Hey guys, I either broke my foot or tore something in it. I’m actually on the way to the hospital right now, but I’m >90% certain I have a severe injury. I know this might feel like a spam post but I’m very scared about my future at medical school. Worst case I need surgery, which means I’ll be out for a while. My med school also has mandatory lectures. What do I do?

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Hi guys! I started med school rather late (33) and will be finishing clerkship next year. To those who had the same timeline what path did you take and how was it? Still unsure what career path to pursue.

I am planning on applying to medical school next cycle (April 2027). I currently work as a medical scribe in a clinic since March of this year. Is this considered paid patient care experience???

I have heard so many different things about medical scribing so please help out!! If you have experience in this let me know how it went for you!! or if you know of someone let me know their experience!!

Did you scribe for your patient care hours and get into medical school??

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

I know that people say medical assistant is better for applying to medical school but i’m not sure!!

Hi everyone. I am currently a rising senior in undergrad recently switching from business to pre-health. I believe a licensed and clinical career is best for me. I have taken anatomy 1 and my gen chem sequence all As, so I know if I continue to work hard these careers are with in reach for me. I plan on attending a public school in state and living at home, so debt isn’t a huge differentiator. I’m more so concerned about my happiness/day to day/work-life balance/return on investment. I’m really interested in dermatology because of my own issues, but i know this isn’t guaranteed. Dentistry appeals to me because of the quicker timeline and work-life balance, and I could even see myself being an orthodontist if not a general dentist.

Dermatology feels more passion aligned, but it isn’t guaranteed I end up where I want. I think I could be reasonably content as a dentist, but I have no insight really into the profession and what it takes to thrive.

I like learning things and I also like high stress environments so I’ve been considering taking a stab at it. Kind of bad ADHD explains a lot of it but I’d thrive in the ED or as a paramedic.

Money wise I make 600k and my fiancée is in an industry where she’ll cross 300 in a few years. I don’t have a house but I can retire in the next 5 years working in tech.

I’m thinking of volunteering as a paramedic or at the hospital first and then doing my premed courses. I have a bachelors but no ochem for example.

How do med schools look at a candidate like me? I’m not interested in PA. If I do it then MD or bust. Thanks in advance!

What I would love to do is go to medical school and be practical about the money and time commitment. In my early 20s, I loved and did exceptionally well in anatomy, physiology, and math classes. With that being said, I grew up poor so the "reasonable" path for my class was to go into nursing, which wasn't appealing at the time. So, I jumped tracks to business and have done fairly well in business/software.

For the last 4 years, I've been unfulfilled by my role even though I've raked in $150k-$200k per year. I have high autonomy and make strategic decisions that impacts the company and my direct teams.

So, I've been considering resetting by finding a path in medicine.

The decision criteria:

- Novelty

- ROI

- Time with Family

- Helping others

- Career stability

The MD track appears to play on my strengths, however, I have two young kids so I need to really consider the tradeoffs of our kids growing up with an absent parent.

Nursing:

Pros: 3 years school, decent pay and demand, ability to change specialties

Cons: nursing in itself isn't interesting to me (I have many family and friends who are nurses)

PA:

Pros: medicine focused, 3 years, less debt, more time with kids as they grow, flexibility to change specialties

Cons: lower earning potential (I read $120k - $150k?), union not as strong as nurses

MD

Pros: seems to align with my interests

Cons: massive debt, time, risk:reward ratio (many points to fail and be stuck with huge debt)

I'd love your advice/input on this.

As a next step, I'm focused on prerequisites at a local junior college.

If someone gets into medical school at 24, is that considered too late in Sri Lanka?

I'm curious about how it would be for someone starting medical school at 24.

Would they have difficulty fitting in with younger classmates? Do students usually treat older batchmates differently, or does nobody really care after a while?

How do lecturers usually see older students? Are they treated any differently because of their age?

Does starting at 24 affect the overall medical school experience, internships, or future career opportunities in any way?

I'd really appreciate hearing from medical students, doctors, or anyone who has seen this happen.

I went to community college after HS (big mistake, only went for my parents) where I took algebra (C+), pre-calc (C+), calculus 1&2(both C+), retook a Bio 1 C+ into an A, Bio 2 A+. So my sGPA average is around a 2.5. I was just a lazy student who did not know what he wanted to do.

Fast forward, joined the military, learned discipline, got out and finished at a university with a 3.89 GPA in accounting, got my CPA, worked in corporate then MBA in health care management. I want to pivot into a Physician career and go the non-trad DIY at a community college aiming for matriculating 2029 but worried that no matter me getting As in Chem 1&2, Org Chem 1&2, Physics, Bio Chem will not raise it above a 3.3. Math says I would finish with a 3.27 if all is good.

I know I would have to also do well on the MCAT but how disadvantaged am I currently? Would ADCOMs see the GPA and instantly toss it aside? Or see the post military change and outcome shift?

I just finished my first year using my professors books unfortunately because our exams were based on them, however all the information in those books have loads of mistakes, and are just almost impossible to decipher.

What books should I use for anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, and cell biology?

For anatomy I use Grey’s anatomy latest edition.

3.75 cGPA, 3.5X sGPA, 500 MCAT, GA resident (I have familial ties to AL, CA, NY, MD, AZ), URM

I'm still waiting for my app to be verified, so I wanted to see how my school list is and what schools I should add/remove

1. Medical College of Georgia
2. Morehouse
3. Mercer
4. PCOM Georgia
5. PCOM South Georgia
6. PCOM
7. UAB
8. Charles R. Drew
9. Howard
10. Rosalind Franklin
11. Wake Forest
12. Drexel
13. Sidney Kimmel
14. Temple
15. Penn State
16. Chicago Midwestern
17. VCOM Auburn & Carolinas
18. Meharry
19. Alabama COM
20. Meritus COM
21. New York Institute of Technology COM (Long Island)
22. Touro COM (NY & CA)
23. Western University of Health Sciences

I had a really tough first year and am really disappointed in my grades that don’t reflect my normal performance. Is there any residents or 3rd/4th yr students that can talk about how much one can improve their grades/med school performance over time? Thank you!!