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Hi friends!
So I'm a sophomore majoring in Comparative Literature major at an Ivy League. My background: I had come into college thinking perhaps I'd do Comp Lit and pre-med, but I took the req classes for Bio 2 quarters of gen chem and 1 quarter of o-chem and did poorly (B-, C+, PASS--I ended up changing the grading basis, respectively) and swore off medicine for good--or so I thought.
But now in my Comp Lit major--I love reading/writing--but I wonder what's the point, how can this have real-life application and I find myself drawn back to medicine...so I have a few questions, which boil down to if I'd make a viable med school applicant...am I too late? How should I make myself more competitive, on track? Would Ivy's and top 10 be out of the question (I swear I'm not a troll--it's just that's where it seems all my pre-med friends have their eyes set on)
Other things about me:
1) I'm lower income so I've been working two on-campus jobs (though not research related)
2) I've always been interested in the arts so I think my ECs are alright: I'm the editor-in-chief for my school's literary magazine. This summer I got a grant from the school to work on a podcast. I've won several writing contests (mostly in high school, but some are more current).
3) I have a 3.7 GPA (due to my grades in chem, an A- in stats, an A- in calculus, I also took a CS class for pass)
Thanks so much,
mildly panicked
So I'm a sophomore majoring in Comparative Literature major at an Ivy League. My background: I had come into college thinking perhaps I'd do Comp Lit and pre-med, but I took the req classes for Bio 2 quarters of gen chem and 1 quarter of o-chem and did poorly (B-, C+, PASS--I ended up changing the grading basis, respectively) and swore off medicine for good--or so I thought.
But now in my Comp Lit major--I love reading/writing--but I wonder what's the point, how can this have real-life application and I find myself drawn back to medicine...so I have a few questions, which boil down to if I'd make a viable med school applicant...am I too late? How should I make myself more competitive, on track? Would Ivy's and top 10 be out of the question (I swear I'm not a troll--it's just that's where it seems all my pre-med friends have their eyes set on)
Other things about me:
1) I'm lower income so I've been working two on-campus jobs (though not research related)
2) I've always been interested in the arts so I think my ECs are alright: I'm the editor-in-chief for my school's literary magazine. This summer I got a grant from the school to work on a podcast. I've won several writing contests (mostly in high school, but some are more current).
3) I have a 3.7 GPA (due to my grades in chem, an A- in stats, an A- in calculus, I also took a CS class for pass)
Thanks so much,
mildly panicked