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Hello all, this is my first post. I am 21 years old and am graduating with a BS in Biochemistry in May 2015. These are my stats:
Overall 2.52 GPA
Extracurriculars:
-VP of a club called HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) for 2 years
-Revitalized a meningitis vaccination drive for students moving into dorms
-Brought in speakers from varying health professions from EMT, dentist, ER surgeon, pediatrician, etc
-Promoted and participated in health-related volunteer events
-Roughly 20 hours clinical experience (very shoddy, I know)
-Did research for one semester (solely data entry)
-Hundreds of hours of volunteering, a vast majority of these hours were not in a clinical setting
First and foremost, my GPA is so low because I have a severe addiction to video games. Over the course of 11 years, I have wasted a rough collective total of 7000 hours into games. In light of this, combined with lackluster extracurriculars / research / clinical experience, MD school is very out of grasp for me at this moment. Also, most research / teaching positions require a Masters and/or a PhD. With my GPA at 2.5, no post-bac programs would accept me.
Tl;dr Essentially failed college, and stuck with an overspecialized degree. Can't qualify for grad programs / MD.
Now with my biography out of the way, let's proceed. The reasons for enlisting:
-Personal development; I lack discipline and motivation.
-I love my country.
-There is no other choice for me.
My plan is to enlist, try to qualify for something medic-related, then take the MCAT after my contract is over and apply when I'm around 25-26 years old. I need to know how viable a route this is and if there are any alternatives. Would med schools look favorably at a veteran who has such a low GPA yet scored well on the MCAT? Or am I just wasting another 4-6 years of my life?
I'd appreciate any and all responses. Thank you for reading.
Overall 2.52 GPA
Extracurriculars:
-VP of a club called HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) for 2 years
-Revitalized a meningitis vaccination drive for students moving into dorms
-Brought in speakers from varying health professions from EMT, dentist, ER surgeon, pediatrician, etc
-Promoted and participated in health-related volunteer events
-Roughly 20 hours clinical experience (very shoddy, I know)
-Did research for one semester (solely data entry)
-Hundreds of hours of volunteering, a vast majority of these hours were not in a clinical setting
First and foremost, my GPA is so low because I have a severe addiction to video games. Over the course of 11 years, I have wasted a rough collective total of 7000 hours into games. In light of this, combined with lackluster extracurriculars / research / clinical experience, MD school is very out of grasp for me at this moment. Also, most research / teaching positions require a Masters and/or a PhD. With my GPA at 2.5, no post-bac programs would accept me.
Tl;dr Essentially failed college, and stuck with an overspecialized degree. Can't qualify for grad programs / MD.
Now with my biography out of the way, let's proceed. The reasons for enlisting:
-Personal development; I lack discipline and motivation.
-I love my country.
-There is no other choice for me.
My plan is to enlist, try to qualify for something medic-related, then take the MCAT after my contract is over and apply when I'm around 25-26 years old. I need to know how viable a route this is and if there are any alternatives. Would med schools look favorably at a veteran who has such a low GPA yet scored well on the MCAT? Or am I just wasting another 4-6 years of my life?
I'd appreciate any and all responses. Thank you for reading.