Hi all,
I recently graduated from an Ivy League school with a 3.63 cGPA and 3.1 sGPA. All of my science pre-reqs were Bs or B+s, so should I retake them all in a DIY postbac and gun for As, or instead take upper level undergraduate classes in biology? I'm confident that I can get good grades since I'm no longer balancing two majors at 22cr/sem.
I've done the calculations - even if I get straight 4.0s in the postbac, my sGPA would increase to a modest 3.4.
So should I even consider a postbac? Or should I apply to SMPs next cycle? Or should I do a postbac followed by an SMP?
Some other useful info: I'll be taking the MCAT in a few months. I've been consistently scoring in the 90th percentile on practice exams. I'm currently working as a medical assistant in private practice derm (charting, briefing patients on procedures, briefing doctors on patient concerns and medical history, assisting the doctors during procedure, stocking).
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!
I recently graduated from an Ivy League school with a 3.63 cGPA and 3.1 sGPA. All of my science pre-reqs were Bs or B+s, so should I retake them all in a DIY postbac and gun for As, or instead take upper level undergraduate classes in biology? I'm confident that I can get good grades since I'm no longer balancing two majors at 22cr/sem.
I've done the calculations - even if I get straight 4.0s in the postbac, my sGPA would increase to a modest 3.4.
So should I even consider a postbac? Or should I apply to SMPs next cycle? Or should I do a postbac followed by an SMP?
Some other useful info: I'll be taking the MCAT in a few months. I've been consistently scoring in the 90th percentile on practice exams. I'm currently working as a medical assistant in private practice derm (charting, briefing patients on procedures, briefing doctors on patient concerns and medical history, assisting the doctors during procedure, stocking).
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!
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