I am currently majoring in both Psychology and Addiction Studies, but I am very interested in changing my major to Biology/Pre-Medicine with a minor in Psychology. My interests were to attend graduate school and earn a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and to specialize in addiction disorders. After much research, I feel as though my time would be better spent pursuing Psychiatry in which I discovered addiction can be a sub-specialty. In short, this would keep me from having to take two years of post-doctorate Psychopharmacology, I would have more prescribing liberties, I would still get to specialize in addiction, and there would be more emphasis on psychotherapy, etc. This is something I really would like to do.
My concern and need for advice is this, my transcript shows where I claimed academic bankruptcy when I returned to school in 2013. The bankruptcy was for the semesters I attended between 2005 and 2007. Also, the spring semester of 2014 I had some family issues and I did not withdraw from most of my classes in time which resulted in my failing that semester. I returned the following semester and retook the same classes and finished with a 3.7 GPA for that semester, which I feel shows that it was not my inability to make the grades, but personal issues. I am concerned that even if I change my major, work hard, and get excellent grades that these discrepancies will keep me from getting into Medical School since it is highly competitive. I would hate to take this road and regret it. Do you know, or is there a way to know, if this being on my transcript is a good reason to stay where I am at, majoring in Psychology? I have spent hours and hours researching every facet of this decision and this is the only thing left that I think could be a problem. If you can offer any advice I would greatly appreciate it.
My concern and need for advice is this, my transcript shows where I claimed academic bankruptcy when I returned to school in 2013. The bankruptcy was for the semesters I attended between 2005 and 2007. Also, the spring semester of 2014 I had some family issues and I did not withdraw from most of my classes in time which resulted in my failing that semester. I returned the following semester and retook the same classes and finished with a 3.7 GPA for that semester, which I feel shows that it was not my inability to make the grades, but personal issues. I am concerned that even if I change my major, work hard, and get excellent grades that these discrepancies will keep me from getting into Medical School since it is highly competitive. I would hate to take this road and regret it. Do you know, or is there a way to know, if this being on my transcript is a good reason to stay where I am at, majoring in Psychology? I have spent hours and hours researching every facet of this decision and this is the only thing left that I think could be a problem. If you can offer any advice I would greatly appreciate it.
