<p>Well, I’ve looked over a few posts and it looks like alot of people don’t have much to say about those who have messed up royally in H.S. But as of now I screwed up and ended up getting my G.E.D. and started Computer Operations Technology at some tech school, transferred from there to ITT Tech where I was going to get my Bachelors in Information System Security, but I’m changing courses because I know what I really wanna be, so I’m changing down to get an associates degree in some other course, and do that for a little while for a job, my first question is, is there any way someone in my situation could get into Med school? I’d really really really like to do it, I worked when I was 17-18 as a CNA, and done great at job, just hit a few rough spots and messed up. Anyone got any good news at all maybe? I’d really like going to school to be a doctor if I was at all able to… I’ve just seen a few different posts on some other sites that kinda frowned on it, but just wondering if there was any way at all to get into med school… thanks</p>
<p>Yes, you’d have a chance with excellent grades, appropriate coursework, and a clear, demonstrated interest in medicine. It might be worth it to pursue graduate work in a science or health related field first or to work in a health related field first and after working for a while apply to med school.</p>
<p>With all due respect, I would not depend on this site. Select a few medical schools and contact them directly with the details of your life and interest.</p>
<p>They’ll send you admissions info. It’s pretty consistent across the schools, though selectivity varies a bit. Admission to med school is, obviously, very competitive. There certainly have been people who have taken non-traditional routes to med schoool, so don’t give up. Get informed and if you want to do, plug away a step at a time.</p>
<p>The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a good place to start. It also lists all the med schools in the US. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.aamc.org/medicalschools.htm[/url]”>http://www.aamc.org/medicalschools.htm</a></p>
<p>Thanks for the info, on a few other websites they didnt seem very supportive lol…glad to know I still may have a chance tho, made alot of mistakes, and yeah I regret them, just trying to make up for it now.</p>
<p>I got my GED and continued on to college and an MBA - I do not feel that your GED should hinder you in any way. Many undergraduate schools accept GED ( you’d be surprised) provided you are a good candidate otherwise ( ie, decent SAT scores, recs, essays) . Once you are in a 4 year college nobody will know what you did before that. Perform well in undergrad and do well on your tests for med school and you have the same chance as anyone else. Your high school record is basically null and void once you get your Bachelors.
Good Luck !</p>
<p>Have you checked the forums at [url=“<a href=“http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■%22%5DStudentDoctor.net%5B/url”>http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■”]StudentDoctor.net[/url</a>]? They have a section specifically for nontraditional students.</p>
<p>What exactly you mean by “non traditional”? I’ll check that place out 
Thanks, just curious is there any “lists” showing all of the different fields in healthcare, theres so much that interests me, just trying to find that “Right Thing” haha.</p>
<p>I don’t frequent the StudentDoc forums too often, but I believe “nontraditional students” is what they call students who don’t go straight from high school to bachelors degree to med school applications. The website has a lot of other useful boards too, but I would guess that the folks on the nontrad board would give you better advice on course scheduling and application strategies from the perspective of those who have left careers in completely different fields. They would also give helpful advice on working fulltime while taking bachelors classes, if that is something you intend to do in the future.</p>
<p>Yes, that’s what’s meant by non-traditional. Either students who don’t go straight from HS to bachelor’s degree to med school, with maybe a year off between college and med school. Could be people who spend time in another career, medical related or otherwise. Or, could be people who earn a GED like you.</p>