Originally posted by honestpredent
Your response would be much stronger if you listed some schools.
you're right. I've explained my situation a few times before, but here it is again. My first few years of undergrad was terrible. i lacked motivation, goals, had poor study habits. i had tons of C's, couple D's and an F. With these grades, i applied to D school in 2001. Not to my surprise, i didnt get in anywhere, no interviews, all rejections.(not only had bad grades, but applied extremely late too) my dats scores were a 19, 19,17.
That application cycle made me realize that i must do something and change or i'll regret it later. so during my last year of undergrad, i lived in the library and kicked some upper division science course asses. (straight A's) Thinking that 1 year wont convince adcom about my true abilities compared with years of crappy grades, i decided to do an official POST BAC program for med students.(they made an exeption for me). Again, i did very well in upper div science classes, like biochem, endocrinology, molec genetics. etc. So i guess what im saying is, for my case, I really needed to prove to d schools that I am a qualified applicant who was misguided early on. The only way i could think of to prove this was to enroll in a curriculum that was challenging, similar to what i would experience in dental school.... and from the results, i am glad that i put myself through it. In fact, most interviewers have been praising my accomplishments and told me that they wont count my earlier grades against me.... which was a big relief. But remember, post baccs are most useful if you do well in them. so far , ive been accepted to bu and nyu. and few more interviews to go too.... just my 2 cents.
