Hey everyone. I have been out of college for a few years now, working, and applied to AUA back in college. I decided to finally complete the application and I got in for THIS semester, like in 2 weeks, to my surprise.
I know I can save 2 years of my life getting a masters by going to an international med school, but I am worried about AUA since they are a lower tier international med school. I want to avoid Family Practice and Internal Medicine at all costs, and I know the odds are stacked against me going to AUA, but its not impossible to say the least. I was thinking of taking off work for a semester, sitting down for the MCAT, and trying to get into a higher tier international school to better my odds of not getting into a bottom tier residency. But would really make that big of a difference going to Ross over AUA that it warrants me spending an extra semester studying for the MCAT?
Though the MCAT prep might be useful since I've been out of school for a while and barely remember anything, but I was under the impression that med school is there to prep you for Step 1 so they will teach you everything you need to know? Thanks beforehand for any replies!
EDIT: Forgot to mention my stats, 2.8 GPA, AUA told me I need the MCAT so I sat down and took it blind and got a 22. I can't get into an American med school regardless of how high I get my GPA.
I know I can save 2 years of my life getting a masters by going to an international med school, but I am worried about AUA since they are a lower tier international med school. I want to avoid Family Practice and Internal Medicine at all costs, and I know the odds are stacked against me going to AUA, but its not impossible to say the least. I was thinking of taking off work for a semester, sitting down for the MCAT, and trying to get into a higher tier international school to better my odds of not getting into a bottom tier residency. But would really make that big of a difference going to Ross over AUA that it warrants me spending an extra semester studying for the MCAT?
Though the MCAT prep might be useful since I've been out of school for a while and barely remember anything, but I was under the impression that med school is there to prep you for Step 1 so they will teach you everything you need to know? Thanks beforehand for any replies!
EDIT: Forgot to mention my stats, 2.8 GPA, AUA told me I need the MCAT so I sat down and took it blind and got a 22. I can't get into an American med school regardless of how high I get my GPA.