Should I do a 2nd BS in Chemistry or Biology before applying to medical school?

[952995]

As noted in previous posts, my initial undergraduate degree is in an unrelated field. Should I complete a 2nd bachelors in a science field to fulfill my premed requirements before taking the MCAT and submitting my apps?

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[chemdoctor]

What is your sGPA? You could pursue a DIY post bacc with the main premed prereqs Gen Chem I and II, Bio I and II, Physics I and II, Orgo I and II, Biochem and Genetics with their labs. (no need for Biochem Lab).

maybe take some additional upper division classes. Would be easier than having to redo an entire bachelors

 

[M&L]

so my first degree was in Finance, masters - in Health care administration. When i decided to go to medical school, i realized that it would take me at least 2 years to finish all the prerequisites. And medical school was very competitive, so i was thinking , -what if i DO NOT get into medical school? what would i rather do with my life? and i thought, - well, id rather be a scientist than anything else. So i decided to get BS in Chemistry, so that even if i do not get into medical school, i can do something related. So, i DID decide to get another degree, but that was more to give myself a chance to pursue a scientific career in life.
If you are pretty happy with your current career though (As a backup option), do not do it. Just take classes in a local college to get preprequisites done.