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Hello!
Thank you for taking the time to read through my post and offering your advice. I I am seeking some guidance on how to proceed with my path to medical school. I have applied and got accepted to an SMP program in Boston for this fall with a partial scholarship. I was so sure of me wanting to attend this program but now I am having some doubts to the point where I am not so sure if this is the right path for me moving forward. Because of a few factors. a.) the high risk high reward of SMPs b.) cost (SMP + medical school) and c.) time (36 y.o. now) if I do SMP, I will be 38 when I start medical school (if everything goes to plan).
About me: I am an RN since 2009 and did a second bachelor's degree in Biology and graduated in 2015. All of my pre-requisites for medical school were taken between 2010-2013, so its almost over 10 years old now. My CGPA: 3.50. Science GPA: 3.46. I started with a 3.9 GPA during my 1st year of second bachelors but have decreased after getting:
C in trigonometry,O-Chem I,
B- in Gen. Chem II, O-chem II, Biochemistry, Microbiology lab.
The rest of my pre-reqs were an A and upper division classes were either an A, A- or B.
I did 4 semesters of research between two professors when I did my second bachelor's degree (2012-2014). Had one poster presentation spring of 2015 at my school. No publications. Shadowed 1 doctor in 2012 for about a week.
I have not taken the MCAT since I struggled focusing on studying for it in the past due to anxiety and burn out during my second bachelor's degree. I did therapy and counseling last year (2022) which helped me in dealing with my anxiety. I stopped working as an RN from 2012-2014 to focus on school. Although I did per diem work a few times. Started working full time in 2015 at an outpatient oncology clinic. I really liked my work at the outpatient clinic so much that I have been doing it ever since and pushed my desire to become a doctor on the side to live life, earn money, travel and see if being a doctor is what I really want to do still with my life after being in the workforce during that time. Fast forward to 8 years later the desire to become a provider has never gone away and I do not want to ignore it anymore because I don't want to live life with regrets.
My question is: Do I need to take an SMP or study for the MCAT and do well on it and apply for medical schools next cycle?
Thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to read through my post and offering your advice. I I am seeking some guidance on how to proceed with my path to medical school. I have applied and got accepted to an SMP program in Boston for this fall with a partial scholarship. I was so sure of me wanting to attend this program but now I am having some doubts to the point where I am not so sure if this is the right path for me moving forward. Because of a few factors. a.) the high risk high reward of SMPs b.) cost (SMP + medical school) and c.) time (36 y.o. now) if I do SMP, I will be 38 when I start medical school (if everything goes to plan).
About me: I am an RN since 2009 and did a second bachelor's degree in Biology and graduated in 2015. All of my pre-requisites for medical school were taken between 2010-2013, so its almost over 10 years old now. My CGPA: 3.50. Science GPA: 3.46. I started with a 3.9 GPA during my 1st year of second bachelors but have decreased after getting:
C in trigonometry,O-Chem I,
B- in Gen. Chem II, O-chem II, Biochemistry, Microbiology lab.
The rest of my pre-reqs were an A and upper division classes were either an A, A- or B.
I did 4 semesters of research between two professors when I did my second bachelor's degree (2012-2014). Had one poster presentation spring of 2015 at my school. No publications. Shadowed 1 doctor in 2012 for about a week.
I have not taken the MCAT since I struggled focusing on studying for it in the past due to anxiety and burn out during my second bachelor's degree. I did therapy and counseling last year (2022) which helped me in dealing with my anxiety. I stopped working as an RN from 2012-2014 to focus on school. Although I did per diem work a few times. Started working full time in 2015 at an outpatient oncology clinic. I really liked my work at the outpatient clinic so much that I have been doing it ever since and pushed my desire to become a doctor on the side to live life, earn money, travel and see if being a doctor is what I really want to do still with my life after being in the workforce during that time. Fast forward to 8 years later the desire to become a provider has never gone away and I do not want to ignore it anymore because I don't want to live life with regrets.
My question is: Do I need to take an SMP or study for the MCAT and do well on it and apply for medical schools next cycle?
Thank you!