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I'm sad/mad. I just got rejected from Loyola's MAMS program. Four more schools to go, and I'm not sure if my LOR's have even been submitted for those (my pre-med office is so slow!). Considering that my applications are late in the cycle, most likely I won't be going to any MS programs this fall. This leaves me with the only option of continuing as a non-matriculated student, taking courses through an Extension program at UW.
My primary purpose is to raise my GPA. It is the biggest downfall of my stats. I have a 3.0 from Duke and a 27R on the MCAT, which should improve by August (although one can never tell). I have good EC's and decent LOR's. Aside from the MCAT, I need to improve my GPA, which I hoped to do through an MS program. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like that's going to happen. So here's my question:
Will my undergrad GPA encompass the grades I get in these courses I am taking as a non-matriculated student? The grades are recorded on an official transcript so I would think they'd count.
What are the standards for admissions into an MS program or postbacc program anyway? It seems like most students would be applying to these programs with sub-par GPA's in hopes of improving them through these programs. So why are the programs still so competitive?
Are there different levels of competition for MS programs and postbacc programs (i.e. MS is more selective than postbacc)?
What should I do now? Re-apply next year for MS or postbacc programs? Continue taking courses as a non-matriculated student in the meanwhile? This will be my second year off since graduation. When will this "purgatory" period (inclusive of additional schooling until med school matriculation) finally end?
~Dejected from Rejections
My primary purpose is to raise my GPA. It is the biggest downfall of my stats. I have a 3.0 from Duke and a 27R on the MCAT, which should improve by August (although one can never tell). I have good EC's and decent LOR's. Aside from the MCAT, I need to improve my GPA, which I hoped to do through an MS program. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like that's going to happen. So here's my question:
Will my undergrad GPA encompass the grades I get in these courses I am taking as a non-matriculated student? The grades are recorded on an official transcript so I would think they'd count.
What are the standards for admissions into an MS program or postbacc program anyway? It seems like most students would be applying to these programs with sub-par GPA's in hopes of improving them through these programs. So why are the programs still so competitive?
Are there different levels of competition for MS programs and postbacc programs (i.e. MS is more selective than postbacc)?
What should I do now? Re-apply next year for MS or postbacc programs? Continue taking courses as a non-matriculated student in the meanwhile? This will be my second year off since graduation. When will this "purgatory" period (inclusive of additional schooling until med school matriculation) finally end?
~Dejected from Rejections
