Post-bacc premed or "on your own?"

[blueperson]

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What if you live in a state where there is not post-bacc pre-med program? For example, if you live in MN (with three med schools) where do you go? Can one just take classes on one's own or does the formal program look better?

 

[ockhamsRzr]

What if you live in a state where there is not post-bacc pre-med program? For example, if you live in MN (with three med schools) where do you go? Can one just take classes on one's own or does the formal program look better?

This question gets asked a lot and there isn't any firm evidence or cencesus either way; many people get into med school via the formal post-bacc route (with and without linkages) and many get in doing it a la carte, or informally.

The only consensus is that 4-year schools are definitely better than community colleges for your pre-reqs and that wherever you choose to take your sciences, that you rock them and do well on the MCAT. The other general rule of thumb is to pick a program that you know will suit you well. If you think you might perform better with a more structured program with a lot of advising and other peers pursuing the same goals as you, then perhaps think formal post-bacc and consider relocating. If are very self-motivated and can do the research about the med school process on your own and find study groups ad hoc, then design your own program.

Also, definitely do an archive search, as I mentioned this question gets asked a lot.

Best of luck,

OckhamsRzr

 

[blueperson]

Thank you. I'll try to figure out how to do the archived search. 🙂