Science geek turned businessman looking for a way back...

[jjright]

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Hey guys,

I'm fairly new at this so I'm looking for some advice from someone more experienced than myself.

I graduated from MIT about 3 years ago, and took many of the pre-med requirements (many of them fall into the general graduation requirements there), and didnt do so well in them. Please keep in mind that most of these classes were taken about 6 years ago. Also, MIT does not give + or -'s as part of its grades.

Gen Chem B; Lab Chem B
Physics 1 - B; Physics 2 - C
Calculus 1 - C; Calculus 2 - B
Organic Chemistry 1 - B
Biology - B; Biology w lab - B

To make a long story short, I dealt with the death of a parent while I was there, and fell into a deep depression. I ended up graduating in 4.5 years (with a 4.0/5.0 gpa, basically a 3.0), with one or two more C's and one D. It was a very dark period in my life, which I have basically rebounded from. It's a shame since I know that I'm a really great student, but have a transcript that resembles one of an intellectual vagabond....

Since then, I've been working in international public health (holding a managerial role) and want to go back to medicine. I've rediscovered my love for medicine and want to find a way back.

I am a NYC resident and I have been told that a post-bac program would probably be best for my particular situation. Is this correct? My research into these programs has been somewhat challenging, as many schools seem to make it a point to say that students who have taken most of the pre-reqs will not be accepted. I also would probably find it challenging to get a ton of LOR's as I've been out of school for a while and have lost touch with many of my professors.

Any advice guys? I'd like to start working towards my dream as soon as possible..

 

[drizzt3117]

You will probably want to retake the prereqs since you took them sone time ago and didn't do great. MIT grads do pretty well in admissions, but you will still need to raise your gpa a bit and do well on the mcat. A few postbac programs to check out would be the penn special sciences and harvard extension. You might also consider a smp but I would advise against that bc you haven't done science in awhile and would need a gre or mcat to apply to them.

Hey guys,

I'm fairly new at this so I'm looking for some advice from someone more experienced than myself.

I graduated from MIT about 3 years ago, and took many of the pre-med requirements (many of them fall into the general graduation requirements there), and didnt do so well in them. Please keep in mind that most of these classes were taken about 6 years ago. Also, MIT does not give + or -'s as part of its grades.

Gen Chem B; Lab Chem B
Physics 1 - B; Physics 2 - C
Calculus 1 - C; Calculus 2 - B
Organic Chemistry 1 - B
Biology - B; Biology w lab - B

To make a long story short, I dealt with the death of a parent while I was there, and fell into a deep depression. I ended up graduating in 4.5 years (with a 4.0/5.0 gpa, basically a 3.0), with one or two more C's and one D. It was a very dark period in my life, which I have basically rebounded from. It's a shame since I know that I'm a really great student, but have a transcript that resembles one of an intellectual vagabond....

Since then, I've been working in international public health (holding a managerial role) and want to go back to medicine. I've rediscovered my love for medicine and want to find a way back.

I am a NYC resident and I have been told that a post-bac program would probably be best for my particular situation. Is this correct? My research into these programs has been somewhat challenging, as many schools seem to make it a point to say that students who have taken most of the pre-reqs will not be accepted. I also would probably find it challenging to get a ton of LOR's as I've been out of school for a while and have lost touch with many of my professors.

Any advice guys? I'd like to start working towards my dream as soon as possible..

 

[jjright]

Thanks for the reply drizzt.

I'm trying to restrict my options to NYC since I can live with my sister which would greatly reduce my expenses.

Do you think a postbacc like Columbia's would accept me because I took my prereqs such a long time ago? It seems like most programs dont want anyone who has taken most pre-reqs already.

I have no problem retaking them and would actually prefer to do this.

 

[drizzt3117]

Thanks for the reply drizzt.

I'm trying to restrict my options to NYC since I can live with my sister which would greatly reduce my expenses.

Do you think a postbacc like Columbia's would accept me because I took my prereqs such a long time ago? It seems like most programs dont want anyone who has taken most pre-reqs already.

I have no problem retaking them and would actually prefer to do this.

Columbias program prolly won't let you enroll with the prereqs, is 2 years, and would likely cost far more than hes, which isn't that expensive.

 

[deleted248403]

could always look at DIY at CUNY/SUNY