Which Post Bac right for me?

[emtdan]

Hi all-
New to this forum. I have a 3.65 undergrad in Nursing so far - one more semester. I have an 1160 on SATs or 1860 with writing. Also, I have been an EMT for 5 years - over 2000 hours of community service and I worked in the hospital as a nurse tech for 1.5 years.

I applied to Johns Hopkins and failed to get in. Still waiting on BM and Goucher.

Anywhere else to apply? I'm from CT.

Thanks mates

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[EJS1979]

I'm not sure what courses you've taken in undergrad, but as a nursing major, you may taken too many science credits for some of the career-changer programs (like Hopkins, Goucher, and BM). If that is the case, maybe one of the slightly more informal programs would be better.

 

[mbm54]

UConn has a good program, does UPenn, which might have linkage programs that you might qualify for. Also, you might want to apply to the program at Harvard Extension, I'll be starting there in the fall. Good luck!

 

[emtdan]

I have no sciences in Nursing funny enough. It's one of my biggest problems with my school but then again we are a top Nursing school in CT....


I applied to Johns Hopkins - rejected in less than a week without an interview. That's a little low by any standards.

Still waiting to hear back from BM and Goucher - also will apply to several others in the spring after fall grades are in.

 

[deleted248403]

Why is it low by any standards that they didnt offer you an interview? Don't see the big offense here.

Try UConn's program, its great if you can get in. Last year they had 250+ apps for 10 or so spaces. I was one of the non-240 lol. And a CT resident. I saw that you were so you have a shot, if you arent one then its a waste of paper.

Penn has a good pre-req program with really solid linkages - example is 3.6 in program and 30 (i think) will allow you to link to UPenn Med

 

[EJS1979]

Goucher is out on break right now, so don't be offended if you don't hear anything until the end of January. We don't have classes again until Jan 27, and I'm not sure when Betsy and Sharon will be back in the office. Good luck. (And if you have any questions about Goucher, feel free to PM me.)

 

[emtdan]

Why is it low by any standards that they didnt offer you an interview? Don't see the big offense here.

A quick response is nice but my rejection letter was dated 3 days after my application was complete. It's offensive to me, I can accept if not for you

Anyone know anything about U Rochester/ UVM / Brandeis / U of North Florida / UVA ?

Thanks for the responses guys. I can't apply to UPenn though - they only accept applications for students at least 1 year out of college, or so the website says. I graduate in May.

 

[deleted248403]

Fair enough - I dont know what their requirements are or what your stats are but I could see a scenario where they require a 3.0 and you had a 2.5, and they rejected you within 3 days. Are you met all of their requirements?

Oh and i've never heard of the 1yr UPenn thing - there are plenty of kids here straight from undergrad.

 

[dzhoshua]

A quick response is nice but my rejection letter was dated 3 days after my application was complete. It's offensive to me, I can accept if not for you

Anyone know anything about U Rochester/ UVM / Brandeis / U of North Florida / UVA ?

Thanks for the responses guys. I can't apply to UPenn though - they only accept applications for students at least 1 year out of college, or so the website says. I graduate in May.

I'm an undergrad at Brandeis, so while I can't tell you much about the post-bac program in particular, I can tell you that from what I hear, the science classes here are taught well. I do know that the post-bac students take the same large lecture classes as the undergrads, and are more or less charged full tuition.

If you're looking at the Boston area, Tufts has a very similar program to Brandeis, with lower tuition, and the Harvard Extension School has a post-bac program that is very reasonably priced and consists of night classes, allowing you to have a day job.

 

[emtdan]

Fair enough - I dont know what their requirements are or what your stats are but I could see a scenario where they require a 3.0 and you had a 2.5, and they rejected you within 3 days. Are you met all of their requirements?

Oh and i've never heard of the 1yr UPenn thing - there are plenty of kids here straight from undergrad.

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/postbac/pre-health/core_studies

According to that website
"Successful applicants to this highly selective program generally have earned a bachelor's degree at least one year prior to applying"

In your opinion, should I still look at it?

 

[NewmansOwn]

Robflanker is a student at Penn so if he says that requirement isn't taken seriously, I'd definitely at least call the program for clarification. Penn's a fairly big name to leave off your list because of a dubious technicality.

 

[deleted248403]

Yup, Newman's is right - im at Penn now and I know plenty of kids who started straight from Ugrad.

So unless thats brand new this yr, i've never heard of it

 

[emtdan]

Thanks for your help guys - honestly.

 

[PennPH]

Hi, my name is Evangelyn Diaz and I am a Recruitment Specialist for the Pre-Health program at University of Pennsylvania. Just to clarify, the admission policies from the website are general guidelines. There are no "restrictions" to recent graduates. All students who have earned an undergraduate degree are welcome to apply. Although the program tends see many applications from prospective students who have completed their undergraduate degree, and have some professional experience (one year or more). I hope this helps...

 

[emtdan]

Thank you very much! I had been looking into UPenn and was very enthusiastic about applying until I saw that stipulation. You can be assured you will see my application in the coming weeks! Happy Holidays!