Need advice

[Aleeeee]

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Hi guys, this is my first time posting in this forum so please excuse me if I've created this in the wrong thread.
I have just recently graduated from a UC in California with a BS degree in Biology. My major issue is that I goofed off quite a bit in college and now I am sadly stuck with a regretful GPA of only 2.7. My goal as of now is to apply to a private school, however; I was advised to raise my science GPA to at least a 3.1 to be considered competitive. I am currently in the process of enrolling at a community college to finish some prerequisites such as Anatomy, Physiology, and Speech... but as of raising my GPA, I am unsure of what to do.
I have read up on post-bacc programs, but I am ineligible for many of them and I fear there I may be rejected because of high competition. If anyone can please advise me on what to do, I would appreciate it so much. Thank you

 

[ChE04]

I'm not sure how pharm schools deal with post-bacc grades, but with med schools you can do an informal post-bacc at a university of your choosing and pick your classes a la carte. It is not necessary to matriculate into a formal post-bacc program. You might try contacting a few schools and get some feedback straight from the horse's mouth (do people still say that nowadays?).

 

[Aleeeee]

I'm not sure how pharm schools deal with post-bacc grades, but with med schools you can do an informal post-bacc at a university of your choosing and pick your classes a la carte. It is not necessary to matriculate into a formal post-bacc program. You might try contacting a few schools and get some feedback straight from the horse's mouth (do people still say that nowadays?).

That sounds quite expensive, but I guess that is the only choice I have! Thank you for the tips 🙂

 

[Chip N Sawbones]

That sounds quite expensive, but I guess that is the only choice I have! Thank you for the tips 🙂

Doing a self-constructed postbac and picking your own classes at your state 4-year college will almost certainly be cheaper than a formal postbac. Any 4-year college will work; it doesn't have to be a private school or even a good state school.