Admissions Straight Talk

​​Temple University’s Postbac Programs: A Plethora of Possibilities


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Learn how to increase your chances of acceptance to medical school or another health professions school. [Show summary]



Caleb Marsh, Admissions Director of Temple University's CST many postbac programs explores the robust opportunities available to students preparing for medical educations and careers. 



How can Temple University's postbac programs help you reach your career goals, and what does the Temple postbac admissions team look for in applicants? [Show notes]



Are you considering a postbac program because your undergraduate grades are not exactly what you'd like them to be? Or perhaps because you lack required courses for the education you need to pursue a career in medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, podiatry, pharmacy, or a physician assistant science? Pull up a chair, our guest today is head of admissions for Temple University's many postbac programs.



Welcome to the 435th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for joining me. This podcast is brought to you by Accepted's free guide, The A-Z of Applying to Postbac Programs, which teaches you how to apply effectively to postbac programs. That includes choosing the programs, writing strong personal statements, securing effective letters of recommendation, and more. Grab your copy here.



Our guest today is Caleb Marsh, Admissions Director at Temple University's CST postbac programs. Caleb started his higher ed journey at Baylor University where he earned his Bachelor's of Computer Information Systems and Human Performance, as well as a Master's in Educational Administration. He began working in pre-health advising at Baylor in 2002 and continued at UT Austin and SMU before becoming Admissions Director of Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs at Temple in 2018. 



How did you get so involved in pre-health advising with your background in computer science and human performance? [2:14]



I wanted to actually be a coach when I was in college, and you had to pick a teaching discipline. So, I thought, "Well, I can teach computers. I enjoy computers." But my first job in college was as a student worker in a health professions advising office in which I was introduced to what life as a premed was like, which was very different from the life that I was leading as an undergraduate student. Through it and watching the journey, I just fell in love with working with health professions students and helping them go on and achieve their dreams and goals of going on to things like dental school, medical school and in a sense, being a coach along the way. So, I didn't deviate too far from the coaching aspect of things, just different sports, so to speak.



Can you give an overview of the post-baccalaureate options at Temple University? [3:19]



Sure. So first of all, I'll start with the two primary pathways students can take. One pathway is for students that are career changers. So, students that might have been teachers or lawyers or rabbis - all kinds of professions who decided they wanted to go back to school, pick up their prerequisite courses and go to professional school.
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