need help to Choose a new career based on MCat score

[santu5]

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hey
i am pre-medical student, bachelor in biochemistry. I got low mcat score and did not get into podiatric medicine school in usa. I really do not want to retake the mcat. So if anyone can give me advice what is the best field right now with your low mcat score and bachelor in biochemistry. or anywhere i can get into medical school with low mcat score. I am thinking about nursing from my end. but if you have any other in your mind...please...please let me know...thank you

 

[brahms11]

I'd recommend you go to your local hospital and find a way to shadow some different professions. There are tons of options open with less stringent academic requirements. Nurses are in high demand, but there are many other options, including occupational and physical therapists or dieticians. Talk with anyone and everyone about their experiences and you'll get a sense of what's right for you.

 

[bobow98]

HOW low are we talking here?

 

[Frazier]

No Podiatry acceptances?
You must have scored below a 20. You need to study more.

I know that is what you wanted to hear. 🙂

 

[Storku]

How many times have you taken the test? If only once, why don't you take it again and study extremely hard for it instead of settling for something less?

 

[aparks]

I am a little confused. Maybe it's not just your MCAT that is the problem, how are your ec's, gpa, etc? I just dont see how being a biochem major, you could do bad enough on the mcat to totally take a future in medicine out of the equation, even without studying at all.

 

[Ignatius M.D.]

Unless you did intense prep and still got a 23 I wouldn't give up. I mean, you should reasonably be able to get a 27 with some studying, and assuming other aspects of your app are good you could get DO (more likely) or MD. A lot of people start out mid 20's and gain after hard studying, or get a low score initially and come back a few months later to get 4 points higher (just an example).There's a whole thread of people with acceptances despite 27 or 28 MCAT scores, and the acceptances are often DO and MD.

In any case, dental school is an option as well, but is still competitive. Also, I would consider nursing or PA school if you're disenchanted with the idea of medical school. I think that PA might be a quite attractive option for you.

 

[Mbeas]

You give up too easily.

But, if you like the OR, consider surgical technologist.

 

[Stixman28]

hey
i am pre-medical student, bachelor in biochemistry. I got low mcat score and did not get into podiatric medicine school in usa. I really do not want to retake the mcat. So if anyone can give me advice what is the best field right now with your low mcat score and bachelor in biochemistry. or anywhere i can get into medical school with low mcat score. I am thinking about nursing from my end. but if you have any other in your mind...please...please let me know...thank you

bus driver?

 

[StephenMaturin]

PA
http://www.aapa.org/about-pas/becoming-a-physician-assistant

 

[xeno655]

I agree with what other people have said. You should definitely follow up on your dreams of becoming a physician. You shouldn't let one MCAT score stop you. If you have made sure that medicine is for you and it's something you can do for the next 40 or 50 years, then study hardcore for the MCAT and then apply!

 

[sgtbrushes]

Be an RN. 2 years of school, $50k+ starting salary with 0 experience, depending on cost of living of where you work.

 

[shiftingmirage]

Chiropractor?

 

[bbottle]

With a really low mcat score, it shouldn't be too difficult to improve. Any other profession you switch to will likely require to study for some other exam anyway. You already have some mcat experience...why not study a bit and try again?

 

[music2doc]

PA
http://www.aapa.org/about-pas/becoming-a-physician-assistant

I don't think someone with that bad of an MCAT is likely to get into a PA program. At my state school, the PA program is actually considered tougher to get into than the MD program and our MD program is ranked in the mid-20s every year.

 

[Evergrey]

I don't think someone with that bad of an MCAT is likely to get into a PA program. At my state school, the PA program is actually considered tougher to get into than the MD program and our MD program is ranked in the mid-20s every year.

Don't forget that competitive =/= selective. If you took the med school acceptees and shunted them into the PA applicant pool, they would most likely dominate, simply because their CVs are far deeper than many who head to PA programs.

 

[wanderer]

Don't forget that competitive =/= selective. If you took the med school acceptees and shunted them into the PA applicant pool, they would most likely dominate, simply because their CVs are far deeper than many who head to PA programs.

I see this fallacy time and time again. By extension Albany is twice as hard to get into as Harvard. There's a lot of self selection with regard to who applies to med schools, and many potential applicants realize their odds aren't good enough to take a shot.

 

[tallman24]

i second the PA option