Hi all,
I am a 34 year old non trad currently in the process of creating my application with AMCAS. As a 19 year old, I simply was too immature and unfocused to excel in the college environment and as a result, ended up withdrawing from courses at a few different community colleges. Or so I thought. It turns out that in one of the courses I was enrolled in, I received an F. It was in an introductory math course, and mostly due to the fact that I probably just stopped going to class and didn't realize I hadn't withdrawn from the course. Interestingly enough, when my transcripts were submitted to my current university, the course with the F was not included (not sure why), so thats why I'm just learning of this now, but I digress.
Having this fall into my lap as I'm about to finish my bachelors degree with a 3.85 and am preparing to take the MCAT is pretty discouraging to be honest. I am ashamed of my conduct as a teenager and sometimes cannot believe how foolishly I acted. But the past is the past and I've taken enormous strides to move forward in my life.
So I guess my question is how will this affect my current application, and is there anything I can do prior to applying to make up for it? I suppose retaking the course might help, but it was an introductory course and I have completed math courses through Calc 2 with all A's, so not sure if its necessary.
Aside from my GPA and hopefully strong MCAT, I am a paramedic with years of clinical experience in the prehospital and in-hospital environments. I teach CPR to the members of the community and have some shadowing opportunities planned.
Thank you in advance for your time.
I am a 34 year old non trad currently in the process of creating my application with AMCAS. As a 19 year old, I simply was too immature and unfocused to excel in the college environment and as a result, ended up withdrawing from courses at a few different community colleges. Or so I thought. It turns out that in one of the courses I was enrolled in, I received an F. It was in an introductory math course, and mostly due to the fact that I probably just stopped going to class and didn't realize I hadn't withdrawn from the course. Interestingly enough, when my transcripts were submitted to my current university, the course with the F was not included (not sure why), so thats why I'm just learning of this now, but I digress.
Having this fall into my lap as I'm about to finish my bachelors degree with a 3.85 and am preparing to take the MCAT is pretty discouraging to be honest. I am ashamed of my conduct as a teenager and sometimes cannot believe how foolishly I acted. But the past is the past and I've taken enormous strides to move forward in my life.
So I guess my question is how will this affect my current application, and is there anything I can do prior to applying to make up for it? I suppose retaking the course might help, but it was an introductory course and I have completed math courses through Calc 2 with all A's, so not sure if its necessary.
Aside from my GPA and hopefully strong MCAT, I am a paramedic with years of clinical experience in the prehospital and in-hospital environments. I teach CPR to the members of the community and have some shadowing opportunities planned.
Thank you in advance for your time.