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Hey y'all,
After two years of teaching with Teach for America, I've decided to go back to school to take pre-med classes. Based on what I have read, taking classes at a community college is not advisable.For purposes of cost, I'm ruling out formal post-bacc programs in favor of informal post-bacc at a four year public university in Massachusetts. I would like your take on where would be best. My options are:
UMass Amherst
Umass Boston
Umass Lowell
Worcester State University
All of these, once admitted, allow access to pre-med advisors and offer the required classes year round. The biggest difference is the size and prestige of the university and the availability of research. Umass Amherst has the largest research presence, then Umass Boston, and finally Umass Lowell with the smallest. Should I factor in the size of the university when making a decision about where to go? Or should I go for the closest, least expensive option?
A little about me I graduated with a BA in Spanish, Philosophy, and Literature from a public university with a 3.7 GPA, honors in Spanish, and Phi Beta Kappa. sGPA was a 3.5 with 3 graded classes. No research experience besides for seminar classes in Spanish and volunteer experience with local schools, food bank. I also designed a mentor program that was adopted by the university for students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. I'm just finishing up a Master of Education degree at a university in New England with a 3.7 GPA.
After two years of teaching with Teach for America, I've decided to go back to school to take pre-med classes. Based on what I have read, taking classes at a community college is not advisable.For purposes of cost, I'm ruling out formal post-bacc programs in favor of informal post-bacc at a four year public university in Massachusetts. I would like your take on where would be best. My options are:
UMass Amherst
Umass Boston
Umass Lowell
Worcester State University
All of these, once admitted, allow access to pre-med advisors and offer the required classes year round. The biggest difference is the size and prestige of the university and the availability of research. Umass Amherst has the largest research presence, then Umass Boston, and finally Umass Lowell with the smallest. Should I factor in the size of the university when making a decision about where to go? Or should I go for the closest, least expensive option?
A little about me I graduated with a BA in Spanish, Philosophy, and Literature from a public university with a 3.7 GPA, honors in Spanish, and Phi Beta Kappa. sGPA was a 3.5 with 3 graded classes. No research experience besides for seminar classes in Spanish and volunteer experience with local schools, food bank. I also designed a mentor program that was adopted by the university for students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. I'm just finishing up a Master of Education degree at a university in New England with a 3.7 GPA.