MCAT/Application.

[vnicolas]

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Right now I have a 3.7 gpa, I volunteer one semester 70 hrs at a local state health clinic, I do not have time for anymore volunteering and I am just going to shadow for the rest of my time in school ( my school offers shadowing as a 1 credit class) so by the time I graduate I will have 5 credits of shadowing. I will graduate Fall 2012 and Will use Spring and Summer of 2013 to work for money needed for medical school.
I am a Fl resident, female, black
I plan on taking the MCAT in january but my diagnostic test was a 5V,4B,4P do you think I have enough time to study or should I take the test next summer. I just want to go to a MD in state school.

And another thing I am getting my BA in bio and minor in sociology and psychology do u think i should get my bs in bio since it contain anatomy class and mole and cell bio.

 

[Mithril]

Diagnostic tests hardly mean ****. January is still quite a ways from now and you have a lot of time to study and get a good score if you put in the effort.

Major in something you will find interesting.

 

[CodeBlu]

Your diagnostic test doesn't mean anything. You can study and bring up those scores dramatically. However, have you completed all of the pre-reqs?

If not, wait to complete those, and focus on learning your material really well in those classes. Then tackle the MCAT.

Your GPA is great. Continue demonstrating commitment to medicine. But I think this question is better suited for the WAMC (what are my chances forum), but without an MCAT score that might make it difficult for people to comment. Might I suggest you look at the MCAT forums and discuss it there to find the advice you're seeking.

Edit: I also LOVE anatomy and cell and molec bio. If you think you'll enjoy those classes, take them. But they're not going to give you a huge advantage in medical school. Learn what you can about random interesting things to regale your patients with. They don't care how well you know molec. bio, but having a conversation is much more valuable.

Best of luck.