What Course of Action? Business UG/Law student

[thebigmediocre]

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I'm currently a first-year student in law school. My experiences in law school have turned my lingering doubts about not pursuing a career in medicine into overwhelming regrets. Thus, I wanted to take some time during my winter break to gather what my options might be.

If I wanted to have a legitimate shot at being competitive for medical school, what would my plan of action be?

About me:
-Graduated from a top public UG with a double major in Accounting/Management.
-3.35 cumulative UGPA. Low because I had misplaced priorities freshman/sophomore year. However, strong upward grade trend and I held a 3.8 average the final two years of UG.
-Scored in the 99th percentile on the LSAT.
-No debt from undergrad.
-Attending a top-25 law school on scholarship. (Will have no debt from law school if I leave after this year.)

I'm willing to do what it takes to become competitive for admission to medical school, including taking on substantial debt for a structured postbacc program. Would I be competitive for a program like HES or Columbia's postbacc? Are those even my best bets? What about something like Northwestern/Loyola/Uchicago? (Trying to be in Chicago)

Any help that can be given is appreciated. Let me know if there is anything else you need to know in order to give me advice. Thank you in advance.

 

[DrMidlife]

There are a couple dozen former-lawyer-now-med-students in the nontrad forum - browse over there for the existing "how do I transition from law school to med school?" threads.

You'll want to aim for a 4.0 in your postbac to raise your cumulative undergrad GPA as high as possible.

Best of luck to you.

 

[thebigmediocre]

Thanks, I will definitely check those out.

Also, one of my parents is a professor at University of Cincinnati so I can get tuition remission there. Would it be just as effective as a postbacc to take the prereqs there on my own, take the MCAT, and then do the SMP there?

 

[akwizeguy]

take the pre-reqs on your own...take the MCAT and apply. Obviously do well in all areas. SMP is kinda like a backup plan, so dont worry about a SMP at your current position. You would be considered a nontraditional applicant, which from what I understand, is looked very highly upon in regards to admissions, i know at Tulane they do.