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BLUF: Low GPA, considering grad school or DIY post-bacc at CC...
I'm a 27 y/o female, military vet (currently deployed, again) trying to apply to medical school in a few years. I'm a USMA grad with a low GPA (2.9) in Mechanical Engineering; planning to take my P.E. in April. I'm transitioning out within the next year (Jul/Aug timeframe), and moving to Arizona with hubby.
I've looked at applying to a Nanoscience (with a Biomaterials concentration) grad program at ASU because it looks like a really awesome segue between my engineer-past and potential medical future, and having spoken with admissions there, I can go part-time and take additional undergrad science classes to finish my pre-reqs/aid my poor GPA. (I've remember reading a post by "Goro" who advised that showing improvement is more important than actually "fixing" or raising a GPA...?)
Second option is to do a DIY post-bacc at local community college. Not as exciting, but it seems like it would get the job done and enable me to take more undergrad science classes, though without the research experience of the Nano program.
My heart says Nano, but I don't want to try to bite off more than I can chew since my ultimate goal is medicine...
Any thoughts or advice are much appreciated!!
I'm a 27 y/o female, military vet (currently deployed, again) trying to apply to medical school in a few years. I'm a USMA grad with a low GPA (2.9) in Mechanical Engineering; planning to take my P.E. in April. I'm transitioning out within the next year (Jul/Aug timeframe), and moving to Arizona with hubby.
I've looked at applying to a Nanoscience (with a Biomaterials concentration) grad program at ASU because it looks like a really awesome segue between my engineer-past and potential medical future, and having spoken with admissions there, I can go part-time and take additional undergrad science classes to finish my pre-reqs/aid my poor GPA. (I've remember reading a post by "Goro" who advised that showing improvement is more important than actually "fixing" or raising a GPA...?)
Second option is to do a DIY post-bacc at local community college. Not as exciting, but it seems like it would get the job done and enable me to take more undergrad science classes, though without the research experience of the Nano program.
My heart says Nano, but I don't want to try to bite off more than I can chew since my ultimate goal is medicine...
Any thoughts or advice are much appreciated!!