Hello everyone! I'm kind of nervous to post here, but I've been doing some thinking. I would love to hear from someone with insight into the med school process.
I have a complicated history with undergrad and law school, which I will not reiterate here. The short summary of the story is that I loved science and medicine, loved biology, and always wanted to end up going into medical school or nursing. However, I played towards my stronger strengths in writing, and ended up with an English degree and attending law school. I did not graduate from a prestigious university. Both of my schools have a strong regional presence.
I am 22 years old. I am in my third year of law school (because I take classes as night and work during the day, I will graduate in 1.5 semesters and I will be 23 years old at that point). After my summer internships and interacting with my classmates, I've realized that I dislike the law and legal community in general. I am deeply unhappy in law school. I was thinking of doing med mal defense so that I could be involved in science in some way, but realized that I'd still be unhappy doing that as well.
I've been thinking about the med school path. I'm one of those cliche "I wanted to do this since I was a toddler" jerks. I have one year of basic biology and some other biology electives (human biology and evolutionary biology), all of which I did well in. I have none of the other prereqs, like calculus, chemistry, or cellular biology. I have not taken the MCAT. My GPA in undergrad was 3.6 (in English, again), and my law school GPA is 3.8. I will graduate law school with no debt.
Is it worth it to change course? Is there anything I can do that would show to me that I'd enjoy med school more than the law? Will my history be cause for alarm for any admission committees? If I do this, I'd ideally like to shoot for a good program.
Thank you for any insight or comments. I know I must sound a little whiny and uncertain, but...I guess I am. Only one shot at a career, and I want to make it a good one. Thank you again!
I have a complicated history with undergrad and law school, which I will not reiterate here. The short summary of the story is that I loved science and medicine, loved biology, and always wanted to end up going into medical school or nursing. However, I played towards my stronger strengths in writing, and ended up with an English degree and attending law school. I did not graduate from a prestigious university. Both of my schools have a strong regional presence.
I am 22 years old. I am in my third year of law school (because I take classes as night and work during the day, I will graduate in 1.5 semesters and I will be 23 years old at that point). After my summer internships and interacting with my classmates, I've realized that I dislike the law and legal community in general. I am deeply unhappy in law school. I was thinking of doing med mal defense so that I could be involved in science in some way, but realized that I'd still be unhappy doing that as well.
I've been thinking about the med school path. I'm one of those cliche "I wanted to do this since I was a toddler" jerks. I have one year of basic biology and some other biology electives (human biology and evolutionary biology), all of which I did well in. I have none of the other prereqs, like calculus, chemistry, or cellular biology. I have not taken the MCAT. My GPA in undergrad was 3.6 (in English, again), and my law school GPA is 3.8. I will graduate law school with no debt.
Is it worth it to change course? Is there anything I can do that would show to me that I'd enjoy med school more than the law? Will my history be cause for alarm for any admission committees? If I do this, I'd ideally like to shoot for a good program.
Thank you for any insight or comments. I know I must sound a little whiny and uncertain, but...I guess I am. Only one shot at a career, and I want to make it a good one. Thank you again!