Hello all,
I'm 26 yo black male and I graduated from a top 20 university with a BS in Chemistry in 2014. I worked for a biotech company in their chemical product division generating Certificates of Analyses hundreds of chemicals. The pay and bonuses were great, but I didn't feel like I was utilizing my talents to the fullest extent. Also, I didn't feel as if I were helping anyone, but the company and myself. So, I left biotech and began looking into fields within healthcare. I discovered Clinical Laboratory Science and fell in love with the idea that I would be able to utilize my scientific background and immensely contribute to the diagnosis of patients. So I began taking classes at my local university and have excelled in all of them (100% averages in Immunology, Micro, Human A&P I/II). I actually discovered that I love Biology much more than I love Chemistry. I also worked in multiple positions within the Pathology Department (phlebotomist, laboratory clerk, laboratory assistant) and will be starting my internship in a month to become a Clinical Lab Scientist.
The longer I spend in the hospital setting, the more I want to be able to contribute more to the well being of patients. I was left in awe after observing the Pathologist interact with the surgeon as she interpreted slides during a frozen section. Since then, I have been thinking more and more about medical school. I had taken the majority of the prereqs when I obtained my first degree, however I made B's in all of them because I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted from life. My uGPA=3.46 (now currently 3.55 with the extra courses I have taken to get into my clinical internship) and sGPA=3.125 (now 3.36 with additional courses).
So my question is should I try retaking the prereqs, do a graduate level program, or take the MCAT and see what happens?
I'm 26 yo black male and I graduated from a top 20 university with a BS in Chemistry in 2014. I worked for a biotech company in their chemical product division generating Certificates of Analyses hundreds of chemicals. The pay and bonuses were great, but I didn't feel like I was utilizing my talents to the fullest extent. Also, I didn't feel as if I were helping anyone, but the company and myself. So, I left biotech and began looking into fields within healthcare. I discovered Clinical Laboratory Science and fell in love with the idea that I would be able to utilize my scientific background and immensely contribute to the diagnosis of patients. So I began taking classes at my local university and have excelled in all of them (100% averages in Immunology, Micro, Human A&P I/II). I actually discovered that I love Biology much more than I love Chemistry. I also worked in multiple positions within the Pathology Department (phlebotomist, laboratory clerk, laboratory assistant) and will be starting my internship in a month to become a Clinical Lab Scientist.
The longer I spend in the hospital setting, the more I want to be able to contribute more to the well being of patients. I was left in awe after observing the Pathologist interact with the surgeon as she interpreted slides during a frozen section. Since then, I have been thinking more and more about medical school. I had taken the majority of the prereqs when I obtained my first degree, however I made B's in all of them because I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted from life. My uGPA=3.46 (now currently 3.55 with the extra courses I have taken to get into my clinical internship) and sGPA=3.125 (now 3.36 with additional courses).
So my question is should I try retaking the prereqs, do a graduate level program, or take the MCAT and see what happens?
