Hello all, wanted to share my story, as someone who applied to CSUF postbacc program a few years back!
I had hoped to apply the previous year but had missed the deadline and was essentially standing still waiting to get in. I had an amazing CV/grades/etc. and when I didn't get in, I was shocked. I called the program and said "I am x... I have this (high) GPA... I just got denied.. is this a mistake?" The person on the phone thought it had to be a mistake (I really had a strong application) and connected me with someone from the program. She said that from my application it "didn't seem like wanted to be a physician very much..." that "my grades were not the issue..." that I hadn't proven I was even good in the sciences and that "psychology is a soft science" and my success in the field essentially didn't count. I decided then that when I had proven myself, I would share my story.
I went to another state school and applied for a second bachelors in biology. Between grants and scholarships, I hardly paid anything. I took all the premed classes, got involved in an amazing research program, volunteered, etc., all on my own. I was first generation to college, didn't know a single physician besides my prior pediatrician, and simply googled my way through the requirements...
I applied to 14 MD programs and got into 7 medical schools, 3 of which were top twenty, and two Ivy League... damn you Harvard for waitlisting me lol. I am about to finish medical school at an AMAZING university that works with some of the most advanced hospitals in the country. Through my program, I get the opportunity to learn from Nobel Prize winners and people who developed the pharma/techniques that are the current gold standard in medicine.
They didn't see potential. I relied on myself. I killed it. There are other options than post-bacc programs. If someone slams the door on you, kick that **** down.