Post-bacc (SMP type) GPA benefit or hurt?

[halekulani]

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I'm having difficulty deciding if I want to go. I'm not sure what the risk of an SMP type program is. From what I have gathered, if I don't get a 3.5+ at a program like BU MAMS or Georgetown's SMP, I'm screwed because you can't just pass like a regular med student would? Someone enlighten me. When only the top of the class can get A/A-, what happens to the middle/bottom people of the SMP? How does the program continue to send the majority of people to med school if only a small portion are getting 3.5+? Or are most people getting 3.5+?

 

[nanaschool2000]

I'm having difficulty deciding if I want to go. I'm not sure what the risk of an SMP type program is. From what I have gathered, if I don't get a 3.5+ at a program like BU MAMS or Georgetown's SMP, I'm screwed because you can't just pass like a regular med student would? Someone enlighten me. When only the top of the class can get A/A-, what happens to the middle/bottom people of the SMP? How does the program continue to send the majority of people to med school if only a small portion are getting 3.5+? Or are most people getting 3.5+?

good question. I was wondering about the same thing. Is getting 3.0 ~ 3.3 @ BU or Georgetown SMP lower the chance to get into med school? Let's say the MCAT score is around 30.

 

[TheGalvaniFrog]

I don't think it's necessarily a "small portion" that gets 3.5+. Georgetown typically interview half of the SMP class. The in-program GPA cut-off is usually 3.5 or something even higher. This implies that more than half of the class are getting >3.5.

This can be different depending on the grading policies of the particular SMP program. For example, I've heard the grades at RFU SMP is very deflated, with a sizeable portion of the class having trouble breaking the 3.0 mark.

 

[halekulani]

bump
need thoughts/input

 

[salome]

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