Another "what are my chances??"

[jiepper]

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Hi,

If I decided to do the post-bacc and if I maintain at least 3.5 with the post-bacc program and I only have 3.0 from the undergrad years. What will be my chance of getting in, assuming that 1) I'll have 3.5 new GPA 2) My mcat is above 30. Will the adcom looks at my old grades such as repeated courses, and such? I'm sure many of you posted similar questions to mine, but I'm just really really curious. How many have received the letter of acceptance from med school after graduating from the post-bacc program? I live in WA, and UW post-bacc is very very difficult to get in to. I'll have a microbio from another state school, but I can't repeat those classes that I passed already. Suggestions?? Should I move to another state?

 

[relentless11]

Hi,

If I decided to do the post-bacc and if I maintain at least 3.5 with the post-bacc program and I only have 3.0 from the undergrad years. What will be my chance of getting in, assuming that 1) I'll have 3.5 new GPA 2) My mcat is above 30. Will the adcom looks at my old grades such as repeated courses, and such? I'm sure many of you posted similar questions to mine, but I'm just really really curious. How many have received the letter of acceptance from med school after graduating from the post-bacc program? I live in WA, and UW post-bacc is very very difficult to get in to. I'll have a microbio from another state school, but I can't repeat those classes that I passed already. Suggestions?? Should I move to another state?

Lots of if's and's there. Based on your criteria, I can guarantee you passing the screening phase for schools that screen applications. For school's that don't I can guarantee that you will get a secondary application. As for everything else, I can't say because MCAT/GPA are just part of the huge equation.

But I can tell you this. Adcoms will look at repeated courses. MD programs will see both grades. Really, I've been told that they expect you to do well (e.g.: get an A) the second time, as you have an advantage that most other people don't have. In regards to post-bacc programs, some programs have high percentages of people getting into med school. At UCD, they say its about 80% or so. Other less-structured post-baccs may have less. Anyway, not sure what you are saying when you said you have a microbio from another state school, and not sure why moving to another state would help you repeat classes if you are ethically following the rules. Moving to another state and/or school means you must report all coursework taken at any college, even if you took it 100 years ago. Therefore if they deem your coursework as equivilent to their classes, then I think retaking classes may be a tad difficult. Besides, the course description would make it pretty clear as to what course you are taking (or retaking) even if you went to another state. I mean if you took an Organic Chem course in CA, and moved to FL, although FL is very far away, I think they still call it Organic Chemistry down there too. Maybe I misunderstood what you were asking. If so, please clarify. 🙂

 

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at my old school they called Orgo Structure and Reactivity... at the new school Organic Chemistry... we'll see if the wool will be pulled over their eyes