I have a related question. I'm trying to come up with a backup plan for if I don't get in this cycle. I've been out of school for a year, and while working full time, I've been taking a few evening classes, 2 of which were upper level science courses. I got an A- in one, and the other is pending. I really screwed up big time in my undergraduate pre-med classes-- due to a combination of reasons: partly goofing off, partly because the classes are just damned hard, partly because I didn't really have a good study method, and partly the "challenge thyself" mentality leftover from high school (Honors Calculus? What was I thinking?!).
If I don't get in this year, I'm pretty sure it'll only be because of my low GPA. Should I take my pre-reqs over? or go for some masters level classes? Part of me wants to do the pre-reqs over because I know I can ace them this time around, but I also feel like that's a waste of time because I should be learning something new. I wouldn't mind doing an intro physio class again, but I'm not so sure about taking ochem again (for the reason of wasting my time on something I've already done, that won't really prove I can do well in med school). I work at WashU so I get great evening tuition benefits, so I can really only afford to go to class at night, while working full time during the day. That also factors into whether I want to take really challenging courses, because whatever I do, I'd better ace them.
