Sorry about the long post...stress....I think answers could potentially benefit other science majors though? davattic check out the bolded programs--no linkages, necessarily, but still options for us.
I'm in a same position as the first poster--human bio major (bachelor of science) who hasn't finished premed requirements.
I was hoping for some very individual advice--I was originally planning on a career in public health, so have a lot of coursework and practical experience in that field (and am not terribly interested in getting more). I have a 3.7 overall and 3.5 science at an ivy and am graduating this may. i haven't taken physics, math, biochem or english, and have Cs in genchem and orgo II. obviously I haven't taken the mcats, but plan to take a course and am good at standardized tests (SAT: 1560). Ideally i'd like to finish those and mayyyyyybe get to retake one of those Cs?
Thusfar I believe UPenn and HES are the best post-bac options for me, though I'm somewhat wary of the latter after reading some conflicting posts here about students with significant science experience. I couldn't find wake forest's post-bac, but am also considering mount holyoke (so expensive!), wash u, cornell, and berkeley. Any others that seem appropriate given the background?
I haven't done as much research into SMPs, but have had a hard time finding something that I qualify for, would allow me to finish up my reqs (not really what SMPs are for, after all), and is reputable. If an SMP sounds like a better option for me, I'm happy to be corrected or directed to do more research!
Finally, I was considering taking my remaining courses through a concurrent enrollment (w/ undergrads, get a transcript, but not enrolled as a student) at a UC or other school. This would be significantly cheaper and probably somewhat faster than the above options. The biggest downsides are that I wouldn't be eligible for a committee letter and wouldn't get advising, both of which I think I sorely need. I might be able to do this at my alma mater--still waiting to hear if this would qualify me for a committee letter there, and somewhat nervous about the potential to get non-As. How important is a committee letter?
I hope I am (or can be) a fairly competitive applicant for top schools, so I'm mostly concerned about which of these non-traditional routes is least frowned upon. I'm very interested to hear any thoughts or suggestions about these three options, or anything I have failed to consider!
Sorry about the tome, and I very much appreciate any advice at all..even if it's to direct me to another thread I have yet to find! Thank you thank you!
