Hello All,
I am simply hoping for some honest feedback for my unique (at least to me and to those I've spoken with) situation.
In undergrad I performed quite well at a state school (3.82 for both science and cum GPAs). I was involved in a lot of teaching activities at my institution and like most premeds I know, thought research wasn't for me without ever trying it. My very last semester I took a research course simulating a lab (design your own experiment to study protein x, come up with a question and hypothesis and professor only nudged not really helped), needless to say it was the BEST thing ever. From that point on I decided I wanted more research experience and that MD/Ph.D. could very well be for me. I am a first-generation URM and have no doctors or scientists in my family so navigating these things have been very much so "oh I could've just done that?" after it was too late (case and point...PREP)
I did my first masters (one year research-based with thesis) at a top-tier school and did very well (3.82 GPA here as well, oral presentation, poster presentations, and great feedback on thesis and defense). Near the end of this program i decided that pursuing the 2nd master's at another top-tier school (already had accepted year prior and deferred) and doing another master's would benefit me in that I truly wanted to learn the subject and the individual I would be doing research with is amazing in their field. This 2nd program is 2 years, currently have a 4.0 and have been doing research and will be an adjunct next semester. I plan to apply to MD/Ph.D. programs when this is complete (2019 to start 2020) as it is very likely that (if everything goes as plan like it currently is) I should have at least 2 publications. This, however, means I wont be applying until 26 and matriculating at 27.
Ultimately, I want to know if my age and my two master's may hurt my chances of getting into an MSTP? ( I can give more specifics regarding my decisions if necessary)
I am simply hoping for some honest feedback for my unique (at least to me and to those I've spoken with) situation.
In undergrad I performed quite well at a state school (3.82 for both science and cum GPAs). I was involved in a lot of teaching activities at my institution and like most premeds I know, thought research wasn't for me without ever trying it. My very last semester I took a research course simulating a lab (design your own experiment to study protein x, come up with a question and hypothesis and professor only nudged not really helped), needless to say it was the BEST thing ever. From that point on I decided I wanted more research experience and that MD/Ph.D. could very well be for me. I am a first-generation URM and have no doctors or scientists in my family so navigating these things have been very much so "oh I could've just done that?" after it was too late (case and point...PREP)
I did my first masters (one year research-based with thesis) at a top-tier school and did very well (3.82 GPA here as well, oral presentation, poster presentations, and great feedback on thesis and defense). Near the end of this program i decided that pursuing the 2nd master's at another top-tier school (already had accepted year prior and deferred) and doing another master's would benefit me in that I truly wanted to learn the subject and the individual I would be doing research with is amazing in their field. This 2nd program is 2 years, currently have a 4.0 and have been doing research and will be an adjunct next semester. I plan to apply to MD/Ph.D. programs when this is complete (2019 to start 2020) as it is very likely that (if everything goes as plan like it currently is) I should have at least 2 publications. This, however, means I wont be applying until 26 and matriculating at 27.
Ultimately, I want to know if my age and my two master's may hurt my chances of getting into an MSTP? ( I can give more specifics regarding my decisions if necessary)
