@WayOutWestMom - any thoughts on how the OP is positioned vis-a-vis meeting the MCAT threshold? I feel as if this might be tough, especially given that there’s no break in the program for concentrated MCAT prep.
A 1380 is a very respectable SAT score, but it’s not a “test-taking savant” level score.
My concern is that when you talk about not wanting to give up the physician pathway, all I hear is “FOMO” as opposed to a true, specific, driven desire to become a doctor. Obviously it’s something you thought about when you were younger, and you have a sentimental attachment to that dream. But it isn’t clear to me that this has evolved into a clear-eyed drive, as a young adult, to have a medical career. It sounds as if things like going to school with your friends feel almost equally important. And it’s fine that those things feel important… it just suggests that your desire for a medical career may not be that big of an overriding focus that you’ll want to make many, many sacrifices for.
I’m not trying to discourage you. I’m just hearing you juxtapose what sounds like a happier path (based on your perception) against reluctance to let go of a dream… and I yet don’t know whether the dream is as robust as it will need to be. Hope that makes sense.