Hello all,
I was born and brought up outside US. Very fascinated by the medical field growing up. I literally used to walk up to every stranger I saw with a white coat and talk to them about what is it like t be a doctor. But things didn’t turn out in my favor as I grew up. I didn’t believe that I had the talent in me. So went to pursue Math and physical sciences. I got married and came to San Jose, California and got a BS in electrical engineering with 2.98 GPA from SJSU. All through my years in school not a single day went by without contemplating about medicine but I was too worried about my age and wanted to start a family early and support my husband. Completed BS and joined their MSEE program. Joined a big five consulting firm and worked there for two years. I didn’t complete my MS.
I am still drawn to the Medical profession and finally made up my mind to make it a penance and pursue it. I have been researching the post-bacc programs here in bay area and found none that suit my situation. Mst f them here require a min GPA f 3.0 which I lack. SJSU is not accepting post-bacc students. I have two yr old twins hence cannot afford long commutes or day care to think about SFSU. Is any one in the area with a low GPA who has worked their way into SJSU or any other post-bacc prgrams. Ironic that when I had plenty of time and oppurtunity I was in a rush to settle down and now as I am 10 years older, with twins and almost no opportunity all motivated only t get disappointed with lack of options.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much.
I am in a similar situation. Graduated with B.A. in International Business in 2002 with a 2.89 gpa!!! Always loved medicine! I am married and have a 2 year old and i have decided its time to take charge of my dream career. Anyway, I have been doing some research and found that www.aamc.org actually gives you the option to search for PBPM programs that accept students who want to complete their pre-req for Pre-med and want to raise their GPA.
Not sure if there where some in California though. I found some in Florida.
Hope it helps.
surap - I had a 2.78 out of Cal Physics and am now taking classes through UC Berkeley Extension Postbac program - check it out
also remember that you can do an informal PB, that is one where you simply take classes that fill the reqs. It may give you more flexibility than a formal one
Thank you very much for the information. I will definitely look into it.
Quick question for Campkel - are you in UC Berkeley’s post-bacc program, or are you just taking classes?