I got my Bachelors in Business at 21 then worked entry level jobs for 20 years after that.
Now I’m considering a career path in medicine or healthcare, is this the right idea?
My undergraduate GPA was a 3.0, should I get a masters in something prior to applying? If so, in what?
How do you pay for a DIY post baccalaureate premed?
I’m a 29-year-old critical care RN with 5 years of ICU experience at a Level I trauma center. I’m CCRN certified and work as a charge nurse and preceptor.
My estimated AACOMAS science GPA is 2.83, with a cumulative GPA around 3.2–3.3. My early science grades include several C’s, a couple of D’s, and repeats, but I’ve shown a strong upward trend: 3.6+ during my BSN, plus recent A’s in retaken Biochemistry and Immunology. My last 60–90 credits are much stronger.
I’m considering retaking A&P and chemistry and completing additional upper-level science coursework to raise my science GPA above 3.0. I haven’t taken the MCAT yet.
Given my academic history and extensive ICU experience:
Hey all. So I’m in quite a predicament.. I did a BA in psychology because I thought I wanted to be a therapist.. then found out I liked assessment so turned my focus to getting into a psyd program (while ruling out going into medicine because I have juvenile arthritis and thought I could never be a physician running around offices/hospitals).. got into said psyd program straight out of undergrad.. was so happy.. now I’m a month and a half in and 100% sure this is NOT what I want to do. I have been contemplating dropping the program as I always thought I could never be a doctor but now that I’m older and in medicated remission, the psychiatrist route keeps ringing in my ear and after researching more, I know that’s what I want to do. Also have ruled out other subspecalities such as being a psych nurse because I would want full scope of practice.
So if anyone has been in a similar position or is a no trad student and chose formal post bacc over DIY post bac (or vise versa) please let me know what you think. Also not sure if I should drop out now and focus on researching schools/next steps, or if that would look bad to admissions and I should just finish out the semester…
So a lot happened in my life during undergrad. Long story short my cGPA is a 2.5. I have no clue what my sGPA is but i’m pretty sure it’s lower than that. I know obviously I still have a chance and I’m currently taking two gap years to get my finances together and to really take a break and and get my mental health together. So far it's been great even though it's only been 3 months since I graduated. I just want to know like any tips on how I should go about my next steps so that when I am ready I can start working toward going to med school. Anything helps.
For those of you working full time while doing a diy postbacc how many pre-req classes can you handle at once while still performing successfully?