MCAT and other questions

[SRNontrad]

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I know there are a few posts on this already via search, but I want to see what you guys think. I have been on the fence between dentistry and physician, but finally shadowed 2 more dentists and another doctor and am leaning towards physician.

I will be done with my pre-reqs Spring 2014. I will be taking orgo 2, physics 2, anatomy 1 and 2 courses to finish my majors (Political science and economics). If I take the MCAT in June, would it be outside the realm of possibility to apply that cycle or would I have to wait an extra cycle, assuming I score high enough (in which case I will have no problem waiting an extra year).

Additionally, I will only be applying to DO schools because I actually like the OMM idea and my primary care physician is DO and he has changed my life. I want to do that! Anyhow my question is: Should I apply to my local state MD schools even if I prefer DO philosophy?

Finally, I am a non-traditional student that will be applying at the age of 32/33 (depending on which cycle i apply to), I work full time (40-45 hours per week), pay rent, bills, etc. while I am in school full time (12-18 credits every semester for 3 years) and have maintained a 3.5 GPA. With that said: I have the shadowing, but when do I find the time to volunteer? I volunteer one day per week at the local nursing home reading to the patients for the last 4 years (not career driven volunteering), but its not clinical. Should I stop volunteering there to volunteer in the ER?

 

[Iheartnachos]

As far as the MCAT goes, I took mine at the end of July and everything has been okay so far. I'm sure June would be perfectly fine, assuming you get an acceptable score. Just make sure you give yourself enough time to study, its a bear of an exam.

What kind of schools you want to apply to totally depends on you and what you're looking for. You'll just have to do some soul searching and see whats most important to you. If , though, you really want to go DO and not MD, then why waste the money submitting apps through AMCAS?

 

[MedPR]

I know there are a few posts on this already via search, but I want to see what you guys think. I have been on the fence between dentistry and physician, but finally shadowed 2 more dentists and another doctor and am leaning towards physician.

I will be done with my pre-reqs Spring 2014. I will be taking orgo 2, physics 2, anatomy 1 and 2 courses to finish my majors (Political science and economics). If I take the MCAT in June, would it be outside the realm of possibility to apply that cycle or would I have to wait an extra cycle, assuming I score high enough (in which case I will have no problem waiting an extra year).

Additionally, I will only be applying to DO schools because I actually like the OMM idea and my primary care physician is DO and he has changed my life. I want to do that! Anyhow my question is: Should I apply to my local state MD schools even if I prefer DO philosophy?

Finally, I am a non-traditional student that will be applying at the age of 32/33 (depending on which cycle i apply to), I work full time (40-45 hours per week), pay rent, bills, etc. while I am in school full time (12-18 credits every semester for 3 years) and have maintained a 3.5 GPA. With that said: I have the shadowing, but when do I find the time to volunteer? I volunteer one day per week at the local nursing home reading to the patients for the last 4 years (not career driven volunteering), but its not clinical. Should I stop volunteering there to volunteer in the ER?

1. You can learn OMM as an MD
2. You decide what kind of doctor you want to be. There are holistic and patient centered MDs.
3. Nursing home is clinical.

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