Hey all, I am a 23 year old who got his Master's in Computer Science a year ago and I've been working in my field for about a year. Well guess what? Sitting behind a desk and not having social interaction is really not what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to know what the process is to getting into medical school. Recently I found that there is this MCAT prep course which runs from June to August which is when the MCAT is given. Should I do the MCAT prep course and take the MCAT directly or should i go to Post BAC program and take the last four prerequisite courses which I am missing, Organic and General Chemistries and then take the MCAT and apply? Well thanks in advance
Either of your MCAT ideas are good depending on your level of confidence with bio, chem, and physics. Some programs might actually prefer that you *take* the classes. That info would be available from the admissions offices of the schools you're interested in applying to.
That academic stuff aside, it would be best for you to try some patient interaction in a volunteer (or other) capacity to see if you like it, initially, and to prove to admissions committees that you've done and liked it (if you do).
Best of luck,
Karl
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Hey all, I am a 23 year old who got his Master's in Computer Science a year ago and I've been working in my field for about a year. Well guess what? Sitting behind a desk and not having social interaction is really not what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to know what the process is to getting into medical school. Recently I found that there is this MCAT prep course which runs from June to August which is when the MCAT is given. Should I do the MCAT prep course and take the MCAT directly or should i go to Post BAC program and take the last four prerequisite courses which I am missing, Organic and General Chemistries and then take the MCAT and apply? Well thanks in advance
Alex
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Hey Karl, Thanks for your reply. I think I'm better off going Post Bac because these schools make it mandatory that you volunteer at hospitals, well at least at the schools I'm looking at. So you're right, if I apply, since I haven't ever done anything at a hospital except visit my sick aunt, I should do post bac. You have anymore advice on getting to med school ?
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Hi Alex,
Either of your MCAT ideas are good depending on your level of confidence with bio, chem, and physics. Some programs might actually prefer that you *take* the classes. That info would be available from the admissions offices of the schools you're interested in applying to.
That academic stuff aside, it would be best for you to try some patient interaction in a volunteer (or other) capacity to see if you like it, initially, and to prove to admissions committees that you've done and liked it (if you do).
Best of luck,
Karl
Alex said:
Hey all, I am a 23 year old who got his Master's in Computer Science a year ago and I've been working in my field for about a year. Well guess what? Sitting behind a desk and not having social interaction is really not what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to know what the process is to getting into medical school. Recently I found that there is this MCAT prep course which runs from June to August which is when the MCAT is given. Should I do the MCAT prep course and take the MCAT directly or should i go to Post BAC program and take the last four prerequisite courses which I am missing, Organic and General Chemistries and then take the MCAT and apply? Well thanks in advance
If you do not have the pre-med classes necessary for entrance to med school you first need to get them. The mcat will test you on the concepts learned in these classes, the classes are full year with lab in organic chem, inorganic (general) chem, physics (trig based), and general biology. Then and only then do you take the mcat.
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If you do not have the pre-med classes necessary for entrance to med school you first need to get them. The mcat will test you on the concepts learned in these classes, the classes are full year with lab in organic chem, inorganic (general) chem, physics (trig based), and general biology. Then and only then do you take the mcat.
Yeah I'm going post bac to take the classes and refresh my mind on the others... Any other advice??
Just make sure you have all the other things that adcoms will expect to see such as volunteering, EC's, great lor...The process is highly competitive and with 35,000 folks applying for about 14,500 slots (give or take some) it can get somewhat competitive. Maintain the highest gpa possible and rock the mcat. Good luck.
do not take the "MCAT" for practice or to see what you don't know... those scores will follow you around. a master's in computer science will not have adequately prepared you for this exam -- and you don't need adequate scores, you need to excel on this exam. go back and take your prerequisite courses -- and ace 'em.
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Hey all, I am a 23 year old who got his Master's in Computer Science a year ago and I've been working in my field for about a year. Well guess what? Sitting behind a desk and not having social interaction is really not what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to know what the process is to getting into medical school. Recently I found that there is this MCAT prep course which runs from June to August which is when the MCAT is given. Should I do the MCAT prep course and take the MCAT directly or should i go to Post BAC program and take the last four prerequisite courses which I am missing, Organic and General Chemistries and then take the MCAT and apply? Well thanks in advance
