(Nontrad) what do I do
Hi everyone.
i wanted to be a doctor for a while, but then I thought i was too dumb to be one. Fast forward I graduated w/ a psych degree from UCLA in three years (3.8 sGPA, 3.8 overall). after a gap year (now), I just turned 22, I applied to school psych masters programs, but I just can’t let go of medicine after volunteering and speaking with psychiatrists on what they do.
but I come from a low income and unstable family, and school psych would help the situation since it’s a two year program (3rd year is with a paid internship). It just feels so risky since I’m aware of how competitive med school applications are.
so I thought about finishing up prereqs (orgo chem + physics series and Biochem) while I’m completing the masters program. maybe a pre req class each semester and taking a couple during the summer. while volunteering (or working as an med assistant) in my free time at hospital / clinic. I would do this through UCLA‘s pre med post bacc problem.
but I’m worried that the online labs will be a red flag to med schools. are they? I’d appreciate any advice on this. If my family was in a better spot I’d take the year off and just focus on finishing up pre reqs and maybe even working in a hospital.