WistfulVisionary
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Hello! Let me give you my back story.
I started at a community college. I graduated with my AA degree in Elementary Education and transferred to the University of Central Florida where I graduated Summa Cum Laude with my BS in Elementary Education. My cumulative GPA was a 3.97. I'll be working as a 3rd grade teacher in August.
I live near the University of Florida and have considered doing their post-baccalaureate program, but I know it would be quite expensive--and that isn't even getting into the cost of going to medical school. I'm wondering if it would hurt my chances of getting accepted into medical school if I took the prerequisite courses through a community college instead. One huge benefit would be the cost of course, but another benefit is that I could take classes at my own rate while still working full-time as a teacher. I guess my concern is that community college classes are assumed to be less rigorous and I don't want to be dismissed for that. My other concern is that I may not have as easy of a time getting letters or recommendation without the support of a post-baccalaureate program. Thoughts?
Also, I never hear of former teachers going to medical school. Is this something that I should be worried about? I wonder if being a teacher would make me look bad compared to other applicants.
Thanks!
I started at a community college. I graduated with my AA degree in Elementary Education and transferred to the University of Central Florida where I graduated Summa Cum Laude with my BS in Elementary Education. My cumulative GPA was a 3.97. I'll be working as a 3rd grade teacher in August.
I live near the University of Florida and have considered doing their post-baccalaureate program, but I know it would be quite expensive--and that isn't even getting into the cost of going to medical school. I'm wondering if it would hurt my chances of getting accepted into medical school if I took the prerequisite courses through a community college instead. One huge benefit would be the cost of course, but another benefit is that I could take classes at my own rate while still working full-time as a teacher. I guess my concern is that community college classes are assumed to be less rigorous and I don't want to be dismissed for that. My other concern is that I may not have as easy of a time getting letters or recommendation without the support of a post-baccalaureate program. Thoughts?
Also, I never hear of former teachers going to medical school. Is this something that I should be worried about? I wonder if being a teacher would make me look bad compared to other applicants.
Thanks!