Postbacc for medicine
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Anonymous
| Has anybody had their kid do this instead of the traditional route into medical school (pre-med classes and then apply to med school after taking MCAT). Wondered about pros and cons of this route. How competitive are the Postbacc programs to get into? |
Anonymous
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I did a post bac and I have one child who is contemplating pursuing medicine and I have told them post back is a great way to do it. I have no idea how competitive the programs are now.
The biggest downside is that it’s compressed-all pre med classes and then mcats taken in the space of 12 months. not everyone is up for that, no question. (especially taking the mcat part in the spring- it’s a tight turn around to come from no science background to doing well on the mcat in less than a year. ) the other downside is there’s a built in gap year since they aren’t able to apply til the fall after finishing. |
Anonymous
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What is the undergrad major?
What is the purpose of the post-bacc? Take entire gambit premed required classes, starting with gen bio, gen chem, orgo, biochem, math, stats, pysch, social science, writing? Or is it to rehabilitate some of the undergrad grades? |
Anonymous
There may be some grade rehab programs out there but in general it’s two semesters of general chem in the summer followed by 2 semesters of bio, physics, Orgo (and some type of volunteer or lab experience.) mcat is taken in the spring. |
Anonymous
Either! There are students who did not take premed requirements at all (change of career types) and there are remediation ones to use to replace a lower than ideal undergrad gpa for folks who took most or all premed requirements. Research them in detail. Google is your friend. |
Anonymous
| My kid's medical school had bunch of postbacc kids. One was working as a Chef and other odd jobs then decided to pursue medicine. |