Hi everyone,
being that I am currently a post-bacc, I thought I would let you guys know what my experince has been like. I graduated last year, and had applied to med schools for last year's entering class. My GPA was quite low (3.0), but my MCAT scores were fairly high (32T). However, I did not get in....didn't even get any interviews, which was not much of a surprise. Anyway, I applied to the post-bacc program at MCP Hahnemann Univ, in Philadelphia. They have two programs, one for those who haven't had much science and/or have done poorly on MCATs, and one for those who did not do well in undergrad but have had all the required science classes. I am in the latter program, and we take the same classes as first year med students. Thus far, I have had two interviews and have been accepted to one school (UHS), and I must credit my performance at this post-bacc program for that.
My advice to anyone in my situation is this - if you haven't done well in undergrad but are confident that you have the capability to handle med school work, and are absolutely sure that medicine is the way you want to go, then take the post-bacc route. I am not sure about other programs, but MCP Hahnemann has a one and two year program - most, including myself, will be leaving after one year because we have been accepted to med school, but there are others who either did not apply to med school this year, or were not accepted. Many of them will be staying for the second year, and will earn an MS at the end of the second year. From what we are told, the acceptance rate for med school for both years combined is approx. 90%.
Hope that helps! Good luck to all of you in your pursuits.
