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I graduated last year with a degree in Mathematics and Statistics at a prestigious LAC, but had a very significant science background (one of those students who had about 7 majors before settling with two). I'll be entering a top-tier master's program in statistics and computational biology, but I've been realizing more and more that I really want to study medicine, more to the point biomedical research. I've been interested in a lot of the MD/PHD and MSTP programs that I've come across, but obviously I would need to attend a post-bacc to wrap up the pre-reqs and build a better application profile for the MD component.
As of now, I graduated with a 3.7 overall GPA, a 3.85 in science, and I've completed BIO I and II, CHEM I, Molecular Genetics, two semesters of english (composition and lit) and obviously any calculus or statistics requirements. I also got a 600V/800M/6.0A on the GRE and have extensive research experience in biological and medical applications (I interned at the WHO in Geneva working on Vaccine data for a UNICEF project and worked under a yearlong NSF grant my senior year on statistical genetics).
I intend on finishing up my Master's program, because I'll be on lab rotation the entire time under my grant conditions, which I think would be great experience and allow me to publish a decent amount of papers, but I would probably need to attend a post-bacc program subsequent to that in order to finish out the rest of my requirements.
What sort of program should I be looking for and how many years would I be looking at in terms of a committment to this change? I'm still just a student, so I'm not exactly rolling in cash, but I'm more than willing to tack on a few more loans or steep myself in scholarship applications if such opportunities are available.
Sorry for all the questions...this has been more or less a recent development in my whole "life plan" scheme, so to speak, and I'd like to figure out how plausible any of this really is. Thanks to any who respond!
As of now, I graduated with a 3.7 overall GPA, a 3.85 in science, and I've completed BIO I and II, CHEM I, Molecular Genetics, two semesters of english (composition and lit) and obviously any calculus or statistics requirements. I also got a 600V/800M/6.0A on the GRE and have extensive research experience in biological and medical applications (I interned at the WHO in Geneva working on Vaccine data for a UNICEF project and worked under a yearlong NSF grant my senior year on statistical genetics).
I intend on finishing up my Master's program, because I'll be on lab rotation the entire time under my grant conditions, which I think would be great experience and allow me to publish a decent amount of papers, but I would probably need to attend a post-bacc program subsequent to that in order to finish out the rest of my requirements.
What sort of program should I be looking for and how many years would I be looking at in terms of a committment to this change? I'm still just a student, so I'm not exactly rolling in cash, but I'm more than willing to tack on a few more loans or steep myself in scholarship applications if such opportunities are available.
Sorry for all the questions...this has been more or less a recent development in my whole "life plan" scheme, so to speak, and I'd like to figure out how plausible any of this really is. Thanks to any who respond!
