Help post bac cross road

[cfsmtih]

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Anyone out there who can offer some help. I am a 25 yr old paramedic with a B.A. and a low gpa (2.3 cum), looking to go back to med school. Question is do I go back to the university where I flunked my science courses, and bang out A's (non-degree, non-matric student), or do I apply as a matric. student to a program that is both basic and enrichment but adds on an extra year of studies.
THe fact is I'm married, and would rather stay close to where my wife works, and the instution I served as an undergrad. How would this look? 😕

The question is how do I make my old university work for me, and is it worth it??????

 

[cher25]

First of all, if you want it bad enough, it's definitely worth it. I suggest that you enroll as a post bac student at your university near home. Since you already have a degree, there's no need to matriculate. You can enroll as a post bac and take about 3-4 advanced science classes per semester for maybe 2-4 semesters and then take the MCAT and apply to med school and/or post bac programs simultaneously. Formal post bacs are great but they don't guarantee you a spot in med school. Very few do. They only improve your chances. Me, I decided to go for a MS in Biomedical Sciences where I'll take 15 credit hours per semester of hard science classes of my choosing (non-thesis). This is just like an informal post bac, but I'll have a degree at the end of it as a reward for my hard work. I also decided to do this route as opposed to a formal post bac because this way is much less expensive. Some of these programs cost more than 20K for the one year. Not to mention living expenses from having to move to another state. So I decided to go for a Masters at a local University where I'll only pay $4000 for the entire degree. A lot more convenient as well. So basically, you should definitely take post bac classes or graduate classes to improve your GPA and prove to the med schools that you have the discipline and ability to survive a tough curriculum. And you must excel on the MCAT.