What does a post-bac pre med program mean? How is it different from a regular pre-med program?

[OneThoughtLater]

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I'm curious as to what a post-bac pre med program is.
Is it going back to school after obtaining a bachelor's degree to do the pre-med pre reqs?
How would it be different than doing the pre-reqs during your college years? Do med school generally care?

Thank you!

 

[Goro]

BACCALAUREATE. 1: the degree of bachelor conferred by universities and colleges .

So yes, it's a program you do after your undergrad degree. They come in two forms. One is mostly the pre-reqs for career changers or people who come late to Medicine. The other is a more open for designed for GPA repair.

These programs can either be DIY, or formal programs with a certificate, or even some type of MS.

Med schools care when you ace them. It shows us that the you of now is not the you of then. There is certainly no bias against them that I'm aware of.

A special type of post-bac program is the SMP (Special Master's Program). These consist not of the pre-reqs, but med school-like classes (Anatomy, Physiology etc). Often they are given by med schools. In essence, they're auditions for med school.

I'm curious as to what a post-bac pre med program is.
Is it going back to school after obtaining a bachelor's degree to do the pre-med pre reqs?
How would it be different than doing the pre-reqs during your college years? Do med school generally care?

Thank you!

 

[OneThoughtLater]

BACCALAUREATE. 1: the degree of bachelor conferred by universities and colleges .

So yes, it's a program you do after your undergrad degree. They come in two forms. One is mostly the pre-reqs for career changers or people who come late to Medicine. The other is a more open for designed for GPA repair.

These programs can either be DIY, or formal programs with a certificate, or even some type of MS.

Med schools care when you ace them. It shows us that the you of now is not the you of then. There is certainly no bias against them that I'm aware of.

A special type of post-bac program is the SMP (Special Master's Program). These consist not of the pre-reqs, but med school-like classes (Anatomy, Physiology etc). Often they are given by med schools. In essence, they're auditions for med school.

Thank you!

 

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@Goro: do you think that DIY post-bacc's are considered differently from formal post-bacc programs because the student can choose to vary their course load? My question would be specific to a career-changer's situation.

thanks

 

[Goro]

No. The only criteria would be course load. Naturally, someone who takes on a larger load and does well will be viewed more favorably than someone taking only 1-2 courses a semester.

We understand that non-trads have a life and sometimes can't take a full time course load. In this case, good performance plus a good MCAT can tip the balance in one's favor.

The worst case is something I've actually seen. Taking only one course a year. How can you estimate a person's ability to handle a heavy course load from that???

@Goro: do you think that DIY post-bacc's are considered differently from formal post-bacc programs because the student can choose to vary their course load? My question would be specific to a career-changer's situation.

thanks