<p>I have seriously been considering a medical education for the past several years, however, I have not made any serious efforts to act on it. Medicine has always been a strong interest of mine, however, I have never felt some deep and longing passion to practice it (I am sure I would enjoy it, I just do not have some ridiculous calling to do it), which people appear to think one needs in order to become a doctor.</p>
<p>In the fall, I will be starting my sophomore year at Ohio State University. The issue is that now, as I continue in my major (Currently I am enrolled in the Business honors program as a finance major) I realize that the possibility of going to medical school is quickly slipping away, unless I do something to give myself the background needed to be able to perform well on the MCAT, should I decide to take it, and apply to medical school.</p>
<p>As far as requirements for Medical School go, I have not taken Physics or chemistry. I have taken 2 quarters of biology, and next quarter I will be finishing up the necessary Math.</p>
<p>If it matters, currently my GPA is a 3.6 and I am enrolled in the honors program.</p>
<p>I am wondering what you think that I should do? Should I start a double major Finance/Biology or something? Or should I just keep on with Finance and make sure that I add in Chemistry/Biology classes to my schedule? Is it too late for me?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>You dont need to double major, but you do need to take the med school prerequisites to do well on the MCATs especially if you dont have a strong science background.</p>
<p>You should probably take the MCATS in your jr year summer (going on to senior). This will allow you 1 year and 1 semester (im assuming you already picked classes for next semester) or 1 year and 2 quarters to take the necessary classes for the MCATs.</p>
<p>I agree with rainbowbrite. Stick with whatever major you choose, but know that if you want to go onto med school then at the very least you’ll need to complete premed requirements (bio, chem, orgo, physics, etc). In the meantime, you could find a cool way to volunteer or shadow some physicians to see if you care about medicine enough to pursue it. Maybe your mind has changed without you realizing it (ie, maybe now you’d find you are really passionate about it, and just needed the right way to get involved).</p>
<p>I don’t think you need some deeply personal reason for wanting to pursue med school, so I wouldn’t stick with business purely because you lack a deeply personal motivation for something else (unless you have a deeply personal motivation for finance?!). You’ll likely find that as you continue with premed stuff (should you choose to) that it’s an academically (and at times, emotionally) challenging course–perhaps the reason many people stick with it is because they have a deeper desire to practice medicine, so going through all of it is worthwhile. Just a thought.</p>
<p>I am a little worried about getting in all the the prerequisite classes done in time. I am also afraid that since I will have to take the MCAT at the end of my Junior year, I will only get one chance to do well on the test.</p>
<p>I am just feeling as though it is too late for me, as I need to advance through chemistry all the way to Ochem, and have sufficient time to study everything properly for the MCAT (Which I assume I only have one shot at)</p>
<p>Has anyone else come in at the beginning of their sophomore year and been in this situation?</p>
<p>Major goal - get your GPA higher. Finish Med. School req., take MCAT(preferrably in spring - summer after junior year), get score, then decide. This is suggested priority list in your specific situation. Double major or not is a personal choice. Most pre-meds have minor or two. Additional advice is to get engaged in medically related EC’s if you seriously considering medicine. Shadowing MD’s, volunteering, interning in Med. Research lab, unless you already doing all of these.</p>
<p>brah you have plenty of time</p>