NeuroWizard
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I'm a non-traditional applicant to medical school, I went to ug wanting to combine bio with math with physics bc those were the only subjects I liked, and I ended up getting a degree in biophysics (3.1), then since I wanted more practical jobs, I went and did my MS in Biomedical Engineering with focus on Neuroengineering from a T10 school. During my Master's I was so consumed by research, that I slacked on classes and ended with a 3.0. At the time though, I was fine with it since I was planning on doing a PhD, had two offers, but then those fell through because of funding issues with the labs. Since then, I decided to take a break bc I was really burnt out.
I had this realization that the kind of job I was looking for was just being a doctor, and being able to use new tech to treat patients. And so am serious about this. I took the MCAT twice, got a 500 both times, and am now gearing up for attempt 3 (bp practice tests are showing 512). I'm 4 years out of undergrad, but if I look back, at my resume and what I've done to get perspective on what kind of research i wanted to do, I realized that without being a premed in undergrad, i have 3000 hours of research (1 pre-pub, 1 presentation), 175 hours of clinical volunteering, 100 hours volunteering at a senior home, 160 hours of shadowing (oncology, neurology, hospitalist, radiology, surgery). The clinical volunteering, and shadowing I did was so that I could get a perspective on what translatable/practical topics within BME I wanted to do research in.
I have a bunch of family members that are physicians and am well aware of the grueling work that goes into it. I'm just feeling extremely anxious about whether to apply to MD/DO or just go get a job. I know I have very weak chances given my stats, and I know that the personal statement doesn't really help with admission/interview chances, is it even worth applying? I'd appreciate any advice!
I had this realization that the kind of job I was looking for was just being a doctor, and being able to use new tech to treat patients. And so am serious about this. I took the MCAT twice, got a 500 both times, and am now gearing up for attempt 3 (bp practice tests are showing 512). I'm 4 years out of undergrad, but if I look back, at my resume and what I've done to get perspective on what kind of research i wanted to do, I realized that without being a premed in undergrad, i have 3000 hours of research (1 pre-pub, 1 presentation), 175 hours of clinical volunteering, 100 hours volunteering at a senior home, 160 hours of shadowing (oncology, neurology, hospitalist, radiology, surgery). The clinical volunteering, and shadowing I did was so that I could get a perspective on what translatable/practical topics within BME I wanted to do research in.
I have a bunch of family members that are physicians and am well aware of the grueling work that goes into it. I'm just feeling extremely anxious about whether to apply to MD/DO or just go get a job. I know I have very weak chances given my stats, and I know that the personal statement doesn't really help with admission/interview chances, is it even worth applying? I'd appreciate any advice!
