Informal post bacc classes

[capfroggy2k]

Hi,

Currently I am taking a psychology class to finish up my Neuroscience degree. I am planning to start studying for the mcat in october and taking the january 2012 mcat.

Eventually I want to apply to medical schools next fall. Between January and Fall I want to take a few classes to boost my GPA as currently I have only a 3.0 sGPA. In my circumstances after I finish my MCAT I will have to start working full-time or part-time at the very least.

I was wondering if anyone is working and doing informal post bacc classes. How many classes are you taking??

By the way, I have already completed my pre-reqs, should I retake any of these if I have C's in a couple. Or should I just start taking some upper-div science courses for GPA boosting. I was thinking about taking human anatomy, human physiology, microbiology, etc.

Thanks

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[NJD519]

If you work full-time you can take two courses a semester, that's what I did. If you are part-time, maybe you can try three? The upper-level science courses you listed are a good idea. I see that your sGPA is 3.0, but is you cGPA good? Also, as a Neuroscience major I'm not sure how much your sGPA will rise with a few more courses...

 

[capfroggy2k]

ok with doing informal post bacc, then I would simply just have to send in my transcript for those classes along with my transcript from my degree to the med schools right?

Thanks

 

[NJD519]

Yes, on the AMCAS application you add another school (where you took the courses) and then in the coursework section you put in the courses with the grades and tag them post-bacc.