Post Bac vs Masters?

[LilyBrunes]

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Hi everyone! I'm extremely confused and was just wondering if anyone could help me out.

I have a low GPA (2.9 science) but I've had straight A's with 12 credits of upper level bio for the past 2 semesters. I was going to continue with another year, and if I get the same type of grades I have gotten this semester, my BCP gpa would be a little bit above a 3.0. I'm from Florida and I'm really hoping to get into any Florida school, and since LECOM is new, I was thinking my chances might be better there.

But I've recently met up with a dean of admissions form NOVA 2 months ago and I was discouraged when he told me that continuing on with just taking upper level bios wouldn't help and that I need to get into a masters program (like NOVA's for instance) and while I know that NOVA is more competitive than some other schools, it really made me wonder.

Would an upward trend of 2 years of straight As in all upper level science courses with a 3.0 science GPA be enough to get interviews? Or would I need to do a masters program or post bac (considering the fact that I had a horrendous GPA for so long)? And also is it necessary to do a masters program or would a post bac be sufficient?

 

[molar3]

Hi everyone! I'm extremely confused and was just wondering if anyone could help me out.

I have a low GPA (2.9 science) but I've had straight A's with 12 credits of upper level bio for the past 2 semesters. I was going to continue with another year, and if I get the same type of grades I have gotten this semester, my BCP gpa would be a little bit above a 3.0. I'm from Florida and I'm really hoping to get into any Florida school, and since LECOM is new, I was thinking my chances might be better there.

But I've recently met up with a dean of admissions form NOVA 2 months ago and I was discouraged when he told me that continuing on with just taking upper level bios wouldn't help and that I need to get into a masters program (like NOVA's for instance) and while I know that NOVA is more competitive than some other schools, it really made me wonder.

Would an upward trend of 2 years of straight As in all upper level science courses with a 3.0 science GPA be enough to get interviews? Or would I need to do a masters program or post bac (considering the fact that I had a horrendous GPA for so long)? And also is it necessary to do a masters program or would a post bac be sufficient?

theres no solid answer for this. it depends on the school. some dental schools probably prefer you to get a masters instead, instead of a postbacc. others may be fine with just a postbacc to raise your gpa.
its up to you really.......look into the schools u really wanna go to & perhaps ask them what their thoughts are, then make your decision.
just bc they tell u to do a masters tho or a postbacc , and at the end of the day u end up not getting into that school regardless welllllll......u dont wanna kick urself in the a$ $ for listening to someone else. go with ur gut !!

 

[dentalWorks]

Hi everyone! I'm extremely confused and was just wondering if anyone could help me out.

I have a low GPA (2.9 science) but I've had straight A's with 12 credits of upper level bio for the past 2 semesters. I was going to continue with another year, and if I get the same type of grades I have gotten this semester, my BCP gpa would be a little bit above a 3.0. I'm from Florida and I'm really hoping to get into any Florida school, and since LECOM is new, I was thinking my chances might be better there.

But I've recently met up with a dean of admissions form NOVA 2 months ago and I was discouraged when he told me that continuing on with just taking upper level bios wouldn't help and that I need to get into a masters program (like NOVA's for instance) and while I know that NOVA is more competitive than some other schools, it really made me wonder.

Would an upward trend of 2 years of straight As in all upper level science courses with a 3.0 science GPA be enough to get interviews? Or would I need to do a masters program or post bac (considering the fact that I had a horrendous GPA for so long)? And also is it necessary to do a masters program or would a post bac be sufficient?

My advice is always to avoid masters as much as possible IF YOU HAVE UPPER LEVEL BIOS TO TAKE in post-bacc.

On the other hand, if you've run out of post-bacc, then your only option is the much longer, tedious, and expensive masters.

By the way, I dunno who you talked to from NOVA, but they are NOTORIOUS for favoring students whom perform well in upper level bios, so I don't know what the hell that person was telling you....

Assuming you do 2 years of heavy post-bacc with near 4.0 performance, I say your odds are good, but you'll need to apply broadly (15+ schools)

 

[LilyBrunes]

Thank you so much guys. I was really feeling down in the dumps after talking to him. But I was just wondering, instead of doing post bac, can I just continue taking classes without graduating?