Roughly speaking..how tough are these to get into?
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Northwestern's like Harvard in the sense that even if you don't get into the formal program, you can still sign up for the classes on your own. So in that sense it's not competitive. Dunno about the formal program, though.
If you have above a 3.0, Penn's not too rough. Just have a solid essay. Competitiveness: Moderate.
Don't know about the others.
If you have above a 3.0, Penn's not too rough. Just have a solid essay. Competitiveness: Moderate.
Don't know about the others.
manboy said:
I went to USC undergrad and explored it's post bac option. I spoke directly with the prof. who created it and still runs it. Funny enough, for a small program it's a bit selective. They only take people who they think will be very strong in math and science and they even asked me about my math SAT scores, which in my case were the high average. The prof. said that they'll only take 8-10 students if they think only 8-10 students will get into med school. They don't want high numbers of people failing or not getting in anywhere. Which makes sense. Since the program is so tiny and USC is very wealthy as an institution, the post bac program isn't a "cash cow" for them, so they can be selective. Basically they want the attendants to ALL get into med school. So this is a fine option if you are 100% sure you're good at pre-med math and sci.
I also checked into NYU. They have barely any updated info on their website, and the counselor I spoke with via email basically told me that you design your own program and that while they do have a linkage agreement with a few med schools they're almost impossible to get into, whatever that meant. If you're going to pay a lot to do a private post-bac on the east coast you should go to Columbia or some of the others you're considering. I myself choose Columbia and deferred to start this next May. Good Luck!
