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So, I've been browsing this forum for a bit. I've looked around trying to find things that specifically fit my thing here (including the group of lawyers trying to go in 2022), but there's so much from years ago- and recent stuff that I feel too different from- that I decided to just start a new one.
I'm a non-trad army officer (getting out 2017) with 3 kids under the age of 5 planning on trying to take the MCAT in Fall 2017/Spring 2018 for applying in Fall 2018 for entry in Fall 2019. I'm also using this post really to get a feel for posting to the forum. So, if there's anyone else seriously planning for school around this time, I'd like to get other hopefuls ideas on planning and preparation. I got a BS in Biology in 2012, so I've got a number of the classes done, though my GPA was 3.68, so not real great there. But I've always been a good test taker and based on past MCAT practice exams, I think I can reasonably get a 39, so I'm kind of counting on that, I suppose.
My big thing with a family (and I'm sure at least on everyone's mind, family or no) is financing this transition. I'm looking at any and all avenues including the military's USUHS (not desired, but last resort). The idea is to use the Post 9/11 at a public university's med school to cover all tuition and to use student loans to cover any living expense necessary on top of whatever job the wife has at that point. Taking all advice on any of this because there's a lot of information out there to make sense of.
Would love to hear from any and all who are planning on attending around this time frame (year before or after, or even further out). Thanks all!
I'm a non-trad army officer (getting out 2017) with 3 kids under the age of 5 planning on trying to take the MCAT in Fall 2017/Spring 2018 for applying in Fall 2018 for entry in Fall 2019. I'm also using this post really to get a feel for posting to the forum. So, if there's anyone else seriously planning for school around this time, I'd like to get other hopefuls ideas on planning and preparation. I got a BS in Biology in 2012, so I've got a number of the classes done, though my GPA was 3.68, so not real great there. But I've always been a good test taker and based on past MCAT practice exams, I think I can reasonably get a 39, so I'm kind of counting on that, I suppose.
My big thing with a family (and I'm sure at least on everyone's mind, family or no) is financing this transition. I'm looking at any and all avenues including the military's USUHS (not desired, but last resort). The idea is to use the Post 9/11 at a public university's med school to cover all tuition and to use student loans to cover any living expense necessary on top of whatever job the wife has at that point. Taking all advice on any of this because there's a lot of information out there to make sense of.
Would love to hear from any and all who are planning on attending around this time frame (year before or after, or even further out). Thanks all!