Not as easy as you may think. Not all places will give the financial aid to support a post-bac. Also, if it takes you two years of retakes, an SMP can be faster and nearly guaranteed admission.
That is my thinking with doing KCUMB to try and get in through a backdoor with their BMS program. But, I know that it isnt a guarantee.
I don't really agree with retaking classes because all it shows is that you can improve after taking the same class twice when everyone else did well after their first time. Anyone can (and should) improve the second time so it doesn't show much about your capability to perform at a higher level. Plus of you don't kill it the second time, it could hurt you.
You will be fine with 3.1/3.5/27. Those were my stats applying only to 7 (top) DO programs late in the cycle and got interviews at WesternU and Marian. Only rejection pre-interview was SOMA. The other 4 (pcom, nycom, tu-CA and OSU) I cancelled after getting into WesternU. If you apply more broadly than me, you should have no problem.
If you bring that GPA up as predicted, you should be able to get in somewhere next cycle. But since you are interested in KCUMB, I think you get use their backdoor (BMS program) to get in....
Given my situation with the lower cGPA, I feel like I have to re-take some of these courses to get it above the 3.0 mark. I know that my science and MCAT are okay but I would prefer to not have my app tossed out immediately for being below the 3.0 cGPA mark. I feel like I would have a greater shot by re-takes this coming quarter then apply beginning of June and start at KCUMB (or Touro-CA MS program if admitted) to strengthen my app. I know I have to do very well in the program too.
My question is: Why would you want to spend one more year + more money when you will be perfectly fine with 3.1 cGPA, 3.5+ sGPA and 27 MCAT? Many schools will cut you some slack on that cGPA due to your good sGPA.
I am just assuming that schools are very superficial when it comes to judging applicants based on numbers and academic accomplishments. Maybe I am looking at it the wrong way. When I see people post on here that they get in with average or below average stats, I then think of how many more people with the same numbers don't get in. I do have solids ECs and I am just trying to do what I can to enhance my application and if a BMS program linked to a DO school can provide that boost, then I may go that route, regardless of the cost. But I appreciate the input and am considering my options carefully.
The only thing that will be somewhat a concern in your application will be you cGPA, which is not in itself atrocious. I think you will be perfectly fine if your ECs are in-line and you apply to 12+ schools. Do NOT waste your time and money in that BMS if you are not gung-ho about KCUMB.
I retook a few classes and it bumped my gpa's significantly. I was offered 8 interviews, so I don't think the adcoms share your views.
Oh ok. Everyone should just do what you did then.
When were you complete? If you reapply and complete all your secondaries by July of next cycle, and apply to all the newer schools, you will be fine.
I submitted in september, complete in october and had secondaries in before November.
I see. So you didn't list the future courses that you were going to start that August in your aacomas app? Did you get accepted conditionally based on the results of your masters program? Or was that irrelevant?
Thanks for the reply. I have roughly 180 credit hours which 125 is from my bachelors so it has been an uphill climb when I began post bac with roughly a 2.6 to do the pre-med sciences and threw in some re-takes as well. I am going to re-take 4 classes to get the cgpa up to around a 3.1 and will also bring my sgpa up to around 3.5-6. But even with re-takes. I am still on the fence with which route to take as I would like to get into a DO school that is desirable for me. I don't mean to knock the LMUs, Pikevilles, etc. but I just don't picture myself feeling comfortable in a very rural area and am an urban city-dweller. Even at ACOM, I did not feel entirely comfortable in the area but the school itself was fantastic. I also am considering the smp route because I do want to have solid preparation for medical school and doing re-takes of gen ed courses that are boring and irrelevant will not prepare me efficiently.
That is good to know. Do you mind sharing where you got interviews and how many schools you applied to?
Did you attend your NSU interview?
Something isn't adding up to only have 1 ii with a 3.45 sgpa and 27, even being complete in October. I would also contact schools for feedback, as plenty of people with lower numbers than yours have gotten several ii's.
Well I am certain that it has to do with my sub 3.0 cgpa. Even if I get it close to a 3.1, I feel like I am still at a disadvantage. I have a lot to think about and need to figure out which route to take. I suppose there is still hope for a late interview or 2 but its february and the cycle is turning towards the wrapping up stage.
Where have you been rejected so far?
You trying to be the authority on adcoms with such a narrow scope amuses me.
Well, all that aside, I'm sorry you got waitlisted after doing an smp. Good luck.
Got accepted to LMU if I don't get pulled off the waitlist at my school. Might see you in the fall, pal.
Pre-secondary rejection: Marian, KCUMB (of course), Western-lebanon, PNWU
If you get your cgpa > 3.0, you will get more interviews than you will know what to do with. Worst case scenario, if it is still below 3.0, just add more schools like LMU, WVSOM, LUCOM, and KYCOM and complete everything by July.
Thanks for the info!
