SMP, masters program, or postbacc?

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Taking the mcat in January, done with premed requirements, low cgpa, and biology major. I did a postbacc for one semester and didn't improve my cgpa/sgpa much. Should I apply for biology master at "easier college" or SMP like Touro or LECOM?

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Taking the mcat in January, done with premed requirements, low cgpa, and biology major. I did a postbacc for one semester and didn't improve my cgpa/sgpa much. Should I apply for biology master at "easier college" or SMP like Touro or LECOM?
Why do you think that you'll do better now?
 
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Taking the mcat in January, done with premed requirements, low cgpa, and biology major. I did a postbacc for one semester and didn't improve my cgpa/sgpa much. Should I apply for biology master at "easier college" or SMP like Touro or LECOM?

Can you give actual numbers to us, please? Your questions are impossible to answer otherwise.
 
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MD schools don't factor in their grades, die to grade inflation and the coursework nof being like med school classwork
so should I continue taking undergraduate classes and apply to smp ?
 

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Thank you! Just one last question, would it make a huge difference/does it matter when applying to med schools if I take the classes in an "easier" college near where I live instead of traveling all the way to former undergrad school ( much better school)?
 

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Thank you! Just one last question, would it make a huge difference/does it matter when applying to med schools if I take the classes in an "easier" college near where I live instead of traveling all the way to former undergrad school ( much better school)?
No, only that you do well
 
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