Hello,
I am a rising undergraduate senior planning for plans after graduating. I currently have about a 3.07 cumulative and 2.56 science GPA, and I am very interested in going into a DO program. Before that, I am interested in going into a formal post-bacc program such as VCOM for its reserved seat implications (given good academic performance), but I know right now my GPA is way too low. I do think it will go up in this last year of undergrad (I did very well last semester), but there's no telling until it happens.
I couldn't find any forums on this idea so the answer might be "are you kidding? of course not!" but:
Is it possible to retake courses via an informal post-bacc at a university or community college, then apply to a formal post-bacc program like VCOM? I imagine if so, they would average the two grades when it would come to retakes... Additionally, how competitive are these programs? Are they worth it? I did notice that over the years medical school acceptance rates from those who did VCOM post-bacc has dramatically decreased, but there is still that reserved seat incentive.
Any info would be appreciated
My plan before learning about these formal post-baccs from DO schools was to just do informal post-bacc and apply to DO schools just as everyone else does, so I'm just looking at other options!
I am a rising undergraduate senior planning for plans after graduating. I currently have about a 3.07 cumulative and 2.56 science GPA, and I am very interested in going into a DO program. Before that, I am interested in going into a formal post-bacc program such as VCOM for its reserved seat implications (given good academic performance), but I know right now my GPA is way too low. I do think it will go up in this last year of undergrad (I did very well last semester), but there's no telling until it happens.
I couldn't find any forums on this idea so the answer might be "are you kidding? of course not!" but:
Is it possible to retake courses via an informal post-bacc at a university or community college, then apply to a formal post-bacc program like VCOM? I imagine if so, they would average the two grades when it would come to retakes... Additionally, how competitive are these programs? Are they worth it? I did notice that over the years medical school acceptance rates from those who did VCOM post-bacc has dramatically decreased, but there is still that reserved seat incentive.
Any info would be appreciated
My plan before learning about these formal post-baccs from DO schools was to just do informal post-bacc and apply to DO schools just as everyone else does, so I'm just looking at other options!
