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[Hinglish]

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Hi Guys,

I have decided that i am going to go into medicine. Now, I am just wondering what you guys think is a better option for me. I have to take all of the pre-reqs so, should I go to a post-bacc program or go to a local state college to take the requirements? I live in CT so I would go to UCONN for the post-bacc (SCSU for the college). UCONN is like an hour-hour and a half drive for me so the state college seems like a better choice. However, I hear that it is almost a guarenteed acceptance if you do well. It's also 2 years though :/ . I can get through the other classes faster if I go to the state college (and it's cheaper, and closer), but it's riskier. Ahhh the choices. What do you guys think?

 

[tiedyeddog]

Hi Guys,

I have decided that i am going to go into medicine. Now, I am just wondering what you guys think is a better option for me. I have to take all of the pre-reqs so, should I go to a post-bacc program or go to a local state college to take the requirements? I live in CT so I would go to UCONN for the post-bacc (SCSU for the college). UCONN is like an hour-hour and a half drive for me so the state college seems like a better choice. However, I hear that it is almost a guarenteed acceptance if you do well. It's also 2 years though :/ . I can get through the other classes faster if I go to the state college (and it's cheaper, and closer), but it's riskier. Ahhh the choices. What do you guys think?

What is your GPA and major for your degree?

 

[chief illiniwek]

This is a sticky situation. My advice would depend on your previous college GPA, work experiences, motivation for going into medicine, research, and a handful of other things, so you might as well post that for future readers.

Long story short, if you have a strong application outside of the pre-reqs problem and you don't mind going to a lower-tier medical school, then you should be fine at your "state college". If you are afraid the other aspects of your app are weak, then get to UConn and do the two-year program.

Finally, I suggest you post this over in the non-trad forum. Good luck!

 

[tiedyeddog]

This is a sticky situation. My advice would depend on your previous college GPA, work experiences, motivation for going into medicine, research, and a handful of other things, so you might as well post that for future readers.

Long story short, if you have a strong application outside of the pre-reqs problem and you don't mind going to a lower-tier medical school, then you should be fine at your "state college". If you are afraid the other aspects of your app are weak, then get to UConn and do the two-year program.

Finally, I suggest you post this over in the non-trad forum. Good luck!

Exactly my thought.

 

[Hinglish]

Thanks for the advice and keep it coming!

My previous GPA is a 3.73

i have a double major in education and english and a double minor in history and psychology.

i have worked a summer school teacher and I have been a psychiatric residential counselor for 4 years now.

Hope that helped! I plan on starting my volunteer at a hospital/special olympics/homeless shelters/ hospice asap!!

 

[tiedyeddog]

Thanks for the advice and keep it coming!

My previous GPA is a 3.73

i have a double major in education and english and a double minor in history and psychology.

i have worked a summer school teacher and I have been a psychiatric residential counselor for 4 years now.

Hope that helped! I plan on starting my volunteer at a hospital/special olympics/homeless shelters/ hospice asap!!

If I was you I would just do the prereqs. Post Bacc can also be super bad for you (black-balled if you do poorly) and the expense will be huge. Just do the pre-req classes and do well on the MCAT.

Your GPA is good just keep it where it is when you do the pre-reqs.

 

[Tiare208]

Ummm isn't ANYONE "blackballed" for doing poorly on the prereqs regardless of whether it was in a post-bacc or not?

 

[chief illiniwek]

yeah, i'll agree with tiedyedog on this one. just do the pre-reqs and don't worry about the post-bacc.

 

[balloons]

Hi Guys,

I have decided that i am going to go into medicine. Now, I am just wondering what you guys think is a better option for me. I have to take all of the pre-reqs so, should I go to a post-bacc program or go to a local state college to take the requirements? I live in CT so I would go to UCONN for the post-bacc (SCSU for the college). UCONN is like an hour-hour and a half drive for me so the state college seems like a better choice. However, I hear that it is almost a guarenteed acceptance if you do well. It's also 2 years though :/ . I can get through the other classes faster if I go to the state college (and it's cheaper, and closer), but it's riskier. Ahhh the choices. What do you guys think?

How bad do you want to go to UCONN? I was actually accepted there and I really liked the school. I liked their preceptorship program and the school as a whole. However, your stats are really good so if you do well taking courses at the state school, bang out your MCAT and get some medicine-related ec's under your beltM you will be fine to apply and get accepted at more schools then just UCONN. If you're dead set on UCONN, the 2 yr program might be a good idea. Otherwise, go the easier route and take the classes at your ststae school

 

[tiedyeddog]

Ummm isn't ANYONE "blackballed" for doing poorly on the prereqs regardless of whether it was in a post-bacc or not?

I think the OP is talking about doing a SMP at UConn, which I think, would include some classes that medical students take. If you do poorly in those classes, why would an ADCOM let you in to their school? They already know you have a tough time with the load, it can't be good.

This is suggested in a book from Kaplan about getting into medical school. If this is true or not, I don't know. Just my $.02.

 

[NicoDuval]

I did a post-bacc at a local state school. My other choices for post-bacc in the Baltimore area was Johns Hopkins and another expensive private school. I decided to do the state school and save 20 thousand to 30 thousand. The post-bacc is set up to specifically meet the needs of those students. We got to register for classes before any other undergrads to ensure we could get all the classes we needed for the semester. They also had a committee to help with problems, do a mock interview and to write a committee letter for med school. My first time applying, I got no interviews. Second year through I got in. I am the only person from my group that has gotten accepted so far. I have heard that for the other post-baccs, you are almost gauranteed entrance to a med school if you complete the program, which wasn't the case at mine. So, I would talk to someone at the post-bacc and see their success rate to see if it is worth the trip.

 

[atomi]

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