40sarethenew20s
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Greetings! I am a non-trad with a 20 year dream to accomplish. I completed all pre-med reqs in early-mid 2000's along with all coursework for a master's in cell/molecular bio. The research/thesis part of MS was cut short when PI took a position at another university and left me high-n-dry, so rather than take any more loans I dropped out. My heart wasn't in it anyways - I new I wanted to work in clinical medicine. My undergrad GPA is 3.8 with a science GPA of 3.67 - not sure how grad GPA figures into med school req's but it is mediocre (maybe 3.52?) Since fleeing academia I have worked in clinical medicine roles for almost 10 years. Roles including OB/GYN medical scribe (I actually attended over 60 births and 20 surgeries, 3 years), Patient rep in ENT, Surgical Coordinator in General Surgery, Neuromonitoring technician (in the OR, for complex spinal surgery), and most recently I work as a Clinical Researcher in Oncology - 2 years.
My question is this - do I really need to re-take courses to apply to medical school? I am extremely self-disciplined and study well on my own and feel I can give the MCAT a go (I took it previously in dark ages of 2010). I have excellent recommendations from an OB, a Surgical Oncologist, and a Clinical Research Manager.
I am 46 and don't have a ton of financial resource to pay for re-taking courses that I did well in previously (all As, maybe one or two Bs at most) I would rather put my funds into MCAT study resources. There are SO MANY sites out there and so much more information than the last time I did this. Does anyone have a suggestion of where to start -- content review planner tools? Best videos/texts/calendar planners? Any and all information is helpful and appreciated. Unless you are going to tell met that I am too old ... which I am not. I just ran my first 100k last week! Thanks!
My question is this - do I really need to re-take courses to apply to medical school? I am extremely self-disciplined and study well on my own and feel I can give the MCAT a go (I took it previously in dark ages of 2010). I have excellent recommendations from an OB, a Surgical Oncologist, and a Clinical Research Manager.
I am 46 and don't have a ton of financial resource to pay for re-taking courses that I did well in previously (all As, maybe one or two Bs at most) I would rather put my funds into MCAT study resources. There are SO MANY sites out there and so much more information than the last time I did this. Does anyone have a suggestion of where to start -- content review planner tools? Best videos/texts/calendar planners? Any and all information is helpful and appreciated. Unless you are going to tell met that I am too old ... which I am not. I just ran my first 100k last week! Thanks!