<p>This is going to sound kind of stupid... but I'm going to be a college senior come this August. Throughout college, I was pretty certain that I wanted to go to law school after college. I have put myself in a pretty good position for law school admissions actually and I would probably be able to get into multiple top 14 law schools.</p>
<p>The problem is that I've realized that I don't really want to be a lawyer. I want to be a doctor. I won't go into how I've finally decided this for the sake of brevity.</p>
<p>Well, now my issue is that after three years of college I have taken 0 BCPM courses. I haven't taken a real math or science class since high school. I don't even have two English classes.</p>
<p>Next year, I still have to take 10 credits of Poli Sci in order to complete my degree. So, factoring this in, I would be able to take some pre-med classes next year, most definitely not enough to complete all of the requirements. I also wouldn't be able to really begin engaging in research or volunteering at hospitals like med schools like. </p>
<p>So what are the options for someone like me? Should I stick it out an extra year in mye college or graduate? I've heard about pre-med post-bac programs. Are those for people who realized later that they wanted to be pre-med or for students who were rejected from med schools the first time around? </p>
<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>Anyone helping the situation?</p>
<p>I think the best option is for you to do a post bac option. They’re usually for people who realized late that they want to do medicine. Most people who were premed to begin with and did not get in the first time around would be either taking a year off to do research or get a master or would be retaking individual classes they did poorly on, not the whole sequence.</p>
<p>Its possible that the school you already go to has post bac program but I’ve heard good things about georgetown on this board as well. I think if you did a search on postbac programs you might be able to find a good one.</p>
<p>And I think the best thing for you to do is do post bac program, maybe while working or something? Post bac programs generally cost less than another year of college would.</p>
<p>CF is right. FYI, it is inappropriate to use private messaging to point people to specific threads.</p>
<p>Why do you need to take classes to complete your degree that you are not planning to use? I have never finished my Engineering degree (3 credit hours away), I did not like it even after working in a field for about 11 years. Do not waste your time and money. Switch to taking Med. School reguirements, if you are serious about your decision. It will take you few years to complete, because you will need very high GPA if you want to be considered for Med. School and they do not like when people are taking required classes in a summer either.</p>