MSK9's Medical School Thread & Guide

[anewmanx]

How dearly I wish I could go to medical school, but life happens.

I hope you get an acceptance soon state-side. Congrats on the hard work. You have a long road ahead of you.

Hmm, I'm just curious, Have you applied to a Medical School?  And to how many?  Which states?

More of a circumstances situation. 15 years ago I failed out of CC during a semester of hard sciences mostly so my sgpa is fouled up, it was because of a disabled child needing multiple surgeries in a 32 day period. Then I joined the military to get money for school and became severely disabled, which took nearly a decade to recover enough from to get back to functional. I got 4.0 the last 3 years of college and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Religion, but without finishing any of the premed requirements. Right now I have 4 kids age 6 and under and can’t move from the area, so even if I did my prerequisites I couldn’t handle the schedule of medical school with them so young; at least not until they are all in school which is 2-3 years from now.

So I have decided to use these three years to do an accelerated nursing bsn/msn program and pursue np certification. I’m using Straighterline to fulfill the nursing prerequisites (for 3 local programs that take it) which gives me a head start On knowledge if I decide to then change gears and do the medical school prerequisites at the local state university. It won’t negatively impact my amcas sgpa since Straighterline isn’t a college. 

I’m halfway done with the 24 credits of prerequisites already in 9 weeks, 7 weeks to go. Plan to start in January. I’ll be 40-41 and debt free by the time I become an NP if I decide to go on to medical school. I could work 2 years as a pmhnp and make enough money to have medical school paid in cash, with something to fall back on if I fail out. 

That’s the dream! I seriously doubt I’d ever be happy as a nurse or nurse practitioner, but it’s an option, the time is free, and it costs me very little since I have GI Bill benefits left, so why not? Good clinical experience for a med school application I suppose.

Nursing School is a tough road. I wish you good luck.

My impression is they are a lot of politics involved, which worries me. I wish I could just do an md right now, but asi está la vida.