and qualified to be a linguist and all other options were taken off the table. After basic training, I was sent to an associate's degree-granting language school and racked up 45 credits, a 3.67 GPA, associates of arts in foreign language studies, 3 new languages that I am pretty fluent in, and a few awards along with it.
From there, I ended up at my first duty station and I began hammering away at trying to get my bachelor's degree again and I stepped right back into computer science with the goal of redemption. Computer science was probably the easiest to manage with a full-time job, but it still wasn't my passion. Because of my dedication to getting my degree done, my command awarded me the opportunity to be released from my contract and pursue school full-time. My GPA for completing these classes 3.775 for 40 credits. I have 4 classes remaining to get a BS in computer science, but instead, I want to pursue biochemistry.
The stipulations of my release are:
1) Be enrolled in AFROTC (4 credit hours per semester)
2) Report my grades every semester
3) Acquire a Bachelor's Degree by 2021*
*I can get an education delay waiver in order to go to get a doctorate in a medical field.
Fast forward to today, the near end of the summer session. I took 14 credits this session alone and next week I will have them all finished. These were the first life science courses and I haven't taken any life science courses in about 8 years. They were really interesting and it reignited my passion. I also began calculating my GPA. By 2021, If I get straight A's, my GPA will be 3.22. My sGPA will be 2.75.
I have 2 associates degrees (AA in Intel and AA in Foreign Language Studies) and 4 years of unrelated work experience at NSA. While being in the military, I volunteered 500+ hours doing various things like habitat to humanity, leading a food pantry, being a designated driver (its a military program to encourage service members to stop drinking and driving), tutored foreign language skills and math to elementary school kids. I have yet to do any clinical volunteering. I live the DC metro area and I have been contacting hospitals and clinics. I have plenty of leadership experience and really do enjoy volunteering and helping others.
I have not taken the MCAT, but based on my information, should I even make the attempt? Is being pre-med out of the question? Is another pre-health field a better option for me? If anyone has any tips, let me know.
Went to a 4-year school for 4 years (2011-2015), but didn't get a degree. I wanted to study music, but my family wouldn't support that endeavor and told me to reconsider. So I picked engineering, but I found out that I didn't like that, after 2 years. Next, I changed my major to computer science and changed my priority towards other things that had nothing to do with school (partying and drinking). I was put on academic probation and almost academically dismissed by the end of my fourth year. I left school with a 86 credits, 7 F's, 4 D's and a bunch of C's and B's with an occasional A. My GPA leaving was a 2.02. (Not looking for judgment).
I left school after Spring 2015 and went to the military to get my life in order. I wanted to do something medical and I even requested it, but my recruiter told me that my aptitude was high enough to test for a linguist position. I did the test and qualified to be a linguist and all other options were taken off the table. After basic training, I was sent to an associate's degree-granting language school and racked up 45 credits, a 3.67 GPA, associates of arts in foreign language studies, 3 new languages that I am pretty fluent in, and a few awards along with it.
From there, I ended up at my first duty station and I began hammering away at trying to get my bachelor's degree again and I stepped right back into computer science with the goal of redemption. Computer science was probably the easiest to manage with a full-time job, but it still wasn't my passion. Because of my dedication to getting my degree done, my command awarded me the opportunity to be released from my contract and pursue school full-time. My GPA for completing these classes 3.775 for 40 credits. I have 4 classes remaining to get a BS in computer science, but instead, I want to pursue biochemistry.
The stipulations of my release are:
1) Be enrolled in AFROTC (4 credit hours per semester)
2) Report my grades every semester
3) Acquire a Bachelor's Degree by 2021*
*I can get an education delay waiver in order to go to get a doctorate in a medical field.
Fast forward to today, the near end of the summer session. I took 14 credits this session alone and next week I will have them all finished. These were the first life science courses and I haven't taken any life science courses in about 8 years. They were really interesting and it reignited my passion. I also began calculating my GPA. By 2021, If I get straight A's, my GPA will be 3.22. My sGPA will be 2.75.
I have 2 associates degrees (AA in Intel and AA in Foreign Language Studies) and 4 years of unrelated work experience at NSA. While being in the military, I volunteered 500+ hours doing various things like habitat to humanity, leading a food pantry, being a designated driver (its a military program to encourage service members to stop drinking and driving), tutored foreign language skills and math to elementary school kids. I have yet to do any clinical volunteering. I live the DC metro area and I have been contacting hospitals and clinics. I have plenty of leadership experience and really do enjoy volunteering and helping others.
I have not taken the MCAT, but based on my information, should I even make the attempt? Is being pre-med out of the question? Is another pre-health field a better option for me? If anyone has any tips, let me know.
