asaplee1999
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Hey all - hope you are doing well. Wanted to get some advice from the general thread. Is it too late for me to consider doing a post-bac and applying to medical school. For some context, graduated from Harvard/Stanford in 2021, with a 3.8 GPA in applied math/economics. I went into college pre-med and did a bit of health policy research before being foolishly enticed by what I thought to be a more lucrative and at the time "fulfilling" career path - finance. I spent around 1.5 years working in investment banking/private-equity out of graduation, with some overlap in healthcare investments/companies. I am starting a new job soon working on investing in senior living and healthcare infrastructure assets but have definitely had some deeply personal experiences in the last two years that have made me reconsider my passion. My close family member had some heart issues and I resigned from my prior job to care-give for him for about a year. In that same time, being unemployed and seeing my loved one struggle led me down a dark path, struggling with addiction, body image issues and more. With the help of therapy and honestly some great experiences with my primary care doctor, I am back on my feet and re-entering the workforce (if everything works out, will be the above mentioned role as an associate at an investment fund focusing on senior housing and healthcare infrastructure). If let's say I do this for a year or two, do some volunteering, would it be too late to try and do a post-bac and get back into medical school? I took basic chemistry and physics classes in college.
Thanks so much - appreciate the help.
Thanks so much - appreciate the help.