from nursing to med school, RN to MD

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HI,

i'm from Montreal and I did my BscN and worked in orthopedics for 1 1/2 then moved on to emergency for the past 2 1/2 years. i'm about to start a northern nursing contract that i intent to do for a year (to pay off bills and save $$$) before going back to school. I really wanna go to med school but would be willing to do nurse practioner. And here lies my problem; I graduated from my bach with a 2.6 GPA and I am well aware I need a better GPA to do anything.

My question is: what program or courses do i need to take to boost up my GPA? Would I have to restart and complet a whole 4 year program plus MCATS to get a chance?:(

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Do you have all the pre-req for Med school? Check out med schools your interested in and see what courses you need. Have you been volunteering? I know a friend of mine who has been accepted to med school. Her GPA was competitive plus she did a lot of volunteering. I'm sure your work experience count for something but I think they have to see that you're well rounded individual. Also, your personal statement has to be impeccable if anything else fails.

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why spend so much time in med school when u could become a nurse practitioner? if you want to boost your grades and meet pre-req's, then consider getting a second degree or post grad diploma in something like kinesiology, biology or health sciences. I have been sick and my grades plummeted last semester in my health science degree and so i calculated it would be impossible to raise my gpa over 3.3 without going that route. Everyone I know in/applying to med school has a gpa over 3.5 and volunteer all the time.

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I'm from Montreal too, which university did u go to?

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Hmmm...the left corner of this page says "nurses talking about nursing." Sad. I do really love nursing and think it's a great profession, but I understand your desire for change. I'm actually in the same boat. I've emailed 8 Canadian med schools about this issue actually, as I did a BA b/f I did my BScN. My BA GPA was.....not good. Anyway, I have all the info about which school accepts cgpas & gpas & best 2-yr gpas etc., all pertinent to your situation. Plus, which schools recognize BScN sciences as pre-reqs. Again, since this is really a nursing site...just send me an email & I'll send you the details about the schools.

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Hmmm...the left corner of this page says "nurses talking about nursing." Sad. I do really love nursing and think it's a great profession, but I understand your desire for change. I'm actually in the same boat. I've emailed 8 Canadian med schools about this issue actually, as I did a BA b/f I did my BScN. My BA GPA was.....not good. Anyway, I have all the info about which school accepts cgpas & gpas & best 2-yr gpas etc., all pertinent to your situation. Plus, which schools recognize BScN sciences as pre-reqs. Again, since this is really a nursing site...just send me an email & I'll send you the details about the schools.

Hi there,

Could you please send me the info ( BScn to med school) as well. Thanks a bunch....

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