I've gotten myself into a mess with transferring; I need some suggestions.

[SpaceHamsterBoo]

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I was doing pharmacy and I had scheduled my entire year such that I'd take the PCAT in July of 2012 and complete all necessary coursework by summer of 2013. My schedule was laid out as such:
Summer 2012 - PCAT, Microbiology
Fall 2012 - AP I, Bio 101, Elective 1, Elective 2
Spring 2013 - AP II, Calc II, Elective 1, Elective 2
Summer 2013 - Genetics

With that schedule, I would've been able to apply broadly for pharmacy schools.
I've been working at a retail pharmacy and the job is in complete conflict with my personality. I thought it was going to have lots of patient interaction and be a bit "academic" or "prestigious"; the blunt reality is that it's a retail job. Script count is the only thing that matters; this number should be as high as possible all while cutting hours and overworking techs and pharmacists which only leads to drastic increases in the rate of errors.

I don't want to do pharmacy work in a clinical setting because I feel I'm selling myself short and I figure why not just get the BA/BS and apply to med school. The only reason why I even considered pharmacy was the fact that most schools do not require bachelors degrees.

My predicament is that I only need one class before I transfer out to a university (Bio 101). I've taken Bio 102 already because of an AP exam but I've found out most med schools don't take AP exams. It's too late to transfer for the fall semester and thus I can only transfer during the spring semester. This leaves me with one semester where I'm only taking one 4 credit class.

Should I suck it up and just use this time to work and study for the MCAT?
I also have no clinical experience, I feel like this is the time to start volunteering or doing some shadowing. Anyone want to offer any suggestions?

EDIT:
AP I/II = Anatomy and Physiology
AP Bio = Advanced Placement Biology Exam
I will be a Junior this fall semester
I have completed 63 credits and am currently taking 4 credits in the summer (Microbiology) and I need 4 more to transfer (Bio 101). When I transfer for Spring, I'll have taken 71 credits.
My GPA is a 3.71 and I expect it may rise to a 3.8 by the time I'm done with my coursework at my community college.
I'm transferring to a state university as a Chem-Bio major (pre-med track).

 

[BABSstudent]

How many credits do you have in college? You haven't listed that, but from your courses I would think junior or freshman. You can't apply until you know you will complete either a BA or a BS before matriculating. As such, you shouldn't take the MCAT until you are close to applying.

Also, you say you will take AP I and AP II, and that you have taken an AP exam. I am confused, is one AP mean advanced placement and then another AP (specifically AP I and AP II in your schedule) mean anatomy and physiology? You need to clarify that for me.

First, ask when will I graduate? Then decide when you will take the MCAT (probably before you graduate, at the end of junior year). That should decide everything for you.

 

[SpaceHamsterBoo]

How many credits do you have in college? You haven't listed that, but from your courses I would think junior or freshman. You can't apply until you know you will complete either a BA or a BS before matriculating. As such, you shouldn't take the MCAT until you are close to applying.

Also, you say you will take AP I and AP II, and that you have taken an AP exam. I am confused, is one AP mean advanced placement and then another AP (specifically AP I and AP II in your schedule) mean anatomy and physiology? You need to clarify that for me.

First, ask when will I graduate? Then decide when you will take the MCAT (probably before you graduate, at the end of junior year). That should decide everything for you.

Based on the curriculum for the Chem-Bio program at my new university, I will graduate in 4.5 years. So sometime in 2015. In this case I should be taking my MCAT in the spring semester of 2014.

 

[SpaceHamsterBoo]

Bump

 

[kpcrew]

I felt exactly the same way about pharmacy. Study for the MCAT, start volunteering and shadowing now. You need to get clinical experience so you know exactly why you want to go to med school.