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Hello all.
I'm a new poster here and just wanted to say HELLO. I am pretty much set on wanting to go to medical school and becoming a physician, but I am at the first step...and that's doing a post bacc. This is because:
- Cum. Undergrad GPA = 2.78 (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering 2003)
- 1 year experience as a BME w/ a medical device design/manufacturer (then I got laid off...heh - and I feel I'd be much more fulfilled and happier pursuing medicine rather than engineering)
- 6 years experience as an Emergency Medical Technician
- Currently waiting to hear back on a per-diem Nursing Asst. position at a local hospital, but I'm pretty sure I got the position. 😀
Right now, I am taking a few undergrad courses at a community college - Microbiology w/lab & Anatomy/Physiology w/lab (avergaing a 4.0 in both). I have yet to take the MCATs. I've actually applied to several Physician Assistant schools, but when I thought about it a bit more, I have the resources and believe I will be able to handle physician training following my post-bacc (being how I'm a bit more focused on my goals than I was 4 years ago as a freshman in college).
I just wanted to get a general consensus from you guys about what my chances would be if I were to say...apply now compared with applying after completing a post-bacc M.S. geared towards entry into medical school.
It may be a bit early, but I want to take this one step at a time and to get it done the right way the first time. Any advice is appreciated! 🙂
I'm a new poster here and just wanted to say HELLO. I am pretty much set on wanting to go to medical school and becoming a physician, but I am at the first step...and that's doing a post bacc. This is because:
- Cum. Undergrad GPA = 2.78 (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering 2003)
- 1 year experience as a BME w/ a medical device design/manufacturer (then I got laid off...heh - and I feel I'd be much more fulfilled and happier pursuing medicine rather than engineering)
- 6 years experience as an Emergency Medical Technician
- Currently waiting to hear back on a per-diem Nursing Asst. position at a local hospital, but I'm pretty sure I got the position. 😀
Right now, I am taking a few undergrad courses at a community college - Microbiology w/lab & Anatomy/Physiology w/lab (avergaing a 4.0 in both). I have yet to take the MCATs. I've actually applied to several Physician Assistant schools, but when I thought about it a bit more, I have the resources and believe I will be able to handle physician training following my post-bacc (being how I'm a bit more focused on my goals than I was 4 years ago as a freshman in college).
I just wanted to get a general consensus from you guys about what my chances would be if I were to say...apply now compared with applying after completing a post-bacc M.S. geared towards entry into medical school.
It may be a bit early, but I want to take this one step at a time and to get it done the right way the first time. Any advice is appreciated! 🙂
