Post-bac program at Penn State

[lpressley130]

Any comments out there about Penn State's post-bac program?

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[johncunningham]

I spent 15 months at Penn State to do my prereqs. All the Chem, O Chem, Physics, Bio, and a few other classes. I took around forty credits in two semesters and a summer. They just put you in with the undergrads, so large classes, and no special attention. They do have a dedicated advisor/staff person that helps you with scheduling, I never had trouble getting a class that I needed/wanted. That person also helps to coordinate your letter and helps with making calls to schools/contacts. There is a pretty dedicated screening process for admission, they only take about 10 people a year, and when I left in '99, they had 100% cumulative placement upon completion of the program. From my year, four went to Jefferson, one to Columbia, one to PCOM, one to Hershey, and I'm not sure about the other guy. I would reccomend the program. I would describe it as under rated and largely unknown. It certainly got me where I was hoping to go. I had a reasonable undergrad GPA 3.4 in a non science major, at a state school, and a 3.8 in the postbac program. That and a 30 on the MCAT got me 8 interviews for med school out of 12 applications. Ended up at one of my top two choices. Good luck

John

 

[lpressley130]

John:
Thanks! I am a graduate of PSU. I would like to fit the classes around my work schedule. I will visit State College on July 29 for the Adult Student Fair at the Penn Stater Conference Center. I plan to re-enroll to see if I'm accepted - the only problem is that it's a 2H drive (one way). But, thanks for the feedback!

Lori Mitchell

 

[preveting]

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