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Hi all,
I was wondering what you guys think I should pursue for next school year given my stats/situation:
BCPM: 3.3
AO: 3.62
Total: 3.5
Strong extra-curricular
Strong letters
Two publications
Qualify as disadvantaged/immigrant/first-generation student
Prerequisites: all except Physics series
I am graduating with my B.S. degree this June and have been preparing to take the MCAT either later this year or early next year. My goal is to apply during Spring 2016 for Fall 2017 admissions. Given my scenario with a low GPA and incomplete prerequisites, these are the options I have thought of:
1) Should I attend a post-bacc program, and if so which ones? I have looked into this and it seems I'm not exactly a "career changer" nor am I exclusively looking for "academic enhancement".
2) Applying for a one-year master's program to enhance GPA while concurrently completing the physics courses part-time at a community college?
3) Skipping a post-bacc/master's path altogether....and focusing only on completing the physics at community college and obtaining a really strong MCAT score given the extra time at hand
4) Take an additional year at my university to complete the courses (my only hesitation is that I have already been at this university for 3 years and my performance has been mediocre/very slight upward trend). My advisor said perhaps I should consider a different institution if it seems I'm not making any drastic changes here.
I value any advice/suggestions/input anyone has! THANK YOU
I was wondering what you guys think I should pursue for next school year given my stats/situation:
BCPM: 3.3
AO: 3.62
Total: 3.5
Strong extra-curricular
Strong letters
Two publications
Qualify as disadvantaged/immigrant/first-generation student
Prerequisites: all except Physics series
I am graduating with my B.S. degree this June and have been preparing to take the MCAT either later this year or early next year. My goal is to apply during Spring 2016 for Fall 2017 admissions. Given my scenario with a low GPA and incomplete prerequisites, these are the options I have thought of:
1) Should I attend a post-bacc program, and if so which ones? I have looked into this and it seems I'm not exactly a "career changer" nor am I exclusively looking for "academic enhancement".
2) Applying for a one-year master's program to enhance GPA while concurrently completing the physics courses part-time at a community college?
3) Skipping a post-bacc/master's path altogether....and focusing only on completing the physics at community college and obtaining a really strong MCAT score given the extra time at hand
4) Take an additional year at my university to complete the courses (my only hesitation is that I have already been at this university for 3 years and my performance has been mediocre/very slight upward trend). My advisor said perhaps I should consider a different institution if it seems I'm not making any drastic changes here.
I value any advice/suggestions/input anyone has! THANK YOU