What are my options.

[BORNagainSTDENT]

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Hello I was curious if you could give me your opinion's on the best option for me. Please be gentle but honest, I am exploring my options on how to turn things around, and in no way think I am entitled or that it will be easy, or even definitely possible for that matter.

due to personal issues that I am still working on my entire undergrad career has suffered. Over about 8 years I will graduate this semester at 26 years old in the low end of the 2.0 range. The degree is a business management bachelors and really does not have any medical pre reqs in it except for statistics and English.

I have personal issues that I am trying to get help with, but when or if I do get those under control I was thinking of taking my Pre Reqs at Brooklyn College or going away for the SGU Premed Program.

The problem with staying home is that I feel as thou my self esteem will force me to get a full time job to justify my age to my self, friends and family. I think being only a student who can not publicly admit what I am shooting for would really affect me.
If I was to go to SGU I would and could spend all my time studying in groups with other students or tutors ect.
I think it is pretty obvious that I will never get into a US med school and wanted to hear from the experts how I should go about salvaging things and what my best option is.

 

[BORNagainSTDENT]

Please some one help?

 

[FLDoc]

Well, its certainly not going to be easy. First and foremost, your GPA needs to be north of 3.0 to avoid being screened out. With a GPA at 2.0 its a pretty easy calculation...you need to get a 4.0 in the same number of credit hours you currently have. You are probably looking at 4 years full time just to meet the minimum.

There are plenty of successful and happy non-trad docs but only you can decide if you want to put yourself through a minimum of 12 more years of training and considerable debt.

If your know you want to spend your life in healthcare, might I suggest investigating some of the mid-level providers such as PA, nursing, and DNP. You will still have to put in considerable time getting pre-reqs and fixing your GPA but the training time is significantly decreased and more emphasis is placed on experience for mid-level providers.