Some advice on career change / reapplicant

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Hi all,
I'm currently work in finance. I graduated from undergrad back in 2011, with a cell bio major and a 3.85 GPA. At the time I was premed so have completed all of my prereqs. I actually applied to and got accepted into med school, but for various reasons decided not to go. Fast forward 14 years, I regret that decision and have been thinking about reapplying. A few questions:

- Given how long my prereqs were, do I need to do a post-bacc? My day job is biotech VC so I'm pretty familiar with the science still, so I don't feel I need a post-bacc to help with the MCAT or bringing me up-to-speed on science. I feel like it would purely be to check the box for those schools that want their pre-reqs done in the last 5-10 years

- Along the same lines, I'm not sure I can reach back out to my undergrad professors for recommendations. Can I substitute letters from my employers instead?

 

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How many hours do you have of the following:
Shadowing?
Clinical work/volunteering?
Non-clinical volunteering?
Research (less important)?

I think you can get one letter from your employer, but not all of them. You'll need to find another source who can speak to your academic ability and clinical propensities.

I do not think you need to do a post-bacc. However, you could consider where your weak points might be in terms of taking the MCAT. Maybe take a course or two to strengthen those areas. That would also be a source for letters of rec.

I applied 8 years after being out of undergrad. I was able to reach out to my undergrad institution, and the pre-med office still wrote me a composite letter of rec. You could try the same.