Hey all!
Im currently 28 and I graduated 6 years ago with a chemistry pre-med degree. Since then I have worked in two different pharmaceutical labs and currently do data analysis for a health insurance company (for 2 years now). I graduated with a 2.8 GPA and I've been really tossing around the idea of going back to school whether that be med school or grad school and would like some feedback first before I put my nose to grindstone for the MCAT.
Currently I can get some pretty excellent recommendations from previous coworkers and I'm an excellent test taker and feel that I could get a 515+ on the MCAT if I really applied myself. My big concern is my GPA. I'm curious to hear if my work experience would have any sway in being accepted into a MD program or if I should just hang up the towel now and focus on a PhD route instead.
Im currently 28 and I graduated 6 years ago with a chemistry pre-med degree. Since then I have worked in two different pharmaceutical labs and currently do data analysis for a health insurance company (for 2 years now). I graduated with a 2.8 GPA and I've been really tossing around the idea of going back to school whether that be med school or grad school and would like some feedback first before I put my nose to grindstone for the MCAT.
Currently I can get some pretty excellent recommendations from previous coworkers and I'm an excellent test taker and feel that I could get a 515+ on the MCAT if I really applied myself. My big concern is my GPA. I'm curious to hear if my work experience would have any sway in being accepted into a MD program or if I should just hang up the towel now and focus on a PhD route instead.