Medical student switching to physics
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:42 am
I have taken medical leave from a DO medical school and decided not to return.
It was a difficult choice but I want to pursue physics.
I have a 36 mcat score
Physics and biology double major 3.56 gpa
Tons of hospital and research experience.
I feel complacence and frustration simultaneously because of how hard I worked to get into medical school yet still got into a DO school (second class medical doctor). I feel I wasted 3 years applying to med school and finally getting in to hate it that nothing is worth anything anymore. But I know that feeling is temporary and I really need help and motivation from those who desire a career in physics.
I want to take the physics GrE not only to prove to myself something but for physics application prospects.
I really need help and guidance on how to study for physics GRE. I did well on mcat bc I spent a year studying for it during 2011. I don't know if I can get a good score in time to still apply to physics programs that require a pgre.
So far I felt a compromise in medical Physics just because my medical experience will favor that application.
To be honest, I know gamesmanship is essential but I'm tired of it. I've done it so much for medicine and it was a futile gesture. I really am lost and the only thing I know is how much I missed physics all thru the med school trail.
It was a difficult choice but I want to pursue physics.
I have a 36 mcat score
Physics and biology double major 3.56 gpa
Tons of hospital and research experience.
I feel complacence and frustration simultaneously because of how hard I worked to get into medical school yet still got into a DO school (second class medical doctor). I feel I wasted 3 years applying to med school and finally getting in to hate it that nothing is worth anything anymore. But I know that feeling is temporary and I really need help and motivation from those who desire a career in physics.
I want to take the physics GrE not only to prove to myself something but for physics application prospects.
I really need help and guidance on how to study for physics GRE. I did well on mcat bc I spent a year studying for it during 2011. I don't know if I can get a good score in time to still apply to physics programs that require a pgre.
So far I felt a compromise in medical Physics just because my medical experience will favor that application.
To be honest, I know gamesmanship is essential but I'm tired of it. I've done it so much for medicine and it was a futile gesture. I really am lost and the only thing I know is how much I missed physics all thru the med school trail.