Anyone know the acceptance rates of these programs or what stats I need to be competitive? I'm especially interested in Mills because of the linkage with Tulane (Scripps doesn't really have any linkages that I'm especially interested in except for their DO school, which is a backup plan to MD for me). I'll have about a 3.1 GPA when I graduate, but with a positive trend (crossing fingers). I have a 35 ACT and 1510 SAT (old version), 800 on my bio SATII. Do I have a chance?
Also, will taking some prereqs ahead of time decrease my chances for admissions if I do well in them? It would save me time and money to take them during my last summer and semester of college (graduating next fall) in the case that I don't get into a formal postbac.
Hi OP,
I graduated from Mills last year and I really loved my time there. It was definitely the right program for me.
As far as competitiveness goes, I dont think Mills is as competitive to get accepted to as Gaucher, Scripps, or Bryn Mawrif youd like the statistics give Jo Scullion, the post-bac program coordinator at Mills, a callher number is on the webpage. Mills does very well in placing their graduates into medical school, and a lot of students are accepted to the UCs (we always send a disproportionate number of students to UCSF) and other top-tier schools.
In your case, if you are interested in Tulane then Mills is certainly a wonderful choice because the linkage saves you from having to go through the glide year. I dont know too much about the linkage program though.
As far as your stats go, your GPA does seem a bit low (lets bring it up a bit!), but your test scores are extremeley good. When I applied I had about a 3.45 GPA and a 1300 on my SAT (old version).
Taking the prereqs ahead of time shouldnt decrease your chances of admissions if you do well in them, at least at Mills. However, if you do want to attend Mills, you have to complete at least half of the rereqs at Mills, unless things have changed. Good courses to potentially take before a post-bac program are general chemistry and possibly calculus, because these are the only pre-med courses that are also prereqs for the other prereqs (calculus is a pre-req for physics at Mills, which is calculus-based, but not all programs have calculus-based physics). Statistics might be beneficial too, since some of the UCs require it.
If you graduate in the fall, there is a possibility you can begin Mills in the spring, though this could be rare. You would definetely need to take the first semester of bio and general chemistry so you could jump right in as Mills is a very small program and doesn't have any courses begin mid-year.
However, the most important thing is to do well in the courses you take. An upward trend helps a lot, but it would also help to bring your GPA up as well.
Good luck!
-Brent
