wheatthecat
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I'm a bit lost on what to do.
For background, I'm currently a second bachelor student finishing my computer science degree. My first degree was in Finance but with a natural sciences minor, so I have completed a fair share of my pre-med requisites, but not all. I've done really well on some of the courses, and others I hadn't done well at all. There was a lot going on, and a lot of external factors as to why I've switched out of pre-medicine and now am going back, but ultimately it boils down to the fact that I've found there is nothing else I want to pursue more than medicine.
As it stands, my undergrad gpa is quite low at a 3.0 and it's been hard to get it to budge just from the sheer amount of undergraduate credits I have. I've been considering SMP, I know it's very high risk and high reward. But I'm just a little lost on what I'd have to do to be ready to apply. Should I complete my prerequisites while I'm still completing my cs degree (I have 2 courses left)? Should I retake the courses I did poorly in? Or should I do a formal/diy post bacc? How heavily will my MCAT score weigh in on my admissions to SMP? In terms of clinical hours and volunteering, I do have an abundance of hours. However I am lacking on research. Just a bit of advice or guidance on how to proceed from where I am now would greatly be appreciated. I've been overthinking myself into a hole.
For background, I'm currently a second bachelor student finishing my computer science degree. My first degree was in Finance but with a natural sciences minor, so I have completed a fair share of my pre-med requisites, but not all. I've done really well on some of the courses, and others I hadn't done well at all. There was a lot going on, and a lot of external factors as to why I've switched out of pre-medicine and now am going back, but ultimately it boils down to the fact that I've found there is nothing else I want to pursue more than medicine.
As it stands, my undergrad gpa is quite low at a 3.0 and it's been hard to get it to budge just from the sheer amount of undergraduate credits I have. I've been considering SMP, I know it's very high risk and high reward. But I'm just a little lost on what I'd have to do to be ready to apply. Should I complete my prerequisites while I'm still completing my cs degree (I have 2 courses left)? Should I retake the courses I did poorly in? Or should I do a formal/diy post bacc? How heavily will my MCAT score weigh in on my admissions to SMP? In terms of clinical hours and volunteering, I do have an abundance of hours. However I am lacking on research. Just a bit of advice or guidance on how to proceed from where I am now would greatly be appreciated. I've been overthinking myself into a hole.
