Changed my mind, I want to go to med school, but...

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hi,
this is my first time EVER posting something on this website--just because I was really anxious and I wanted to hear different opinions from different people. </p>

<p>So here is my story:
I just finished my freshman year at UC Irvine; I came in as a chem major aiming for med school, but I was completely terrified by the idea that I had 6~8+ more years of education after undergrad. I was a coward, basically--I decided to neglect what I wanted to do just because it seemed like "too much work." </p>

<p>So I decided to switch into chem engineering major (because it was a practical and well-paying major) and I took pre-req classes to switch into chem e. But after giving a lot of thought and having a nice long talk with my parents, I decided that I want to pursue a career in the medicine field. </p>

<p>The thing is, I had no motivation at all during my freshman year so I completely disregarded academics. Took harder physics classes for engineering pre req, ended up getting C+ in one of the physics classes, got B- in honors chem, so switched into regular chem and got an A and a B+, screwed up in psych and got a B- ... and now my GPA is 2.97 with 50 grade units.</p>

<p>Now I have a goal set in mind, and I know that I'll try my best--and hopefully being a music double major will boost my grades somewhat because music was always my passion and I am confident that I will be able to do well in it. </p>

<p>Looking back now I am devastated; even if I do well in all my classes from now on my GPA will never be near 3.8 that will get me into a decent med school. I thought of sticking to chem e and then going to med school, but that kind of case only applies to brilliant people... and I'm not too brilliant enough to get 3.7's in chem e. </p>

<p>What are the options for me from now on? Will I have a chance to get to places if I do well on MCAT? I'm afraid that my changing of mind this late won't get me anywhere from now on. I'd appreciate a word of advice from you all. Thanks. </p>

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<p>Sorry to hear that</p>

<p>There are few things you can do</p>

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<li>If you get a Final Cgpa and Sgpa at around 3.6 with an high Mcat you are still good for a lower ranked md school, perhaps NOT UcI but schools like Ny medical college. </li>
<li>If you have that Gpa and have a low to medium Mcat then Do school is the option. </li>
<li>If you continue the current trend, a chem e degree is pretty marketable, why do you want be a doctor?</li>
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<p>Don’t worry about getting into a “decent” med school. Every med school will give you the same education and the same degree. :wink: </p>

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<p>My advice is to switch out from Chem. E. My second advice which you could use only for your future, no matter what you do and what your goal is, ALWAYS do your best. you will avoid lots of stress going over your past in your head thing “what I could of done”. Do it for yourself and nobody else, you deserve it. Thinking that you done ALL that you could makes a big difference, gives you confidence in your next step, whatever it is. It is sure way to feel “Looking back now I am devastated”, nobody should ever feel this way!</p>