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[gyngyn]

There are very few indications for the joint degree (and relatively few places that offer it).
You can always go to law school. Do you really want to be a physician?

 

[benjamin94559]

If youºre going to go for option 2 I would take first year bio, chem, and maybe one more science asap and see how youºre doing in those classes and if you like it. After the first semester evaluate how youºre doing and try to get research and more medically related experiences if youºre doing well. If youºre not doing well you should take a good look at what youºre doing. If its tanking your GPA it might screw your for law school obviously. But if you have a passing interest and want to explore it I dont see why you shouldnt.

There arent that many MD JD programs and most of them are at super elite schools so basically you have to do all the work and pay all the tuition for both an elite MD and JD program and have probably have a good reason to do both. These things arent usually funded like MD PHDs. Depending on exactly why you want to do it, you might be better served doing an MD and a masters program in something similar.

 

[Doc_Ock]

I don't think you've really thought this through tbh.

 

[sumtimesuwonder]

I am a political science major (although I minored in Bio, allowing me to get most of my prereqs out of the way) who went to law school first, hated it, then went to medical school. It is definitely possible. You could probably get your prereq's mostly out of the way in about 1.5 years if you're willing to work through summers and stuff.

As has been stated above, I would definitely not advise going to law school assuming you'll make enough money to afford medical school. The job market is not good unless you go to a T-14 law school. Also, being a lawyer is hard, and especially as a young lawyer you will be working your butt off. To be a young lawyer AND study for the MCAT would be very difficult.

My final piece of advice would be to spend some time working/shadowing professionals in both fields. I mean significant time too. Don't just follow a lawyer around for an exciting day in court or a doctor for one day. See what the boring, tedious parts of each profession are. I regret not doing so before I went to law school and then doing my internship to find out that law was my own personal hell. However, I scribed for two years and worked as a medical assistant for another two years which helped me recognize that medicine was more my speed.

 

[Goro]

Hi all!

I am currently an Undergrad (in my 3rd year) at a fairly good school. I currently have a cGPA of 3.5/4.0 (I think I can bring this up to about 3.8ish or so) and I'm doing a specialist in political science.

I do not have many of the prerequisites for med school at the moment. I have taken a few psych and sociology courses and the writing requirements are covered by my religion and political science courses but I have no science or math courses.

In terms of non-academics I volunteer at a charity hospital in family rooms, I tutor and hold executive positions in a 4 school clubs. I also have experience as a student teacher, social services coordinator and UNICEF educator but I have NO research experience. I am planning do a thesis next year about political regimes and health but that is still tentative.

I don't have any connections with profs because I pretty much self study but I've made an effort this year and started attending regular office hours.

I would like to pursue a dual JD/MD program as that is where my interests intersect. Otherwise, I would like to pursue anesthesiology.

I have yet to write the LSAT.

Here are the possible options I'm considering:

- Go to law school and work for a few years so I can a) actually afford med school and b) get some real world experience to apply to my studies in medicine

- Take an extra year in undergrad to complete prerequisites and apply to the dual degree or just med school

- Forget med school altogether

- Other (no real plan)


What would be the best option considering all this?

Are you Canadian? I ask because Americans don't use the term "write the exam"