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Let me first state that this ISN'T a WAMC thread. I don't really need a school list as of yet, because I am going to take off a year or two before matriculating into medical school.
So, I ****ed up 2nd and 3rd semester of college. I had a mental illness that I didn't address right away and it affected my ability to perform well academically. My cGPA numbers are as follows:
FR: 3.43
SO: 3.21
JR: 3.29 (3.5 fall/3.81 spring)
SR: 3.48 (4.0 fall and spring)
My sGPA will be a 3.25. This is assuming I get a 4.0 this year. Looking at this in the long-term, I have determined that I am not really ready for medical school once I graduate (am not applying for this cycle anyway.) Took the MCAT this past August and my last 2 practice tests have been 511 and 512, even. Assuming I make a 510+, what should I do? (Also, lets assume I do make a 4.0 this last year to have the best upward trend I can have at this point.)
So, I ****ed up 2nd and 3rd semester of college. I had a mental illness that I didn't address right away and it affected my ability to perform well academically. My cGPA numbers are as follows:
FR: 3.43
SO: 3.21
JR: 3.29 (3.5 fall/3.81 spring)
SR: 3.48 (4.0 fall and spring)
My sGPA will be a 3.25. This is assuming I get a 4.0 this year. Looking at this in the long-term, I have determined that I am not really ready for medical school once I graduate (am not applying for this cycle anyway.) Took the MCAT this past August and my last 2 practice tests have been 511 and 512, even. Assuming I make a 510+, what should I do? (Also, lets assume I do make a 4.0 this last year to have the best upward trend I can have at this point.)
- Go to an SMP and hope for the best. I feel, with my stats, that this is a waste of time and I should honestly look at other options that are available to me
- Work in a clinical setting for a year. This honestly seems like a better option. I have decent ECs (>100 hours volunteering in a clinical setting,) but I would love to work as a surgical tech, surgical assistant, etc. I would also love ideas as to what work I could do in a clinical setting.
- Work in a lab. The lab I work in posts lab jobs around the country that I am qualified for and am not opposed to working there for a year or so.