harvard post-bac program

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who can tell me a lil about the harvard program. DOes it have direct linkage with other med schools?? Do most of the people get into a med school the very next year???....thanks!
 
ucsb101 said:
who can tell me a lil about the harvard program. DOes it have direct linkage with other med schools?? Do most of the people get into a med school the very next year???....thanks!
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No linkages. If you really want to set it up with no glide year, I think it is possible.

Thanks Junebuguf for the links--- if you cant get what you want out of those, I may be able to point you in the right direction. 👍
 
I'm also considering taking some courses at HES. Is what I read in the threads junebuguf listed above true? That there is no curve in any of the HES classes except bio? I am wondering if I would be better off taking the courses I need at BU where I could enroll in the same courses as undergrads and benefit from the curve instead of taking the course at Harvard. I'm especially worried because I was a non-science major.

Any advice much appreciated.
 
PineappleGirl said:
I'm also considering taking some courses at HES. Is what I read in the threads junebuguf listed above true? That there is no curve in any of the HES classes except bio? I am wondering if I would be better off taking the courses I need at BU where I could enroll in the same courses as undergrads and benefit from the curve instead of taking the course at Harvard. I'm especially worried because I was a non-science major.

Any advice much appreciated.
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I'm currently taking gen. chem 1 at Harvard Extension and Professor Logan has made it clear that there is no curve. However, the class is designed so the majority of the students will earn A's and B's. 100% - 85% is an A, 84% - 70% is a B. If a student can not earn, at least, a 75% in general chemistry then...(you all get where I'm going with this)! In a class graded on a curve the majority of the students will earn C's. So, consider the no curve policy as an advantage rather than a hindrance. 👍

See you around the yard.

JRJ
 
jays2cool4u said:
However, the class is designed so the majority of the students will earn A's and B's. 100% - 85% is an A, 84% - 70% is a B.
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Now that I can handle.
Hmmm... too bad that 100%-85% = A couldn't be applied to some of my ugrad classes. 🙂

Do you know if most of the other pre-med courses are like this?
I'm primarily looking to do Orgo and Physics at HES.
 
Orgo and Physics seem to run more along the lines of 90-100 is an A 85-90 is an A-, Both classes are great at HES. I just finished, and I, along with many of my friends in the program, have already been accepted at great schools. If you have other questions PM me, I am an Orgo TF here at HES but I took all the other Basic Sciences here as well.
 
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