Common rejections post-baccs

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Is it just me or do Temple and Goucher post-baccs reject many of their applicants (that seems to be trend as I look back at old posts).
Is there anyone on this forum that has been rejected by Drexel?
It seems as if I am leaning more toward applying to their program.
 
I didn't mean to put an "s" on rejection 😛
 
Temple? Geez, I hope not! Sure you're not thinking of Penn or Bryn Mawr? Where in the old posts have you seen people talking about being rejected by Temple's post-bacc? I had been considering them a safety.
 
I agree? You know alot of people who were rejected from Temple Post Bacc? Temple was my fall back saftey school as well. I went in for my Post Bacc interview and i wasnt nervous at all. The interviewer took one look at my application and other materials and accepted me. Im a 3.4 GPA student coming from art school. If i can make it in there, anyone can just as long as your gpa and previous academic standing isnt horrible.
 
However i was in fact rejected from Upenn. Apparently my lack of clinical experience was a big problem for the program director who interviewed me. My lack of experience in healthcare field and since im coming from a non-academic background (art school) was a big problem for me. The interviewer didnt think I knew what i was getting myself into and he was skeptical about my ability to handle the academic work that was waiting for me.
 
Oh, I guess I was over emphasizing a few negative experiences. Maybe it was moreso Goucher...
 
I was rejected from Goucher. I did interview there, but I was really put off by the director and it might have showed. I was asking what I believed to be reasonable questions (such as would I be able to take calc in the program) and I got the feeling she was annoyed. I also had no 'true' clinical experience at the time. So add one to the pile!
-K
 
Kasey, that's so weird. Asking what classes you may or may not take in the program are very legitimate questions. Sounds like a good thing they didn't accept you. Well, look on the bright side, at least you got to the interview phase. I didn't. Have to keep my fingers crossed for Bryn Mawr interview!!! I read a lot of past posts on this forum about people who did there post-baccs - there are some that will recommend the Bryn Mawr and Goucher program, but on the whole, people say save your $$$ and go to the state school. I just really want to make sure I get top-quality teaching in doing my pre-req which essentially will set the foundation on how I perform on the MCAT and my med school classes. Do you all agree?

Don't mean to offend anyone about state/local schools - I'm just talking about my experience with my local school versus smaller more reputable private schools. I feel that those who go into academia climb the reputation/ranking ladder. They start off a less reputable schools and hope to work their way up to the bigger names schools. This means that more often than not, the big name and big price tag schools end up with better profs. Sure you can good profs. at your teh lower-ranking schools, but you just have to get lucky sometimes.
 
I actually decided to go to my state school and I thought it worked out really well. It was frustrating after graduating from a place where I had 15-20 people in all of my classes, but I found that there was always alot of help provided in terms of help with your classwork and that it wasn't relaly so bad. I think it probably takes more effort to really get the material (well, really it's just easier to slack off when there are 200 people in your class) but if you're committed, you can do it.
-Kasey
 
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