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Greetings all. 😱 I have a problem and need some help. I have been involved in service to the impoverished for many years as a social worker and a missionary. I have seen the need--as many of you have in these under served communities for health care. My father is a medical doctor who has a free clinic in Africa. I have worked with him in the USA, and visited him abroad where he works. I have founded a clinic here in America to serve the needs of the impoverished and have chosen to enter medical school so that I could add a needed health component, since some of the people that I serve are dying or are in ill health and I have not been able to address these needs because of my more social work background. This is the problem, I sat for my MCAT last month, without having completed any of my pre-requisite courses and I had three weeks prior to the exam to prepare(will save the details). As you can imagine I scored very low. i had hoped even for a 21 to get accepted in any school that would accept me; I had a thirteen.
I am older (forty-six) and do not want to wait several more years for medical school, and just calling around a thirteen will not get me an interview. I have a PhD, a masters in social work, this wonderful center, and years of service working with the destitute. My GPA is around 3.5. Is there some approach I can take to let schools know that this 13 does not represent me so that I can get an interview? I complete my pre-requisites in August 2011.
What do you think is a good approach, what would you suggest. I know the bottom line is that I should just finish my prerequisites and re sit for the exam next August and God-willing just be the class of 2012. However I was just thinking to apply to school with my 13 and let schools know that I had not had the pre-requisites, and share with them my story, what do you think about that, or can you offer another approach? Thank you for any and all help. I recognize everyone has a unique story and is worthy.
I feel concerned.
Peace and Blessings
Greetings all. 😱 I have a problem and need some help. I have been involved in service to the impoverished for many years as a social worker and a missionary. I have seen the need--as many of you have in these under served communities for health care. My father is a medical doctor who has a free clinic in Africa. I have worked with him in the USA, and visited him abroad where he works. I have founded a clinic here in America to serve the needs of the impoverished and have chosen to enter medical school so that I could add a needed health component, since some of the people that I serve are dying or are in ill health and I have not been able to address these needs because of my more social work background. This is the problem, I sat for my MCAT last month, without having completed any of my pre-requisite courses and I had three weeks prior to the exam to prepare(will save the details). As you can imagine I scored very low. i had hoped even for a 21 to get accepted in any school that would accept me; I had a thirteen.
I am older (forty-six) and do not want to wait several more years for medical school, and just calling around a thirteen will not get me an interview. I have a PhD, a masters in social work, this wonderful center, and years of service working with the destitute. My GPA is around 3.5. Is there some approach I can take to let schools know that this 13 does not represent me so that I can get an interview? I complete my pre-requisites in August 2011.
What do you think is a good approach, what would you suggest. I know the bottom line is that I should just finish my prerequisites and re sit for the exam next August and God-willing just be the class of 2012. However I was just thinking to apply to school with my 13 and let schools know that I had not had the pre-requisites, and share with them my story, what do you think about that, or can you offer another approach? Thank you for any and all help. I recognize everyone has a unique story and is worthy.
I feel concerned.
Peace and Blessings
