Wayne State University Post-bac Program

[kemfield]

I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the Post-bac Program at Wayne State. It is a 1 year program open to Michigan residents only. I beleive you have to be a first generation college student as well as from a disadvatnged background. I am very interested in this program and would like to know more about it (application process, if it is a guaranteed acceptance, number of students accepted, etc.) Please let me know if you know anything about this program!!!!! Thx!

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[rob14599]

I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the Post-bac Program at Wayne State. It is a 1 year program open to Michigan residents only. I beleive you have to be a first generation college student as well as from a disadvatnged background. I am very interested in this program and would like to know more about it (application process, if it is a guaranteed acceptance, number of students accepted, etc.) Please let me know if you know anything about this program!!!!! Thx!

I'm pretty sure it's intended primarily for African-American students.

 

[oldjeeps]

I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the Post-bac Program at Wayne State. It is a 1 year program open to Michigan residents only. I beleive you have to be a first generation college student as well as from a disadvatnged background. I am very interested in this program and would like to know more about it (application process, if it is a guaranteed acceptance, number of students accepted, etc.) Please let me know if you know anything about this program!!!!! Thx!

try taking a look at:
http://www.med.wayne.edu/gradprog/programs/bms.htm

as for your impression that you have to be first gen college student & disadvantaged background - nope, know some folks that did the program who don't fit either of those categories.

also know that acceptance to WSU-SOM is not guaranteed, because I know a BMS grad that got in off the waitlist.

 

[heymisslady]

I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the Post-bac Program at Wayne State. It is a 1 year program open to Michigan residents only. I beleive you have to be a first generation college student as well as from a disadvatnged background. I am very interested in this program and would like to know more about it (application process, if it is a guaranteed acceptance, number of students accepted, etc.) Please let me know if you know anything about this program!!!!! Thx!

Dear Kemfield,

I am a current post-bacc student and I just wanted to provide you with some corrected info.

First, you have to be a first genereation college student (alot of people get the post-bacc program mixed up with the bms program, but they have nothing to do with each other)

Second, you don't have to be african american, however most of the students are african american ( in our class we have one arab and one white, yet past classes have had other minorities and whites)... Third, you have to come from a disadvantaged background (as you can see that leaves the door wide open in terms of why you should be accepted)

Fourth, you must be a michigan resident

Fifth, if you complete the post-bacc program, you are guaranteed admittance into med school (if you enter the post-bacc program in 2006, then you enter med school in 2007)

Finally, the process is as follows: You apply to wayne. You are rejected from wayne. Wayne feels that you have the potential to succeed in med school, so they forward you application to the post-bacc prgram. Post-bacc will screen you app and determine if you meet their guidelines. If so, post-bacc will invite you for an interview. Then you are accepted/rejected/or an alternate.

Post-bacc takes in 16 students per year, so it's pretty competitive

I hope this helps and good luck🙂

heymisslady

 

[kemfield]

try taking a look at:
http://www.med.wayne.edu/gradprog/programs/bms.htm

as for your impression that you have to be first gen college student & disadvantaged background - nope, know some folks that did the program who don't fit either of those categories.

also know that acceptance to WSU-SOM is not guaranteed, because I know a BMS grad that got in off the waitlist.

Thanks for your info. However, I think the program that I am referring to is the post-bac program not the BMS program.

 

[kemfield]

Dear Kemfield,

I am a current post-bacc student and I just wanted to provide you with some corrected info.

First, you have to be a first genereation college student (alot of people get the post-bacc program mixed up with the bms program, but they have nothing to do with each other)

Second, you don't have to be african american, however most of the students are african american ( in our class we have one arab and one white, yet past classes have had other minorities and whites)... Third, you have to come from a disadvantaged background (as you can see that leaves the door wide open in terms of why you should be accepted)

Fourth, you must be a michigan resident

Fifth, if you complete the post-bacc program, you are guaranteed admittance into med school (if you enter the post-bacc program in 2006, then you enter med school in 2007)

Finally, the process is as follows: You apply to wayne. You are rejected from wayne. Wayne feels that you have the potential to succeed in med school, so they forward you application to the post-bacc prgram. Post-bacc will screen you app and determine if you meet their guidelines. If so, post-bacc will invite you for an interview. Then you are accepted/rejected/or an alternate.

Post-bacc takes in 16 students per year, so it's pretty competitive

I hope this helps and good luck🙂

heymisslady

Thanks for this info....it is definitely very helpful!!