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Hey everyone,
I'm new here, although I have been looking at posts for a couple of weeks now. Anyway, I have been thinking about going to school to either become a Cardio or Neuro Surgeon.. I have been looking very deeply into either career and have found myself absolutely infactuated with each.
What I need to know though, is if it is likely for me to be able to get accepted into a med school (hopefully a decent one atleast) and more importantly into a residency (also a decent one hopefully)... Here is my situation... I dropped out of HS about 4 years ago because it wasn't my thing... Since then, I have matured MUCH more and decided to get my GED about a year ago and go to college. I have attented a community college in Georgia for the last 4 months just until I figured out what I truely wanted to goto school for... I am going to transfer to Richard Stockton College in New Jersey for atleast one semester and then I may try to get into UMDNJ after than to finish my BA degree... Like I said, I have been thinking about doing either a cardio or a neuro surgeon. I have a VERY strong work ethic though.. for example I have a 3.85 GPA right now and I am used to working about 70-90 hours a week (hey, thats the restaurant business for you).
So please tell me what you think the odds of me being able to get into a medical school (is a good one possible??) and a residency (is a good one possible) afterwards... Thank you in advance.
-Joe
I'm new here, although I have been looking at posts for a couple of weeks now. Anyway, I have been thinking about going to school to either become a Cardio or Neuro Surgeon.. I have been looking very deeply into either career and have found myself absolutely infactuated with each.
What I need to know though, is if it is likely for me to be able to get accepted into a med school (hopefully a decent one atleast) and more importantly into a residency (also a decent one hopefully)... Here is my situation... I dropped out of HS about 4 years ago because it wasn't my thing... Since then, I have matured MUCH more and decided to get my GED about a year ago and go to college. I have attented a community college in Georgia for the last 4 months just until I figured out what I truely wanted to goto school for... I am going to transfer to Richard Stockton College in New Jersey for atleast one semester and then I may try to get into UMDNJ after than to finish my BA degree... Like I said, I have been thinking about doing either a cardio or a neuro surgeon. I have a VERY strong work ethic though.. for example I have a 3.85 GPA right now and I am used to working about 70-90 hours a week (hey, thats the restaurant business for you).
So please tell me what you think the odds of me being able to get into a medical school (is a good one possible??) and a residency (is a good one possible) afterwards... Thank you in advance.
-Joe
