So, my story is that I have a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, but my GPA is beyond awful, only a 2.0 in my major and my cumulative is actualy slightly lower if you can believe it. My grades suffered due to when I was 18/19 yrs i became my grandfather’s guardian, handing his house, bills, VA and healthcare issues and was commuting from NH to mulitple locations in MA, where i am from, and even had to deal with some legal things including w/disguntled relatives. It seems however that no one in college admissions world really cares about that, which is fine, i am over it and in retrospect i could have done things differently but at least i did obtain a Bachelors degree.
I am only 24, but i know myself pretty well and now that i have actually had experiences in the real world and from working in a college setting understand more policy and competition, i feel as though i know what direction i want to be in.
I was almost a chemistry major when i started college but stuck to psych. anyways long story short, after unsuccessful attempts at getting into a graduate program, I plan to go back for a second bachelors degree, this time in Biology and satisfying premed req’s. I know that at this point i must be crazy, but i know that i have what it takes to succeed, i just need the door of opportunity to open.
I know i have some significant work ahead of me, but was curious if anyone had advice for me with if this is a good decision, what should i be doing to try and be a competitive non-traditional med student so that within the next 3 to 4 years i can come back and post that it is possible to follow a dream despite hardship.
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