Hi, I am a 23 year old junior in college and I dream of becoming a doctor one day and am feeling very discouraged. I plan to take the mcat this summer and try my luck. My gpa is a dissapointing 3.2, I am a biology/history double major with a minor in chemistry. I have 1 year of volunteering in a hospital, 2 years volunteering in various other venues, 2 years working as a cna in a nursing home, 5 years of wroking as an Emergency Room tech at a local hospital, 2 years working as a personal care assitant with disabled and underpriviledged. And several other non clinical extra-curricular activities like starting a successfull business for my parents whose english proficiency is lacking,(we are immigrants) etc. I am looking for advice from someone who knows the med school admission process on wheather I should continue to pursue a career in medicine (where I feel alive) or is my gpa too low and I should forget about medicine and branch off into some different channel? Please help, Im really discouraged and dont know what to do.
