johns hopkins program

[rosiemarie]

I've been reading the forums for a few months, and have seen very little discussion of the johns hopkins post-bac program. Does anyone have experience (or hearsay) about it? I'd be very curious!

thank you!!

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Have you done a search? There's actually quite a bit of info on the JHU program on this site...

 

[rosiemarie]

maybe i'm not using the search correctly?? I've tried typing in every combination of "jhu" "hopkins" "post-bac" "post-bacc" "postbac" etc. that I can think of... do you have a suggestion as to what i'm doing wrong?

thanks so much!!!!

 

[ssingh0]

go to advanced search, then in the "search forums" box on lower right, select post-bacc only. that should bring up relevant results

 

[rosiemarie]

thank you!! (i now feel like an idiot. of course.)

 

[montessori2md]

I know JHU's post-bacc program has linkages with med schools, including GWU. You take your courses w/ undergrads.

 

[ssingh0]

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[NRAI2001]

I know JHU's post-bacc program has linkages with med schools, including GWU. You take your courses w/ undergrads.

Where did you hear that JHU has linkages with other med schools? Does it have a linkage with its own?

Have a link to the program? Do you take prereqs or upper div undergrad classes?

 

[NapeSpikes]

Where did you hear that JHU has linkages with other med schools? Does it have a linkage with its own?

Have a link to the program? Do you take prereqs or upper div undergrad classes?

http://www.jhu.edu/postbac/

and

http://www.jhu.edu/postbac/linkage.html

 

[NRAI2001]

http://www.jhu.edu/postbac/

and

http://www.jhu.edu/postbac/linkage.html

With all these prereq post bacc programs, can you still enter the program if you have already done most of your prereqs?

 

[NapeSpikes]

With all these prereq post bacc programs, can you still enter the program if you have already done most of your prereqs?

No. You can have done some, but completing most will automatically keep you out of the running. The types like JHU's are mainly geared towards people who were non-science majors in undergrad.

 

[NRAI2001]

No. You can have done some, but completing most will automatically keep you out of the running. The types like JHU's are mainly geared towards people who were non-science majors in undergrad.

I ve finished all of the prereqs but two of them, which i was planning to finish this summer. I didnt do so great on my prereqs, so would it be possible for me to do a program like this and just retake the prereqs?

 

[MediMama23]

I ve finished all of the prereqs but two of them, which i was planning to finish this summer. I didnt do so great on my prereqs, so would it be possible for me to do a program like this and just retake the prereqs?

Johns Hopkins and programs like JHU are for career-changers, people who have basically never taken the pre-req or haven't taken the majority of them. From what I've read, these types of programs don't encourage re-taking courses with them (and it sounds like med schools would rather you prove yourself with upper level courses, anyway). It might serve you better to look for record-enhancing programs, and then finish the two pre-reqs you haven't done with them as well.

 

[NapeSpikes]

Johns Hopkins and programs like JHU are for career-changers, people who have basically never taken the pre-req or haven't taken the majority of them. From what I've read, these types of programs don't encourage re-taking courses with them (and it sounds like med schools would rather you prove yourself with upper level courses, anyway). It might serve you better to look for record-enhancing programs, and then finish the two pre-reqs you haven't done with them as well.

Agreed. These types of programs will not even consider you if you have taken almost all your prereqs.