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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"3. The poster who mentioned an applicant at community college who transferred to state school-yes, he/she should consider applying. Clearly they are tenacious and with a great MCAT, work experience, volunteerism, recommendations, would be considered by me for admission speaking personally."

I'm going to push back on this.

Are you saying that an applicant who took many/most pre-reqs at a community college and got a 3.8 GPA in these classes is going to have a stronger shot at admission, over someone who got a 3.5 in these classes at a place like Northwestern? Have you any idea how much easier it is to outscore your classmates at a community college than at Northwestern?[/quote]

Unfortunately, this is often the case. GPA matters more than the school one attends. You have a better shot at a med school with a 4.0 from community college plus high MCAT vs 3.2 from a top school. They can weed applicants by GPA. The best position to be in is top college plus strong GPA, if possible. There is a back door that is too late for the OP, which I took advantage of. I did a humanities major at HYP then decided later to go to med school [b]and did my science classes at an easy program and had a 4.0.[/b] Accepted into top med school w/ full ride with this path as this allows for a top college on application plus a high science GPA. Many people know this dirty secret and even if they are premed in college- they major in an easy subject then plan to do a postbacc right after at Bryn Mawr or UVA (though this path is more expensive).[/quote]

So you did a post-bacc? What is an "easy program" where you aced a 4.0?[/quote]

I did a career changer post-bacc. There are several that are prestigious and have a 100% accepted to medical school rate. They are all grade inflated. I wouldn't do the ones at Columbia or John Hopkins but UVA, Bryn Mawr, Goucher are great. Another option is to do the classes at a state school- I had friends who successfully competed their postbaccs at Rutgers, U of Texas- Houston, and UIC and they did amazing in these courses as they are easier than at HYP. They are all at fantastic med schools. If my daughter decided on medical school, this is the route I'd suggest hands down. [/quote]

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