Chances of Post-Bac Admittance? Help!

[cheese17]

There have probably been a million threads about this, but I really need some advice on applying to a post-bacc program!!

I just graduated from the University of Michigan (May 2016) with a degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering. I have an overall gpa of 3.64 (my major gpa is probably around a 3.8), but my science gpa is definitely low, I have taken genchem, bio 1, and physics 1 and 2, and I received a B+, A-, B-. and B+, respectively. In terms of experience, I had a direct patient care job as an aid for a paraplegic during my senior year, and I just started a year-long fellowship as a management engineer for the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan Health System, which will conclude next summer.

I know that becoming a physician is my true goal, and I ideally would like to enter a post-bacc program in fall 2017. I am just wondering what my true chances are of getting accepted to a program like Columbia or UPenn with my current credentials? Columbia is especially attractive to me because of the many linkages. I just worry that my grades and experiences aren't enough because of the competitiveness of these programs.

Thanks for your help!

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[Plastic156600sub3]

If you haven't bought the MSAR you should, it'll help you gauge GPA for each school. If you know the schools you like, give the admissions department a call or a visit. No one would know better than them. Your grades will get you into a medical school. It may or may not get you into those, but there are other options if you don't get into them.

 

[DrMikeP]

Too early to really tell. A lot will depend on your MCAT and how you do on the rest of your sciences. You need to be closer to that 3.8 bcmp gpa but could get into a good school with a bit less. Be sure and take biochemistry. It really really depends on your performance over this next yr. You also want to get in some shadowing and maybe work as a scribe. Do some reading on sdn to put together the BEST plan.

Best of luck

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

 

[cheese17]

Too early to really tell. A lot will depend on your MCAT and how you do on the rest of your sciences. You need to be closer to that 3.8 bcmp gpa but could get into a good school with a bit less. Be sure and take biochemistry. It really really depends on your performance over this next yr. You also want to get in some shadowing and maybe work as a scribe. Do some reading on sdn to put together the BEST plan.

Best of luck

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

Thanks so much for your response! Just to clarify, I am applying to a post-bacc pre-med program, not med school yet. So I won't be taking the MCAT this year or taking any undergraduate science classes. That's why I'm applying to the post-bacc, so that I can complete the prerequisites and take the MCAT to then be able to apply for med school (I will ideally complete a post-bacc with a higher GPA than my current). So my question in this post was basically what are my chances in getting into, say Columbia's post-baccalaureate pre-med program with my current GPA and background. I know how competitive medical school can be, but I'm really not sure how competitive post-baccalaureate programs are at these schools.

 

[DrMikeP]

Your chances of getting into a postbac are good. Almost guaranteed of a second bachelor's program somewhere. Lots of ways to get the needed courses discussed on sdn if you have not considered such.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk