Do it yourself decision between two schools

[redrosesfi]

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Greetings all,

I graduated from undergrad at UNC and am wanting to do my own postbac. I am deciding between doing it at UNC or NC State in Raleigh. I am an NC resident currently residing in Raleigh. From some of the med schools in NC that I have contacted, it seems to not matter where I take my classes between these two places. However, I wanted to ask around on this forum and see what factors I might not have considered before. I am leaning towards doing it at NC State at the moment just because I already live in Raleigh. There is not much of a price difference (UNC is $1,000 more during the semester). Thank you all.

 

[TriagePreMed]

Go cheaper and/or the place where professors are easiest in grading.

 

[BuddyTheElf]

Go cheaper and/or the place where professors are easiest in grading.

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[Juan Solo]

Either go cheaper or go to the program that you feel more comfortable in to do well. Remember you want to do the absolute best that you can in a post-bac and this will pay off during the application process.

Good luck!

 

[NCOldie]

From what I have seen, NC State only allows 30 credit hours taken through the NDS program (if that's what you're considering taking the credits as). I am currently trying to decide between the two, and I believe UNC has won me over because of this. I hope I don't discover that UNC has the same rule... :-/

 

[LiveLoveLearn]

I would generally say go cheaper. The only reason that I can think of against that is if there is much more availability to get involved in research in one school vs the other.

 

[redrosesfi]

Another thing I need to consider is that UNC requires you to take analytical chemistry and lab before taking organic chemistry II and lab. I think I would much rather take another useful course for the MCAT instead of analytical.

 

[edgerock24]

Go the cheapest and most comfortable route for yourself. Formal post-bac's are silly with some exceptions due to the high costs. Don't be afraid to take your courses at multiple schools. Just don't split up sequences between institutions.