I was just wondering what some of you thought were my chances of being accepted to medical school after already applying a few years ago. I have been working as a research assistant for 2 1/2 years after receiving my bachelor's in biology and anthropology. Through my research I have had the opportunity to publish a few journal articles and present posters as various conferences. I graduated with a 3.5gpa (3.64 science gpa) from Case and an MCAT score of P=10, B=9, V=9. However, the trend in my grades went down from freshman to senior year because I was diagnosed with epilepsy the fall semester of my junior year. The side effects of the medication made it very difficult for me to study and I was still having seizures. Instead, of applying to med school right away I decided to take some time off and work as a research assistant researching cerebral blood flow and metabolism and publishing a few journal articles and abstracts. While I have been doing this I am completing my master's in Anatomy. I decided to apply again this year because I have finally been prescribed a medication with no side effects and have not had a seizure in over a year and a half. In addition the cause of my seizures has finally been diagnosed as temporal lobe epilepsy due to scarring on my parahippocampal gyrus caused by a febrile seizure I had when I was about 16 months and was in a coma for awhile. Due to this experience I want to become a neurologist. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks
What are my chances a second time around?
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