Unstructured Postbac or Trad Masters? Help!

[agdavismv]

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If SMPs are out of the question due to them not being available in my geographical area, would I be better served by an unstructured postbac, or a traditional masters in chemistry? Either way, I will be completing a second bachelor's degree in chemistry.

Current:
GPA: 2.75 from UC Riverside (B.A. Liberal Studies). Reason for the GPA was laziness, immaturity and a lack of interest in the subject matter.
No sciences classes taken.
Lots of leadership (8 years as a head coach).
Teacher for 2 years

Thanks.

 

[QrtrLifeCrisis]

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[agdavismv]

In lieu of an unstructured postbac or an SMP, why don't you take your premed requirements during your second bachelor's? Can you clarify the scenario because it's a bit confusing at the moment?
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I will need to take the premed reqs during my second bachelors, obviously. The purpose of my question was to whether an unstructured postbac or a traditional masters in say, chemistry, looks more favorable to admissions committees.

I don't believe the whole "are you sure you want to do this" issue is even tangentially relevant to my question.

 

[deleted248403]

You need to do the pre-reqs before the masters.... not during....

 

[aSagacious]

I will need to take the premed reqs during my second bachelors, obviously. The purpose of my question was to whether an unstructured postbac or a traditional masters in say, chemistry, looks more favorable to admissions committees.

I might suggest the unstructured postbac then. A decent chunk of your credits (+ time and resources) will be dedicated to research if you pursued the masters in chemistry, and a GPA from research credits is effectively worthless for med school apps. If you took the postbac route, essentially all of your credits would be from coursework (preferably undergraduate) so they would be directly comparable to other candidates.

 

[QrtrLifeCrisis]

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