recomendations for post bac programs

[valuepak17]

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[youheard]

hi valuepak:

To determine whether or not it is advantageous to enroll in a medical postbac program, I think the best way is to call the dental schools you would like to attend and ask them directly.

The following link has a list of schools that has a medical postbac program. http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/postbac/start.htm

I hope this helps

 

[EcoRI]

Here's a couple links I found

http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/postbac/start.htm

http://www.sunysb.edu/healthed/enrichment.html

 

[tinker bell]

The only disadvantaged to do the med post-bac that I now see is the director/counselor of med post bac don't know much about the dental schools. they don't even have an idea of how dental admissions work (very different to med). From writing a letter to training. (as med school and dental school have a different curriculum.) Worst of all, they don't even know the dental admissions people in person, therefore they won't be able to go lobby for you if things don't go well for you.
The advantage of the dental post-bac:
DAT training
personal statement writing, help with aadsas application.
Advise on dental school selection (it worked wonder)
Advise on post-bac classes to take
Letter from the dental school that you do post-bac with.
Other clerkship/volunteer work that you do with dental school has a heavier weight.
Help with secondary.
Interview prep. (for specific dental school).
Think well before you actually apply because some med post-bac programs are very expensive.
And predents do get in dental school doing pre-med, but pretty much lonely and on their own. So, you might be better off doing it yourself as it's cheaper.
Good luck

 

[teethdoc]

I am currently in a medical post bac program a Drexel University College of Medicine (formerly MCP Hahnemann). I am completing my second year and will have my masters in May. Unlike what was said in the previous post..my advisor and dean of the program know the dental school advisors for the dental schools in the philly area..there are also several other students in the progam that are planning on attending dental school in the fall. My main reason for coming here was to strength my science GPA and the program served its purpose. Every dental school I interviewed at was very impressed with the program and the training I was getting. Many had heard of the program, while others asked me to explain it. Either way I think you will be at an advantage during your first year of dental school. For instance, last year I took graduate courses in pharm, biochem, anatomy, and physio and this year I am taking first year med class that will be almost identical to the ones I will have next year (microananatomy, biochem, physio and neuro)..and let me tell you it is difficult the first time around. Let me know if you want more info.

 

[tinker bell]

What i meant was that the med post-bac administrators don't know well ALL dental schools like the dent post-bac administrator do. If something weird happened to me while I'm interviewing at a school in the east coast, my post-bac program will sure talk to that dental school about it. They also have almost an insight idea about every dental school, like what kind of gpa, what kind of DAT, what program they have, even how much money that dental school has. And the clerkship that you get to do in dental school is a positive plus that no med post-bac can provide.
May be I just say so because I like my post-bac program soooo much. But I just don't like doing med for dent. It's just not right. Remember, pharm for med is more than pharm for dent. Micro for med has different emphasis for dent. You don't study that much pharm in dental school compare to med school. Of course, the more you study, the better, but is it necessary to take a chance with your already weaken GPA during your post-bac year? If you do well in the first year class with med student, that's excellent. What if you don't? That would hurt you even more?
BTW, are all pre-dents do med post-bac get in dental school?
I know at my post-bac program, it's 100% rate.


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[valuepak17]

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[tinker bell]

I heard that upenn has a predental postbac program, but for nonscience major. Are u a science major or nonscience?
You need to check the upenn program out. I don't know much about it. I only know about the ucsf thing. As I was not really mad about doing post-bac to tell you the truth at the beginning. But then I thought that if I'm qualified, why not.
pm me if you have any more question
Tink

 

[MrFutureDMD]

MEDPREP program @ SIUC for disadvantaged students and women. I'm currently enrolled as well; very good track record and is referred to as the #1 post-bacc program in the country.

 

[groundhog]

Like many folks on this thread have implied, finding a post bac program that fits your needs takes a bit of research. Some are fairly inexpensive, have student aid funding, but only admit non-science majors who had great GPAs as undergrads. Others are expensive, offer no student aid packages, but are open to anyone irregardless of undergrad major or performance. The remainder fall in between the two extremes. If one's only post bac option lies within the second category, going into a science based student aid funded masters program could prove to be the better route.

 

[leafhound16]

hey valuepak17, just wanted to recommend a good post-bacc program i know - the school where i got my undergrad degree!
bryn mawr (in pennsylvania, 20 minutes from philadelphia) has a small post-baac program that takes only 1 academic year and a summer to complete - which is a lot faster than some other post-baac programs! it's quite competitive to get into, but there are many benefits of attending this program - small size, closeness to faculty, and a very high success rate of entering med schools. bmc also has a consortial agreements with several medical schools which means under certain conditions, you can apply early and get accepted early to a medical school. this is all med school stuff i'm talking about, but on the other hand, while most post-baacs at bryn mawr go on to medical school, they are supportive and enthusiastic about pre-dental plans as well. while taking science classes i met alot of post-baacs and got the feeling they were happy with their decision to attend bryn mawr. i also am on friendly relations with the people that head the program, and i can attest that they are really nice and supportive about their students. i hope you check it out!

weblink: http://www.brynmawr.edu/postbac/

 

[dentallover15]

What did you think of this program? Was it difficult? What were your stats and did you get into any dental schools?