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Hello all I am new to this forum so I would like to tell a little about myself (hopefully not a rant). Okay I have received my associates degree already at a vocation community college, it was free was the mean reason why I went. I received the Deans list every semester. I transferred to Missouri State University as premed and as a Cellular Molecular Biologist. So far I have a 3.6 gpa with a 3.9 science gpa. I am part of the premed society and will be going to Peru next semester to help out children with medical issues. I am a commuter and live 2 hours away from school so not a lot of extra curricular. But here is where my problems come in. When I was born I had glaucoma and cataracts which left me legally blind, I currently wear extremely high powered contacts but my eye site is beginning to deteriorate. This is actually the reason why I want to become a doctor is to help people like I have been helped. So next Summer I am hoping to get a surgery to help my eyes a little. Now the question is can a person like me become a doctor and does having a disability like being legally blind help me get into med school or hurt me from getting into med school? Sorry for such a long rant, it just has been bothering me since I have begun college. And I am also 90 credits in so soon I will be taking the MCAT and so on. Thank you so much everyone.
