I'm a senior at the University of Michigan and I am about to graduate with a B.S. in "Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience". I've spent the past summer working on my AMCAS, as well as my secondaries and I'm starting to doubt my career path in to becoming a psychiatrist.
I've spent most of my time in research, about two years, within the social sciences as a research assistant, administering experiments and inputting data. I've also started to work at the university's Department of Psychiatry, where I've been able to learn about treatments and interventions for those with substance use disorders. My position here could POSSIBLY become a full-time paying position in the upcoming Spring, if the study can receive enough funding.
In terms of leadership experience, I am very active within the Asian American community on campus, holding multiple leadership positions and educating others of pertinent Asian-American issues (like not wanting to seek therapy due to cultural pressures). Having done these things has provided me the extra reason of wanting to go in to treating those with mental illnesses.
For academics, I have a 3.3 in my major and 3.4 in sciences. I got a 35 on my MCATs. I am expecting pretty good recommendation letters from a doctor in pediatric cardiology, my physical chemistry professor, and my supervisor at the Department of Psychiatry.
My ultimate goal is to help children and adolescents with anxiety, mood, and eating disorders, especially within the Asian American community. I realize that there are multiple paths to take with this, but if I do not get in to medical school, I won't have a clearly defined path for me to take.
Questions: What chances do I have of making it in to medical school? What paths are there if I don't get in to medical school? Will working as a research assistant for a year help with reapplying to medical school if I don't get in? If my position doesn't receive funding, what could I do to strengthen my application for medical school, while earning money to keep myself afloat?
Sorry this was a long post, but I figured I should put as much info as I can to help find answers for my questions
I've spent most of my time in research, about two years, within the social sciences as a research assistant, administering experiments and inputting data. I've also started to work at the university's Department of Psychiatry, where I've been able to learn about treatments and interventions for those with substance use disorders. My position here could POSSIBLY become a full-time paying position in the upcoming Spring, if the study can receive enough funding.
In terms of leadership experience, I am very active within the Asian American community on campus, holding multiple leadership positions and educating others of pertinent Asian-American issues (like not wanting to seek therapy due to cultural pressures). Having done these things has provided me the extra reason of wanting to go in to treating those with mental illnesses.
For academics, I have a 3.3 in my major and 3.4 in sciences. I got a 35 on my MCATs. I am expecting pretty good recommendation letters from a doctor in pediatric cardiology, my physical chemistry professor, and my supervisor at the Department of Psychiatry.
My ultimate goal is to help children and adolescents with anxiety, mood, and eating disorders, especially within the Asian American community. I realize that there are multiple paths to take with this, but if I do not get in to medical school, I won't have a clearly defined path for me to take.
Questions: What chances do I have of making it in to medical school? What paths are there if I don't get in to medical school? Will working as a research assistant for a year help with reapplying to medical school if I don't get in? If my position doesn't receive funding, what could I do to strengthen my application for medical school, while earning money to keep myself afloat?
Sorry this was a long post, but I figured I should put as much info as I can to help find answers for my questions
