CUNY Hunter vs Rutgers New Brunswick

[weaselb]

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Any thoughts on CUNY Hunter over Rutgers New Brunwick? I know that Hunter is a pretty strong program with great advising. Anyone know anything in detail about Rutgers or actually go through their postbacc. I'm definitely choosing between these two. Which would you suggest? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[osin83]

rutgers new brunswick no longer has a postbac program as far as I know.

 

[weaselb]

Begging for anyone's thoughts on these two post bacc programs....

 

[hopster]

I am currently in the Postbac program at Rutgers - New Brunswick. I think the program is great and am in the process of applying through the accelerated admissions program to Robert Wood Johnson. PM me with any questions you have, although im takin the MCAT saturday so please excuse any late replies.

 

[saxyukie]

I'm also currently in the rutgers post bacc program. I think it really depends on how well you do in your classes; regardless of which program you went to. Hunter seem to have better reviews and a better advising program. The advisor at Rutgers (you must have met her if you got into Rutgers post bacc program) is not the most knowledgeable and might sometimes be hard to get advising answers from since she doesn't really give you an answer flat out.

Hunter is probably more well known in the medical field than Rutgers since I hear their post bacc is fairly new.

One of the primarily things I looked for when looking at post bacc programs (besides cost) is their linkage program.

 

[businessmd06]

I'm also currently in the rutgers post bacc program. I think it really depends on how well you do in your classes; regardless of which program you went to. Hunter seem to have better reviews and a better advising program. The advisor at Rutgers (you must have met her if you got into Rutgers post bacc program) is not the most knowledgeable and might sometimes be hard to get advising answers from since she doesn't really give you an answer flat out.

Hunter is probably more well known in the medical field than Rutgers since I hear their post bacc is fairly new.

One of the primarily things I looked for when looking at post bacc programs (besides cost) is their linkage program.

If you are a Jersey resident and want a leg up to get into UMDNJ ( A good school for a good price) than Rutgers will help you if you do well in your classes. They do send a lot of people to UMDNJ

 

[BruceWayne]

I think the Rutgers New Brunswick Post Bac is for those who don't have a science background, and are getting their basic courses in to apply for Med School.

The Rutgers Newark post bac (from what I've read so far) deals more with those who need to fix up their undergrad gpa if they've already taken the prereq basic sciences etc.

As for advising, I am a graduate from Rutgers New Brunswick, and for undergrads they have a health professions office. I'm not sure if they use that for postbacs as well. However, the advisors at the HPO can be a bit negative, so don't get discouraged, as they can be negative to everyone and anyone. But they do have a wealth of knowledge.

Do you have a link to the CUNY hunter program?

 

[hopster]

as far as the advising goes at Rutgers -NB you HAVE to deal with the health professions office. Dr. Babiarz is the most helpful man I have met, and is very friendly towards postbacs.

 

[BruceWayne]

Yea Dr. Babiarz is the best one at the HPO in my opinion. He's also the most knowledgeable in terms of postbacs and what to do with the postbac track.

 

[eag]

All I have to say is Lolita Wood-Hill! She was at City College where I did my post bac, but she's now at Hunter. All East Coast Med Schools know her and it will be a tremendous help during your process. She keeps it real and will get you into school if you listen to her advice and trust her. If you are in New york or close by, make an appointment to speak to her. But seriously, everywhere I went, they knew me as "one of Lolita's kids." I don't know about the other program, but the people at UMDNJ know her very well also. ANy questions, feel free to PM me :0)

 

[asjm0525]

I'm also currently in the rutgers post bacc program. I think it really depends on how well you do in your classes; regardless of which program you went to. Hunter seem to have better reviews and a better advising program. The advisor at Rutgers (you must have met her if you got into Rutgers post bacc program) is not the most knowledgeable and might sometimes be hard to get advising answers from since she doesn't really give you an answer flat out.

Hunter is probably more well known in the medical field than Rutgers since I hear their post bacc is fairly new.

One of the primarily things I looked for when looking at post bacc programs (besides cost) is their linkage program.

Is the duration of rutger's post bacc program 1 year? Does it start in the summer or fall term? If it start's in the fall term, is it too late to apply for the upcoming fall term? For in-state residents, how much does it cost? Are you able to work part-time / pursue part-time healthcare related work experience while enrolled in the program? I've heard that Rutger's registration process is difficult...has this affected your ability to enroll in classes according to your curriculum plan and at the desired date/time slots? Do you have a link to the program's website? Can't seem to find it. Sorry for the numerous questions!! Thanks.

 

[ready to pivot]

I just graduated from the Rutger's Post-bac program in New Brunswick. The advising in the official program is really bad, but the career services (Greg Sobol) at Rutgers-New Brunswick and the HPO are really helpful. Rutgers has "linkage" to all 3 UMDNJ schools: RWJ, NJMS and SOM (new). You can start at any point in the school year, fall, spring or even summer. It's very set your own schedule. Most people are working full-time jobs and doing the program, but Rutgers-NB is a huge research facility so there are many resources for finding healthcare-related jobs. There is also a summer research internship just for post-bacs if you're interested. Getting into the pre-med classes shouldn't be a a problem as they are huge, it's getting the right teachers that is the problem. The worst class to register for is definitely Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Lab because everyone wants one teacher: O'Connor. Unfortunately, everything is also being consolidated under one University now, so I'm sure registration will be an even bigger mess in the future. If anyone has any questions about the program, please PM me! Also here is the link for the program:

http://ucnb.rutgers.edu/pre-health/

hope that helps!