I just wanted to understand a few things up before re-applying.
I was a premed and applied to a few med schools (2006/2007) but got wait listed at a few of them and nothing ever came out of it. My stats were pretty average (3.5 gpa/ 33 mcat) but not too much in terms of EC's (some research and a bit of volunteering). After graduating in '07 I took a job in the finance field (biochem major/econ minor) since the pay was much better as to would I would make as a labtech or something. I didn't get a chance to volunteer/shadow since then because of the # of hours I worked. Now I'm looking to go back into the medical field and had a few questions about re-applying.
My biggest worry is LORs. I haven't kept in contact with the professors that wrote them and it's been 3/4 years already. I also don't know any current science/medical types that can write me LOR's since I'm in a different field. What would be the best course of action to take here? I could probably get one or two from my superiors but should I just ask those same professors from a few years ago? I know I will have to retake the MCAT since I took it in '06 and it is old.
As for EC's, how bad will it look if I haven't done anything medical/science related in the past few years? Like I said, due to my work schedule, volunteering is difficult and don't want to quit my job.
I was a premed and applied to a few med schools (2006/2007) but got wait listed at a few of them and nothing ever came out of it. My stats were pretty average (3.5 gpa/ 33 mcat) but not too much in terms of EC's (some research and a bit of volunteering). After graduating in '07 I took a job in the finance field (biochem major/econ minor) since the pay was much better as to would I would make as a labtech or something. I didn't get a chance to volunteer/shadow since then because of the # of hours I worked. Now I'm looking to go back into the medical field and had a few questions about re-applying.
My biggest worry is LORs. I haven't kept in contact with the professors that wrote them and it's been 3/4 years already. I also don't know any current science/medical types that can write me LOR's since I'm in a different field. What would be the best course of action to take here? I could probably get one or two from my superiors but should I just ask those same professors from a few years ago? I know I will have to retake the MCAT since I took it in '06 and it is old.
As for EC's, how bad will it look if I haven't done anything medical/science related in the past few years? Like I said, due to my work schedule, volunteering is difficult and don't want to quit my job.