goucher info?

[michaelf626]

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hi,
has anyone here done the goucher post bac program, or know someone who has?

if so, could you please give a little feedback on the program, the ins and outs, the pros and cons....stuff i suppose that you wouldnt find on their website. i have become really interested in goucher and bryn mawr b/c of their linkage programs and their smaller setting, and their one year option....and goucher's effort to create classes for post bac students sounds really cool.........but how competitive is it to get in????

any help is appreciated...
michael

 

[seethrew]

I went to Goucher. Here are some grits:
(my opinion only, not set in stone, could be quirks of my year - disclaimer)

Pros:
You get a lot of help from classmates, v. cooperative
Can live close enough to walk to campus
Small campus makes it easy to get around, do errands
Can access advisors v. easily
Administrative assistant in the dept. is super
Connections with alums in med school have been a great resource
Can access other libraries in town - like Hopkins
Have an MCAT prep class included
Application coaching after your done with the year
A day or half-day off to volunteer/study during week

Cons:
With a small group, who is to say what the dynamic will be like
Intensity level (this may be self-inflicted or a pack mentality thing)
Annoying to get into buildings on off hours
Library doesn't have great hours
Seems like classes got cancelled at campus for weird reasons, messing up schedule a bit
A VERY long winter break - I would have rather been done sooner with the year

Just a few.
PM with questions...