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[Raijah03]

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Now my undergraduate GPA was not good at all. But after working for 2 years I decided take the science classes need to attempt to apply to medical school. My grades in these science course are GREAT (at least a B or better in all classes.) Should I attempt to apply for premedical school after I take the MCAT or just apply for a Ph.D program in Immunology???

 

[Canabanana]

If you didn't get into medical school is there anything else you would want to do?

if the answer is yes than do that.

 

[phrenology]

It depends on a ton of other factors-- what clinical experience do you have? Have you shadowed or volunteered? Done any research? These aren't necessarily required to get into med school, but for a non-trad it certainly doesn't hurt. Also, how committed are you? I'm not questioning your intent, I simply need more information to properly give you a "what are my chances?" kind of evaluation.

Getting a PhD certainly isn't a bad route though. I was seriously considering it the past few years, especially since there are so many perks like paid tuition, laid-back grad student lifestyle, lots of free travel, working towards making new discoveries, etc. But if this just doesn't beat the thrill of medicine, then you should aim for med school.

If you're not ready for it this year, you have plenty of time to beef up your application for the future. It might be a few years but it'll be worth it.

 

[sgtbrushes]

My grades in these science course are GREAT (at least a B or better in all classes.)

With all due respect - I hope this is modesty. For medical school, a "B" is hardly GREAT. A 3.5+ GPA is considered just about the minimum for M.D. school, and anything higher is gravy. If you got mostly As and a B or two, good. If your pre-req GPA is a 3.2, then that is something med schools frown upon, as the volume of science you will be memorizing is much larger than chem, bio, physics, etc.

 

[ArkansasRanger]

How did you choose a Ph.D. in immunology as a fallback?

That would probably be more difficult than obtaining the old M.D. credential.

 

[Raijah03]

My aunt suggested a Ph.D in a Sciences like Immunology so I haven't figured out exactly how hard that program would be to get into. As for the B is good comment. I said a B or Better. I have a B in one of my classes and A's in the others. Mostly I'm just researching my options.