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My uGPA is a 2.408. Of the pre-reqs for med school, I have only taken first semester bio, anatomy & physiology, two semesters of intro chem. With my abysmal grades, I just gave up on med school and took no more pre-reqs after sophomore year. However, I have an ultimate feeling of regret of not at least attempting to try. With strong encouragement from parents and grandparents,I am going to post-bacc at a university and am taking physics 1, orgo 1, and genetics. In the spring, physics 2, orgo 2, microbio. Then in the summer, taking biochem and retaking anat. Then spend a whole semester studying for the MCATs and then taking the mcats in the spring. Then applying for a SMT. Then hopefully med school.
One thing I have learned from my undergraduate years is to study. I did not study at all until the final semester of my senior year. The final semester, all I did was wake up, go to class, eat, study, and exercise. So, I know that I can do the whole routine of studying all day. But, as the start of the fall semester nears, I am doubting again if this all is worth it.
One major problem I have is the amount of debt I will accumlate. I have graduated with no debt because financial aid has paid for my full undergraduate years. In order to take post-bacc classes, I am having to pay grad school fees and am not able to be covered by financial aid. My chances of getting into med school is already greatly decreased because of my uGPA and also because I lack any volunteering, shadowing, or any extracurricular activities. The only thing that I am banking on is that I'll be making straight As in the rest of the pre-reqs and doing well in the SMT to get me into med school.
Another big problem I have is the time commitment. Although I know I can study all day, it was defiantly not the greatest time of my life. There was literally no time for anything else. I am sure that many of you know what this feels like. My question is, is it all worth it. My thought process is that my prime years (22-30) are going to be spent behind books literally everyday. I know that the money is great when it is all finished but is it all worth it?
These two are the greatest problems, I am facing right now and was wondering if any of you guys went through the same things.
P.S. My new science GPA (assuming with getting all A's on the suggested courses) would be a 3.3.
One thing I have learned from my undergraduate years is to study. I did not study at all until the final semester of my senior year. The final semester, all I did was wake up, go to class, eat, study, and exercise. So, I know that I can do the whole routine of studying all day. But, as the start of the fall semester nears, I am doubting again if this all is worth it.
One major problem I have is the amount of debt I will accumlate. I have graduated with no debt because financial aid has paid for my full undergraduate years. In order to take post-bacc classes, I am having to pay grad school fees and am not able to be covered by financial aid. My chances of getting into med school is already greatly decreased because of my uGPA and also because I lack any volunteering, shadowing, or any extracurricular activities. The only thing that I am banking on is that I'll be making straight As in the rest of the pre-reqs and doing well in the SMT to get me into med school.
Another big problem I have is the time commitment. Although I know I can study all day, it was defiantly not the greatest time of my life. There was literally no time for anything else. I am sure that many of you know what this feels like. My question is, is it all worth it. My thought process is that my prime years (22-30) are going to be spent behind books literally everyday. I know that the money is great when it is all finished but is it all worth it?
These two are the greatest problems, I am facing right now and was wondering if any of you guys went through the same things.
P.S. My new science GPA (assuming with getting all A's on the suggested courses) would be a 3.3.