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Hello everyone,
I'm hoping I can get some sound advice from current practitioners or medical students that have been in a similar position. I'm a communication major and am in the fifth year of my undergraduate degree. I decided late to pursue medicine and started taking the premed courses during my fourth year of undergrad. I decided to stay a fifth because it financially made more sense.
I have a 3.37 cGPA (was very immature and didn't think I would be applying to any type of professional/graduate program) and around a 3.15 sGPA (from calculating it with an advisor); so I'm not doing great. The only other premed course I will be taking is genetics and biochemistry. I have not taken my MCAT yet.
Upon graduation in June of 2018, I'll be a medical scribe for one year. I have experience volunteering at a couple different organizations and am involved in some student groups, but nothing crazy.
I don't think I would get in even if I had an MCAT score of 515+. I'm having trouble deciding what to do after that one year of scribing is up.
Should I consider an SMP program? If so, what are some reputable ones with a partnership with medical schools? (This is a direction I am leaning toward.)
Should I, instead, work as an EMT for a couple years?
What minimum MCAT score do I need with such a low GPA?
I don't know a lot about these areas and don't have any family members to ask, so I turned to SDN. I'm 23, Asian and Pacific Islander, and an Oregon resident. Yes, I am not opposed to a DO school. I'm unsure if the rumors are true about them being "less than" MDs.
Thank you and I apologize for the lengthy thread!
I'm hoping I can get some sound advice from current practitioners or medical students that have been in a similar position. I'm a communication major and am in the fifth year of my undergraduate degree. I decided late to pursue medicine and started taking the premed courses during my fourth year of undergrad. I decided to stay a fifth because it financially made more sense.
I have a 3.37 cGPA (was very immature and didn't think I would be applying to any type of professional/graduate program) and around a 3.15 sGPA (from calculating it with an advisor); so I'm not doing great. The only other premed course I will be taking is genetics and biochemistry. I have not taken my MCAT yet.
Upon graduation in June of 2018, I'll be a medical scribe for one year. I have experience volunteering at a couple different organizations and am involved in some student groups, but nothing crazy.
I don't think I would get in even if I had an MCAT score of 515+. I'm having trouble deciding what to do after that one year of scribing is up.
Should I consider an SMP program? If so, what are some reputable ones with a partnership with medical schools? (This is a direction I am leaning toward.)
Should I, instead, work as an EMT for a couple years?
What minimum MCAT score do I need with such a low GPA?
I don't know a lot about these areas and don't have any family members to ask, so I turned to SDN. I'm 23, Asian and Pacific Islander, and an Oregon resident. Yes, I am not opposed to a DO school. I'm unsure if the rumors are true about them being "less than" MDs.
Thank you and I apologize for the lengthy thread!
