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Consideration #1: Do I Really Want To Be A Doctor? (Even If It Doesn’t Make Me Rich?)
It used to be when your parents asked you: “What do you want to be — a doctor or a lawyer?” that whatever answer you gave would ensure you an extremely successful financial future. Because of certain economic realities we face today, the medical profession is no longer the giant cash cow parents once credited it to be (and many doctors will probably tell you it never was to begin with.) Therefore, if you have begun to think about applying to and going to medical school, you should really be doing it because of a passion for the field.
Consideration #2: Dermatology or Epidemiology: What Area of Medicine Do I Want To Specialize In?
Of course, you will have time to figure this out in medical school as well, but you will be the most informed applicant you can be by doing some of this thinking up front. Medical schools are like any other kind of school: even the best ones are stronger in some areas of medicine than they are in others. Therefore, it’s worth your time to spend some time thinking about what area of medicine you would like to practice in. If you want to be a pediatrician, apply to the schools that are the best in pediatrics; if you want to be an oncologist, seek out those schools that have the best reputation for education young doctors in this area.
Consideration #3: How Will I Get Into The Best Medical School In My Area of Interest?
Be the best pre-med student in your area of interest. If you are in undergrad reading this, there is no time like the present to start getting your prerequisite classes out of the way to qualify for medical school. Also, the more homework you do outside the classroom on the schools that you’ll be applying to, the better your application will be.
Consideration #4: Where Do I Want To Live After I Get My Medical Degree?
While the school that specializes in the area of medicine you want to practice should probably win the day in terms of where you decide to attend, you should also think about where you’ll want to live after you get out of school as well. Much of your medical training will be hands-on, and so you might meet and develop relationships with your future patients as a medical student if you attend a school located in a place that you intend to make your home. Also, you will have to take and pass state medical licensing exams, which will be easier to prepare for when you are studying in the same state that you hope to be licensed in.
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How to gain work experience in a hospital in Canada, with my MBA and no other medical degree?Please advice, as I am starting to believe that being in the medical field might not be such a bad idea. Are their workers well paid? What jobs do you think would be worth an MBA without a medical degree? I really have no plans of getting a medical degree, but do you think I should? if you are going to answer yes, which would you recommend? Thanx in advance : ))
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Medecin sans frontier- a voluntary group of doctors who do work in strife torn areas. Won a Nobel prize. The greatest organizattion
you have to be honest with yourself whether you will score good in MCAT and WILL get accepted into the med school in 2010. If u r not sure that you will get accepted in 2010, go to carribean.
Actually you're plan sounds really well thought through, before I address some of your factors, I want to make a small suggestion. Would you consider a different major other than Biology? Most applicants (who don't try to save their gpa and take an easy major like psychology) choose biology as their major, therefore it loses it uniqueness. If you chose a different degree like physics (are even as simple as biochemistry) it'll raise your chances a bit more. This is just a suggestion though, like i said a lot of people choose biology as their major, and a lot of those people still get in.
Factor 1. 2.4 is not that bad, you can raise that up easily. For instant (and I know this sound's a bit harsh but) say you got a 4.0 your first year. Assuming the amount of credits were the same, your GPA will already be a 3.2. I've heard of applicants getting in with a 3.1 or lower, so no problem on this account.
Factor 2. Community college. That isn't an issue at all. Do you know how many students come from low income housing, and go to community college for two years before transferring to 4 year colleges? This shows dedication to achieve your goals (continuing in school after your associate) rather than reflects badly on you. Not everyone can afford expensive colleges, so they find other ways to get there, medical schools understand that as well as anyone else. Just because this is not your particular issue, doesn't change the value community colleges have in helping people reach their ambitions. You'll just have to explain it to them is all.
Factor 3. Ha! That's basically what I got on my ACT's, but when I took the SA Ts I got proportionally much higher! The SAT/ACT question is something they might ask, and they might also not ask it. What I mean is, it's not necessarily something you should worry about. But yeah, if it really bothers you, or you want to get into a better 4 year college after community college, take it again.! I know for a fact you can take the ACTs post college (as my friend did when she wanted to transfer) and I don't see why SAT would be any different.
Factor 4: Expulsion. You know, a really good interviewee is a unique one. Some one who is not a replica of the 1000 other candidates, but clearly shows why they should be accepted. And I know you're worried about the whole expulsion and failing thing, but, like you said, it will be 10 years ago when you apply. This might end up being a big strength rather than a weakness for you. It'll give you something to talk about. It'll show to them, that this was not some whimsical thought of yours, or that you're only doing this because you don't know what else to do post college. It'll be obvious that you have made a journey through your life, and now know exactly what you want. It will show how determine you are to become a doctor, anyway you can.
Bottom line, if you can prove that you learned from you past, you will be a great applicant. You only get judged from past mistakes if you didn't grow from them.
P.S. try to get a bunch of internships, become a research assistant, and shadow some doctors during the next four years, but really I can't see why you wouldn't get in. If you achieve what you said you were, you'll be a VERY strong applicant! GOOD LUCK
As long as you have a science background, almost any major would be acceptable to get into med school. I would think that high MCATs is your best bet at being accepted, along with a superior personal interview.
Good luck, as the world always needs more doctors. Lawyers on the other hand…
whats MSF?
You might look at being an administrative assistant or receptionist. Telemarketer.
wow. Looks like you had allot of thought to this. My thoughts to this. People have been drinking milk for positively centuries and millenia. If you like it, drink it. If you don't, don't.
Find a flight school in your area. Try local airports and look on line. I was in the Army ROTC and due to already possessing a fixed wing license and some strings my father pulled I was able to get into helicopter school instead of grunt school. It was pretty cool. When I was called up from the reserve for GWI I ended up med-evacing a guy I had gone through ROTC with 14 years earlier. You cannot imagine how good it felt to be a part of the operation that saved his life. Good luck and keep'em flying.
Unless you are trying to get a job with a company that requires a bachelor's degree, I wouldn't really say it's necessary. In fact, with most computer related fields I think it's more important to know what you're doing than to have the degree.
If you have the know how, you could try getting a job at a web design firm, or you could do it freelance.
What might actually make you more marketable than a degree is certification in the relevant languages/programs. I don't know what certifications would apply specifically to web design, but you may already know enough to pass some of the exams.
Well do you know anyone that is a doctor or a vet? If so ask either one about following them around for maybe a day or half a day to get the different view on each of the professions. No one can make up your mind for you because this is a decision about your future. Choose something that you will enjoy and not dreed getting up to in the morning and going to. Good luck either one is a good profession but I favor the vet. Good luck.