Hi,
So just to give a lil' information about myself: I am at an ivy league school with a 3.72 GPA pursuing a Biochemistry (ScB) degree and will be graduating this coming May 2011. Right now I plan on taking a year off to do research (and just to take an overall break) before matriculating into med school god-willingly in Fall of 2012 where I look to enter into an MD/PhD program. Right now I'm looking into primarily working as a tech in a lab to continue working and earning money so that the application process can actually be feasible.
As the semester has gone by, I have been looking more and more into these post-bac programs that are primarily designed to help those from non-science backgrounds or those who wish to improve their academic background to make acceptance more likely.
Personally, I am not looking for these types of programs but am looking more for any fellowships/jobs/etc that would allow me to work in a lab as a tech seeing as I'm currently satisfied with my academic background. If anyone knows of any or if anyone could clarify any misconceptions that I may inherently have (based on reading this thread) about the post-bac programs, any information would be much appreciated. Hope to hear from someone soon. Please and Thanks!
Best,
AceM1188
So just to give a lil' information about myself: I am at an ivy league school with a 3.72 GPA pursuing a Biochemistry (ScB) degree and will be graduating this coming May 2011. Right now I plan on taking a year off to do research (and just to take an overall break) before matriculating into med school god-willingly in Fall of 2012 where I look to enter into an MD/PhD program. Right now I'm looking into primarily working as a tech in a lab to continue working and earning money so that the application process can actually be feasible.
As the semester has gone by, I have been looking more and more into these post-bac programs that are primarily designed to help those from non-science backgrounds or those who wish to improve their academic background to make acceptance more likely.
Personally, I am not looking for these types of programs but am looking more for any fellowships/jobs/etc that would allow me to work in a lab as a tech seeing as I'm currently satisfied with my academic background. If anyone knows of any or if anyone could clarify any misconceptions that I may inherently have (based on reading this thread) about the post-bac programs, any information would be much appreciated. Hope to hear from someone soon. Please and Thanks!
Best,
AceM1188