Post-Bacc or Masters before reapplying?

[Wizards323]

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Hi everyone, I was hoping to get any advice at all on my situation in applying to medical school. My gpa hasn't been that great since I transferred from a community college to a university, and is projected to stand at 3.3 when I apply to medical school in 2005. My science gpa will most likely be around 2.9-3.0. I'm hoping to do well on the mcats, but even if that isn't enough to balance the low gpa, I'm wondering if i'm better off doing a post-bacc program with all the science classes again or just going into a masters program with my current major (gerontology). I'm also planning to reapply after my senior year, but I'm looking at the masters or post-bacc in the off-year in that case anyway. Any info would be greatly appreciated, thanks everyone for reading.

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

I'd go with the Postbacc. Not because it looks better, but because a 2.9 - 3.0 shows that you may not have fully understood your basic science classes when you took them the first time. I think you should get a strong understanding of the basics before you try and move on to the advanced material.