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I graduated from a public university in 2015, and I currently have a professional job in a field that is completely unrelated to healthcare.
My undergraduate degree was in sociology, and I graduated with a 3.75 total GPA. The only BCPM courses I took were Gen Chem I, Calc I, and Ecological/Organism Bio; in these courses, I received a B+, C+, and C+, respectively. I recognize that these grades suck and will serve to lower my ultimate sGPA (especially since DO schools are no longer using grade replacement). However, I've developed much better study habits and a stronger level of motivation since the time that I took them.
Over the next two years, I will work full time at my current job, while also taking (and getting A's in) Phys 1 and Phys 2, Gen Chem 2, and Orgo 1 and 2 at my local state university. I will try to find time to take Biochem and/or Genetics, too, since they seem to make up much of the content of the new MCAT.
I will also accumulate at least 50 hours of shadowing experience and 100 hours of hospital volunteering experience.
As it stands, I plan on taking the MCAT in the winter of 2019 and applying in the spring of 2019. I would be fine with either MD or DO.
Is it possible for someone with hardly any science background to work full time and be ready to apply to med school in only a couple of years? How much time should I expect to devote to MCAT study? Which courses will be the toughest, and would it be okay to take some at a local community college? Are there any super-relevant SDN threads that I should read? I would greatly appreciate any advice or feedback that I can get.
My undergraduate degree was in sociology, and I graduated with a 3.75 total GPA. The only BCPM courses I took were Gen Chem I, Calc I, and Ecological/Organism Bio; in these courses, I received a B+, C+, and C+, respectively. I recognize that these grades suck and will serve to lower my ultimate sGPA (especially since DO schools are no longer using grade replacement). However, I've developed much better study habits and a stronger level of motivation since the time that I took them.
Over the next two years, I will work full time at my current job, while also taking (and getting A's in) Phys 1 and Phys 2, Gen Chem 2, and Orgo 1 and 2 at my local state university. I will try to find time to take Biochem and/or Genetics, too, since they seem to make up much of the content of the new MCAT.
I will also accumulate at least 50 hours of shadowing experience and 100 hours of hospital volunteering experience.
As it stands, I plan on taking the MCAT in the winter of 2019 and applying in the spring of 2019. I would be fine with either MD or DO.
Is it possible for someone with hardly any science background to work full time and be ready to apply to med school in only a couple of years? How much time should I expect to devote to MCAT study? Which courses will be the toughest, and would it be okay to take some at a local community college? Are there any super-relevant SDN threads that I should read? I would greatly appreciate any advice or feedback that I can get.
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