Post-bac Admissions?

[forte9528]

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Hi I was wondering if you guys could fill me in on what exactly is competitive for admission to a "good" post-bac program. I've been searching around, but couldn't really find anything. I know there's no recipe, but any help would be great.

I'm an undergrad at UPenn, pursuing a BS in Econ/Healthcare Managment from Wharton and a BS in Cognitive Neuroscience (haven't taken premeds though) with a 3.5 GPA, some research experience, some business experience, but no clinical experience. I'm not even sure where to look.

Thanks, any help would be appreciated.

 

[drizzt3117]

If you want to stay in the Philly area, bryn mawr has one of the very best postbac programs, depending on your test scores, I think you'd br competitive, check them out!

Hi I was wondering if you guys could fill me in on what exactly is competitive for admission to a "good" post-bac program. I've been searching around, but couldn't really find anything. I know there's no recipe, but any help would be great.

I'm an undergrad at UPenn, pursuing a BS in Econ/Healthcare Managment from Wharton and a BS in Cognitive Neuroscience (haven't taken premeds though) with a 3.5 GPA, some research experience, some business experience, but no clinical experience. I'm not even sure where to look.

Thanks, any help would be appreciated.

 

[darkjedi]

Hi I was wondering if you guys could fill me in on what exactly is competitive for admission to a "good" post-bac program. I've been searching around, but couldn't really find anything. I know there's no recipe, but any help would be great.

I'm an undergrad at UPenn, pursuing a BS in Econ/Healthcare Managment from Wharton and a BS in Cognitive Neuroscience (haven't taken premeds though) with a 3.5 GPA, some research experience, some business experience, but no clinical experience. I'm not even sure where to look.

Thanks, any help would be appreciated.

I agree with drizzt, you look like a competitive candidate for Bryn Mawr. Just stack up on that clinical experience, not only for applications, but to get a feel of medicine in general. Also, apply early, I made the mistake of applying near the end of the cycle due to the fact that I had to wait to get a LOR. I got waitlisted, but was told that had I applied earlier I would've been accepted. I graduated with a similar GPA as you, however I also received good LOR's from a professor and an attending at the hospital I worked at, so think ahead about that as well. I don't know what your SAT scores are, but if you went to Wharton, I can imagine they are pretty stellar so probably no worries about that.

 

[EJS1979]

We have quite a few Penn people here at Goucher; I have no idea what their stats are like though. I would say that for any program you'll probably need some sort of clinical experience to demonstrate that you're serious about medicine. I'd suggest volunteering at a local hospital or clinic to start with.

Good luck!

 

[darkjedi]

double post sorry