Hello All,
I was just curious what people's thoughts were regarding the transition from RN to Med school. Any suggestions for strengthening one's med school application? This post is a bit long-winded, but I'd like to paint the full picture for you all, so stick with me!
Just a little history about myself... I graduated from St Joe's college of Nursing with my RN and LeMoyne in Syracuse with my BSN. I worked as a floor nurse at SUNY Upstate Medical University for about two years. I now work at a community hospital here in my home town (UVM Health Network CVPH Campus) as a critical care nurse. I am also taking my pre med courses at SUNY Plattsburgh... As of right now I have a 3.91 GPA with Bio 101, Genetics, Orgo I, and Gen Chem I and II. I still have about a year and a half of courses, plus the MCATS. I'm hoping to keep this kind of positive momentum!
My combined nursing school and BSN GPA was substandard at 3.37 . That said, I plan on shadowing surgeons at the larger hospital in Burlington VT near me, as well as racking up some volunteer hours and attending a week long mission trip to Nicaragua to provide basic medical care to the underserved. I'm hoping to include the upward trend as far as my grades in college in my application essays, and hopefully draw attention to the fact that I really buckled down and worked hard. I also think it will help having what will be 5 years of critical care nursing experience when all is said and done.
Either way, I'm curious what some of your experiences have been with this type of career change. Let me know what you guys think.
Best Regards,
Tyler RN, BSN, TCRN, CEN
I was just curious what people's thoughts were regarding the transition from RN to Med school. Any suggestions for strengthening one's med school application? This post is a bit long-winded, but I'd like to paint the full picture for you all, so stick with me!
Just a little history about myself... I graduated from St Joe's college of Nursing with my RN and LeMoyne in Syracuse with my BSN. I worked as a floor nurse at SUNY Upstate Medical University for about two years. I now work at a community hospital here in my home town (UVM Health Network CVPH Campus) as a critical care nurse. I am also taking my pre med courses at SUNY Plattsburgh... As of right now I have a 3.91 GPA with Bio 101, Genetics, Orgo I, and Gen Chem I and II. I still have about a year and a half of courses, plus the MCATS. I'm hoping to keep this kind of positive momentum!
My combined nursing school and BSN GPA was substandard at 3.37 . That said, I plan on shadowing surgeons at the larger hospital in Burlington VT near me, as well as racking up some volunteer hours and attending a week long mission trip to Nicaragua to provide basic medical care to the underserved. I'm hoping to include the upward trend as far as my grades in college in my application essays, and hopefully draw attention to the fact that I really buckled down and worked hard. I also think it will help having what will be 5 years of critical care nursing experience when all is said and done.
Either way, I'm curious what some of your experiences have been with this type of career change. Let me know what you guys think.
Best Regards,
Tyler RN, BSN, TCRN, CEN