what are programs to apply to after college if you don't get in?

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what sorts of programs are there for pre-meds who don't get in right after they graduate (After applying during their senior year)?

 

[LionKing]

You could start a Master's program or go on and get some research experience as a lab technician.

 

[ComicBookHero20]

i heard georgetown had something, like a one-year thing to get a masters in physiology

are there any other schools that offer something similar?

 

[ComicBookHero20]

anyone know?

 

[Sarikate]

I got a great fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control for a year. Lab work, field experience...couldn't be beat. Let me know if you want more info.

 

[Phil Anthropist]

Take a look at the postbac forum and do some searches on postbaccalaureate/preprofessional graduate programs

 

[CanIMakeIt]

what sorts of programs are there for pre-meds who don't get in right after they graduate (After applying during their senior year)?

If you are waitlisted at Tulane, they have a good program that will allow you to join the next incoming class if you do above average in all your med classes that you date with the MS-Is.....I am not too sure but I know a person who did this

 

[ComicBookHero20]

what if you just stay in school for an extra year to study courses unrelated to science (for pure interest in the field) and work in a lab/volunteer in your free time?

my school has the option of people staying on, if they choose, for an extra year to study whatever they want, I was considering doing this (and studying film) and working at a lab/volunteering at the local hospital

 

[holyhess]

I have noticed that most schools will allow you to enroll, if you have a certain GPA, as a non degree and you can take any of the graduate classes they offer. Basically it is a non-specified sort of post-bac and it gives you the opportunity to take classes you are interested in without being tied to a commited program. I don't know what everyone else's opinion is on this but I think I would probably use the opportunity to study something related to science or medicine. If you can show that you are capable of doing well in graduate courses in science I would think the adcom would see that as an indicator of success in med school, doing well in painting would be fun but I doubt that a lack of significant art experience is the reason you won't get in this year.

 

[Phil Anthropist]

If you are waitlisted at Tulane, they have a good program that will allow you to join the next incoming class if you do above average in all your med classes that you date with the MS-Is.....I am not too sure but I know a person who did this

I'm guessing you're talking about the Anatomy Certificate Program (ACP). My understanding is that only waitlisted applicants at US med schools can apply. However, I don't think you have to be waitlisted specifically at Tulane:
http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/scb/acpinfo.html

what if you just stay in school for an extra year to study courses unrelated to science (for pure interest in the field) and work in a lab/volunteer in your free time?

my school has the option of people staying on, if they choose, for an extra year to study whatever they want, I was considering doing this (and studying film) and working at a lab/volunteering at the local hospital

If you don't get in, find out why. You could do this non-science / volunteering thing if you wanted, but it may not help you. For example, if you apply and are unsuccessful because your science gpa wasn't very high, taking a bunch of unrelated science courses may boost your cumulative gpa, but you may be rejected as a reapplicant for the same reason as before (low science gpa). But if you've been told by med schools that you got rejected because of lack of lab/volunteering experience, then that would probably be a reasonable plan.

I have noticed that most schools will allow you to enroll, if you have a certain GPA, as a non degree and you can take any of the graduate classes they offer. Basically it is a non-specified sort of post-bac and it gives you the opportunity to take classes you are interested in without being tied to a commited program. I don't know what everyone else's opinion is on this but I think I would probably use the opportunity to study something related to science or medicine. If you can show that you are capable of doing well in graduate courses in science I would think the adcom would see that as an indicator of success in med school, doing well in painting would be fun but I doubt that a lack of significant art experience is the reason you won't get in this year.

There are a lot of schools that accept non-degree students. But be careful. Some of these schools restrict the number of credits you can take in a semester or a year. And for other schools, you're last priority for registering for classes. So you may not be able to take the classes you want. (One way to get around this is to go for a second degree. For example, if you majored in bio you might be able to pick up a chemistry/biochemistry/microbiology & immunology degree in one year.) There are some informal programs that provide more options. Some examples are Harvard (Harvard Extension School) and the U of Chicago Graduate-Student-at-Large program. There's more info on that in the postbac forum if you do a search. These programs allow for taking upper-division science courses, but not graduate science courses (usually). Other schools will let you take some graduate courses as well, but you may need to get special permission.

There's even some medical schools that allow you to take graduate courses (not necessarily medical) as a non-degree student if you don't want the commitment of a formal program (or if your credentials aren't quite good enough to do a formal program at the time). An example is UMDNJ-Newark:
http://gsbs.umdnj.edu/faq.htm#13
My understanding is that even though these are graduate courses, it will go on your undergrad GPAs and not your graduate GPAs on AMCAS if you're not enrolled in a formal program.

Visit the postbaccalaureate forum and try some searches on there for more info

 

[pratik7]

There are one year MPH programs and if you are willing to sacrifice another year some PA programs are 2 years

 

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