Rejected by Postbacc and now lost

[Jerome]

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[drizzt3117]

just take classes. You don't need a formal postbac program to improve your GPA.

Hi all,

My name is Jerome and I recently graduated from university with a 2.8 science gpa.

Seeing to improve my grades, I applied to the University of Texas at Dallas Certificate in Biomedical Studies program in late June. I have just received their letter of rejection via email today. Needless to say, I am very saddened as this is my dream postbacc program.

I did not apply for any other institutions since I felt I need to test the waters. It appears that my application is not very competitive, can someone please tell me what are the components in making a strong postbacc applicant?

Also, should I call the UTD advising center and ask them what they look in a competitive applicant? Lastly, what you reconsider reapplying if you were in my situation?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to look at this.

- Jerome

 

[jslo85]

You basically need an application that suggests you'd be a strong candidate for medical school other than your glaring GPA deficit.

-Strong LORs
-Strong clinical experiences
-Good to high MCAT score
- Upward trend in GPA

are usually the few keys that SMPs will look for. You need to prove that you have the potential to be a successful medical student and that supposing you do well in their program, you will be able to matriculate into medical school afterwards.