Medical School, Dentistry, DAT, MCAT

As many of you already know, I am a Biology Pre-Health Major, and I plan to apply to medical school at the end of my Undergraduate Career. I really want to stick with my goals, and keep my priorities in line, because it is extremely hard to get into medical school. You need at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA, and a 30- something or higher on the MCAT on average. Meaning that people with less might get in, and people with more will get in. The acceptance rates for medical schools are very,very low. Studies show that half of the people that apply to medical schools get rejected from every single one they apply to. Which is my fear. I'm actually a little frightened, because I haven't really thought of a back-up plan. If I don't do too well with that, I am going to take the DAT, and apply to a school of dentistry. If that doesn't work, I'll have to reevaluate my plan and maybe consider graduate school before applying to medical school again.

That is what I really think that I want to do, and if all of that fails, I'll turn to Piloting for a major airline, and managing air traffic control. Which is kind of not what my parents would go crazy for. But you know, I'm trying. Its really hard to get the grades that you want, because I just ahve a lot to do, andmy attention span is terrible. I get distracted so easily, and it feels like the people that don't have plans to go to medical school don't understand how hard it is, and why we work so hard. I consider myself to be very lazy compared to the way that I feel like I should be working. So from now on, I'm going to work harder than I ever have worked before, and put my schoolwork before everything else. Its all a big competition now.

I'm also going to be a political science minor, so I have to finish all the coursework for that too. But I'm just hoping and praying that things go well for me, and I actually do make it into medical school. I really just hope that everything goes well and the way I planned it. If not, dentistry school is going to be my next option. If I can't go into medicine, I want to be an orthodontist and get a DDS. Either way, the title, "Dr." will be in front of my name.

Anyone else in the same pickle?