Better chances if....

[CorrieNC]

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If a school require more pre-req's in higher level courses (such as Auburn or Tennessee [requiring biochem, genetics, and/or cell bio]) or require a BS is there a significantly smaller amount of applicants?

Does this give those applying to those schools are better chance because there are fewer applicants?

Or do they have a worse chance because they are "equal" to all of the other applicants?

Would you be better applying to schools that you'd be competing with students without a BS?

This is of course assuming you had solid gpa, pcat, and ECs.

Thanks!

 

[ASuw]

In my opinion it is easier to get in schools which require a BS because the competition is less and then everybody applying holds a degree so basically they have done higher level courses but in schools where only 1 or 2 years prereq are required are disadvantageous for ppl holding a BS degree or for ppl who are in upper years because i feel its still easier to score high grades in 1st year but as u progress ur courses become hard and its difficult to get such high gpa. But again, this is my perspective some ppl might feel opposite, as mostly 1st years students havent decided their life goals and maybe some of them needs time to get accustomed to the university background, so i think it depends on person to person.

I think i would be applying to schools which requires BS degree (considering i have completed my BS degree) in other words i wouldnt like to compete with 1st years if i have done upper level courses because its harder to achieve high gpa in upper year courses as they are tougher...atleast for me

 

[pharm B]

There's no easy answer to this. Schools rank your application in many different ways. Those schools that don't require a degree might see having one as a big plus, or it might not figure into the equation at all.

To be honest, if you've got a bachelors degree, why wouldn't you stand out when applying to a program that only requires the ~2 years of pre-req coursework? You can see that you've got a better chance at most of these schools by looking at the schools' stats. The number of applicants admitted with degrees is on the rise, and you're on better footing if you're one of those applicants.