Looking for Advice / Direction

[Jello2000]

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Hey guys, I'm new to this forum but have been browsing it lately. I've started looking for a new direction in life and thinking that I may want to be come a doctor. I've made a lot of bad choices and just started taking lots of steps to correct myself so that I can have a chance at becoming a doctor.

I graduated from UW-Madison school with a Zoology degree with a 3.25 cumm and 3.0 scgpa. I didn't know what to do with my degree so I went to Law school at the same undergrad institution (top tier law school) for 1 year. Did fairly well but was not enjoying it. I transferred to a PharmD program at same institution because several of my friends were in the program. I was 21 at the time. I didn't enjoy the program and did poorly in it and left.

I took some time off, bummed around, worked for some time and finally decided to go back to school to find something in the healthcare field that I would enjoyed. At 29 years old, I went back to get a 2nd degree in Nursing, graduated with a BSN and magnum cum laude status (3.77 cum). I've been working as an RN in general medical, ICU, Oncology, post cardiac cath floor. Just this year, I applied to the DNP at UW-Madison and was accepted as a student into their primary care/ psychiatry program, but I'm starting to have doubt that I will always want more from myself and would ultimately want to be come a DO/MD.

I'm a very good clinician, and articulate myself very well in interviews and before people. I've studied the pathways of DO/MD and it is something that interest me. I'm also an ethnic minority here in Wisconsin, and a first generation/refugee student.

I've just started studying for the MCAT and was hoping to find advice from Attendings/Students about what I should do. Should I apply or not base on my history or just accept the admissions from Nursing school.

Degree(s): BS Zoology (3.25 cgpa, 3.0 sgpa), ABSN (3.77 cgpa)
School: UW-Madison (Zoology), Bellin College (Nursing)
Healthcare Exp: RN, 1 year of work in general medical, oncology, ICU, Cardiac Cath
Community Services: Medical Interpreter, Involved in my community, participated in Undergrad Research all 4 years of undergrad, some research presentation, research scholar award, Active in clubs. Trilingual.


Thank you.

 

[AntsMarching44]

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum but have been browsing it lately. I've started looking for a new direction in life and thinking that I may want to be come a doctor. I've made a lot of bad choices and just started taking lots of steps to correct myself so that I can have a chance at becoming a doctor.

I graduated from UW-Madison school with a Zoology degree with a 3.25 cumm and 3.0 scgpa. I didn't know what to do with my degree so I went to Law school at the same undergrad institution (top tier law school) for 1 year. Did fairly well but was not enjoying it. I transferred to a PharmD program at same institution because several of my friends were in the program. I was 21 at the time. I didn't enjoy the program and did poorly in it and left.

I took some time off, bummed around, worked for some time and finally decided to go back to school to find something in the healthcare field that I would enjoyed. At 29 years old, I went back to get a 2nd degree in Nursing, graduated with a BSN and magnum cum laude status (3.77 cum). I've been working as an RN in general medical, ICU, Oncology, post cardiac cath floor. Just this year, I applied to the DNP at UW-Madison and was accepted as a student into their primary care/ psychiatry program, but I'm starting to have doubt that I will always want more from myself and would ultimately want to be come a DO/MD.

I'm a very good clinician, and articulate myself very well in interviews and before people. I've studied the pathways of DO/MD and it is something that interest me. I'm also an ethnic minority here in Wisconsin, and a first generation/refugee student.

I've just started studying for the MCAT and was hoping to find advice from Attendings/Students about what I should do. Should I apply or not base on my history or just accept the admissions from Nursing school.

Degree(s): BS Zoology (3.25 cgpa, 3.0 sgpa), ABSN (3.77 cgpa)
School: UW-Madison (Zoology), Bellin College (Nursing)
Healthcare Exp: RN, 1 year of work in general medical, oncology, ICU, Cardiac Cath
Community Services: Medical Interpreter, Involved in my community, participated in Undergrad Research all 4 years of undergrad, some research presentation, research scholar award, Active in clubs. Trilingual.


Thank you.

I would say go for it. It already sounds like you're balking at the idea of starting the DNP program because in a couple of years you'll be kicking yourself for not going ahead with a DO/MD program. You probably have all of the pre-reqs completed from your previous degrees and all you're missing now is the MCAT. If you really like the idea of doing a DNP program, then go for it; but it sounds like you're not completely sold, and if that's the case then you have little/nothing to lose by applying DO/MD.

 

[Poisson]

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum but have been browsing it lately. I've started looking for a new direction in life and thinking that I may want to be come a doctor. I've made a lot of bad choices and just started taking lots of steps to correct myself so that I can have a chance at becoming a doctor.

I graduated from UW-Madison school with a Zoology degree with a 3.25 cumm and 3.0 scgpa. I didn't know what to do with my degree so I went to Law school at the same undergrad institution (top tier law school) for 1 year. Did fairly well but was not enjoying it. I transferred to a PharmD program at same institution because several of my friends were in the program. I was 21 at the time. I didn't enjoy the program and did poorly in it and left.

I took some time off, bummed around, worked for some time and finally decided to go back to school to find something in the healthcare field that I would enjoyed. At 29 years old, I went back to get a 2nd degree in Nursing, graduated with a BSN and magnum cum laude status (3.77 cum). I've been working as an RN in general medical, ICU, Oncology, post cardiac cath floor. Just this year, I applied to the DNP at UW-Madison and was accepted as a student into their primary care/ psychiatry program, but I'm starting to have doubt that I will always want more from myself and would ultimately want to be come a DO/MD.

I'm a very good clinician, and articulate myself very well in interviews and before people. I've studied the pathways of DO/MD and it is something that interest me. I'm also an ethnic minority here in Wisconsin, and a first generation/refugee student.

I've just started studying for the MCAT and was hoping to find advice from Attendings/Students about what I should do. Should I apply or not base on my history or just accept the admissions from Nursing school.

Degree(s): BS Zoology (3.25 cgpa, 3.0 sgpa), ABSN (3.77 cgpa)
School: UW-Madison (Zoology), Bellin College (Nursing)
Healthcare Exp: RN, 1 year of work in general medical, oncology, ICU, Cardiac Cath
Community Services: Medical Interpreter, Involved in my community, participated in Undergrad Research all 4 years of undergrad, some research presentation, research scholar award, Active in clubs. Trilingual.


Thank you.

This type of answer sounds like somebody that may not know what they want. Accepted to law school, went into nursing, nursing psychiatric program, now medical doctor? You need to evaluate your decision carefully. YES there are crazy roads everyone takes to be a doctor, and YES if you see that practicing as a nurse you will be feeling unfulfilled and would be more suited in the doctor position, then YES you should consider the field. With MCL honors in your nursing program, this may help offset some of the concern people may have with that 3.2 GPA. Are you asking should you apply wondering if you will be accepted? DO - YES for sure, MD - MAYBE. Nobody but yourself knows what you want, you have been many places in academia. Best of luck.