{"id":1455,"date":"2024-09-11T08:44:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/postbac\/?post_type=profile&p=1455"},"modified":"2024-09-11T08:44:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:44:37","slug":"jessica-jensen","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/postbac\/profiles\/jessica-jensen\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Jensen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I am currently a social worker with an organization called Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP) in Northern Maine, assisting low-income rural residents to achieve their goals. I finished the\u00a0program in August 2023 and am interviewing with medical schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best thing about the post-bac program was the advising. During the program, your advisors assist with any stress or worry\u00a0you may have about the courses and can advocate for you to professors or even just talk you down if you’re feeling overwhelmed. After the program, they are the type of medical school admission advisors people would pay a lot of money for. They are extremely skilled and knowledgeable about the medical school admissions\u00a0process. Since finishing the post-bac program, I have met with the advisors once a month to be sure I am on track since I am a first-generation medical applicant with nobody else to guide me.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would also say the camaraderie you develop within such a small cohort of students is a huge plus to the JHU post-bac program. I have many friends from my cohort that I still speak to even though we are miles apart, the post-bac program creates a special bond with peers that’s hard to replicate. We are able to support each other on this shared path to being a physician for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n