I am going into sophomore year with a decent, 3.3 GPA in a hard science major, I am premed in a BS/DO program and have a guaranteed admission to my university's medical school. However I've always been interested in going to wall street. Should I attempt to transfer for spring semester? If so where should I go? The other option is either completing my BS and going to Wall street or getting my DO doing a residency and then getting an MBA, the downside is I would be 30+ at that point.
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Whatever you do, don't do the last option.
Don't some school's offer dual MD/MBA programs? Such as:
http://www.hbs.edu/mba/academics/jointdegree/HBS-HMS/mdmba.html
That might be worth considering.
You likely won't be able to get in anywhere worth transferring to with your GPA.
Some schools do, however Harvard B school is a cakewalk to get into compared to their med schools, HMS wants a 3.8, 36 MCAT and accepts 4% of applicants. Even run of the mill med schools like the one I'm accepted to are much more competitive than all but the most competitive B schools and at the top, med schools are infinitely more selective. I was thinking it might be easier to forgo med school and depending on what my gpa was next spring, expecting a 3.6 to apply for the HBS 2+2.
go for it
The dual admission, mock trial, NIH funded research, Chancellor's grant funded research, internship in a top lab, and plan to publish 2 papers in peer edited journal.
You'll still need to explain the GPA, as well as why you think medicine is no longer for you.
Also, if peer-edited = students, it's not as impressive.
No as in peer-edited journals, which are for consumption within the scientific community. Publication in a decent one is considered prestigious in the research world. The peer edit means scientific peers usually Ph.D.s
Yes, I know what a peer-edited journal is, but you also have to remember the definition of the word "peer"
Anyway, getting published in a peer-edited journal is obviously impressive, but if you're smart enough to write that good a paper, why do you have a 3.3, and why do you want to leave medicine? Banks and universities don't care as much about brilliance as they do about getting hard workers.
Take time to pick a career and stick to it.
. Do you have any internship experiences? What makes you sure thats such an easy option? Be aware that your chances of making it big on wall street are slim (e.g. making more than a doctor in one of the higher paying specialities). My mother is a obgyn doctor and your post reminds me of a resident she recently had. He's the exact opposite of what you're thinking of. He graduated with a degree in finance, moved to NY for a financial analyst job, couldnt make a good living by ny standards , THEN went back to school to do his pre-med reqs and applied to med school about 4 years later than average.The 3.3 is courtesy of the draconian curve used in our sciences department, the average GPA at my university is 2.9, the curve in the sciences ranges from 2.2 to 2.7 according to my chem professor, with a 2.5 being the goal usually. I want to leave medicine because I don't have good enough stereopsis for the surgical profession I wish to pursue, pretty much all microsurgery such as hand, neuro and vitreoretinal are closed off to me. As of yet no financial internships although a head honcho gave me an offer at Barclay's, he's a family friend. So the plan is during my winter break I'll spend it a middle market or botique firm, next summer at Barclay's. My father is a physician and I could go into his practice starting for me would be great, I'm just not enjoying medicine as much as I thought I would.
Sounds like you're set dude. Don't let these people deter you. A Pre-med curriculum is way harder than the shit most people do in college. I'm sure you'll be able to rip a lot of the other kids at Barclays to shreds if you spend the summer there.
Thank you, any advice on where I should consider transferring to?
What do you think of Fordham or Richmond for college?
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