He started being very mean second semester. I didn't miss a single lecture and still ended up with a C. Exams make up your entire grade so if you don't go to every class and take notes on every little detail, you won't do well. Recitations are difficult and he gives no feedback on them

It doesn't take long to realize he's an awful advisor. He doesn't know how to steer students in the right direction when it comes to study habits or applications. He never responds to emails on time. Never provides feedback for assignments. And expects students to memorize review sheets verbatim. The postbac program is a scam with awful professors!

I learned nothing in his class except how to memorize information and then regurgitate it on exams. He doesn't know how to teach at all. I scored a 488 on the MCAT after completing the postbacc program. My content gaps were in biology and chemistry because the professors didn't teach me anything besides how to memorize useless info. Don't come here

No lies here- only brags about his teaching experience, but tells students to use ChatGPT for answers, leaving half the class as filler discussion. Spends class time warning about RMP reviews, rarely teaches promised MCAT-style questions. Cares more about image and says Make me earn my paycheck. Meredith post-bac program is a scam- Beware.

Director of the postbac program, but instead of teaching, he focuses on RMP reviews. Tells us timeline of each review. Interrupts class to privately call out students. Forgets concepts. Is confused with it while teaching. Blames students, defends instructors. Took his bio and biochem postbac class during undergrad and won't ever take it again.

He doesn't teach Biology, he teaches Ego-logy. Every lecture is a reminder that the prof loves the sound of their own voice more than the science.

This class was less Biology and more Psychological Warfare. The only ecosystem thriving was the professor's ego.

Before the program, he made misleading promises about MCAT prep. His teaching style isn't aligned with U.S. education, focusing on rote memorization instead of understanding. He is dismissive of student concerns, points out mistakes from us. Insists teachers have freedom to say anything while students must not question professors.

He told me he would remove me from the program if I raised concerns. When I asked about why MCAT-focused teaching isn't done, he said, “this is how postbac programs are, if you don't like it, leave.” I found it hard to focus since then. If this is the approach towards postbac students, then why open this program?

You'll regret joining this postbac. Students are discouraged, insulted, and left less confident. Karthik Aghoram is the worst advisor. Some students cry during exams, and he shows no care. Others hire tutors and he says that is not expected. Well, if you and the chem prof. don't teach well, we have to reach out to tutors to understand the concept.

Never seen a professor so focused on reviews. He even claims students make fake accounts. He spends half an hour tracking timelines instead of teaching. This left little time for MCAT prep. It felt less like a postbac program and more like a frustration outlet for faculty. Students have important things to do and won't spend time on reviews.

Someone scored a C and gave a bad review of him in RMP. He came to class and scolded our cohort for it. He said if a student scored C it is not his fault. Teacher and his way of teaching concepts does matter. Why dismiss a student's opinion and why read out reviews in the beginning of the class.

Exams are held the very next Monday after a concept is taught, and the teaching is so poor that passing feels impossible. When I asked for a gap, he said this is how med schools are. That's FALSE. I know students at UNC and Duke, and their professors teach very well, are welcoming, don't pressure students to just memorize.

The postbacc program is an afterthought at Meredith, so I feel bad for the new nursing program. It's clear the professors at this school are in it for the money, not student success. If you're pre-med or pre-dental, Meredith's postbacc is not the place for you. I'm unable to learn anything here because of the professors and their inability to teach

Very unfair to postbac students. In summer he said he expects us to get 100 volunteer hours. I asked about the schedule since it doesn't allow part/full-time work. He replied we can go Fridays. As director he doesn't even understand how working hours operate. Completely unreasonable.

He tells students to leave their jobs before coming to the postbac program. Then, later he and the chemistry faculty teaches and grades us badly, and don't pay attention to our queries. He expects us to memorize and teaches irrelevant things that will not come in the MCAT. Useless postbac program at Meredith!

Instead of teaching in an understandable way, he talks about RMP. This summer during a class meeting, he spent 1 hr talking about his experience and said he is better than advisors at big colleges who only sign docs and give ID cards. Plz focus on student success and not your image. Plz teach us genetics for MCAT and not for rote learning.

I feel misled by him. I was told to begin this fall semesters as it is a great semester to complete a lot of courses, which is 3 courses spaced out over a large period. Also, the courses will cover MCAT practice. None of this is happening! I feel lost! I regret it here.

He makes you fill out notes to his objectives in class. Are we in grade 2, that we should fill notes. Instead make us practice MCAT style questions.

I want to thank RMP for giving honest students a platform to respectfully post our experiences. Karthik aghoram is not a trustworthy professor from my past experience. He is sweet initially but when you ask questions or share concerns about the program he gets defensive and makes excuses. He tells us to share concerns with him then why dismiss us?

I'm not sure what he's worse at being an advisor or being a professor. Either way, he doesn't care about his students, how they're doing, or where they'll end up. It's a shame that I came here thinking I'd boost my grades and chances of getting into school. I'm repeating my prereqs a second time. I know my stuff and I'm still getting Cs. Unfair

Unfair. No opportunities to bring up your grade

Dr. Aghoram is NOT one of the sweetest professors. He is NOT always looking out for his students and provides incredible feedback. He DOES NOT genuinely love what he does which makes class so much fun. He can be a bit hard to reach sometimes, but he does NOT set plenty of time aside. Don't listen to last years students and their lies! Least fav pfr

His biochemistry class is rote memorization. If you aren't good at memorizing, you'll fail. I'm learning nothing right now. The only thing I learned is that I am BAD AT MEMORIZING and he's an AWFUL professor !!!!

When I shared my concern with him about unhelpful chem faculty, he said your opinion about the “postbac program” will put you at a risk of a negative LOR for med school applications. So request for clarity is not allowed at Meredith it seems. He did ask me to leave the program as well like he told somebody else too as I see in another review.

If you're a PA applicant n just give him a fist pump, ask him how you're doing every day, do sweet talks, he'll help you with a list of places to volunteer and shadow physicians before giving it out to the entire class. But if you bluntly share your concern, he will not guide u. Great at teaching "How to manipulate and make students unsuccessful!"

He's never actively doing his job as an advisor and he's always being passive aggressive to students

Meredith college is a woman's college which is a nice thing. But the postbac program director, dean disrespect students be it anybody. If they find something difficult or have genuine concerns about an instructor or a course, they are told to withdraw! Also, looks like director integrates a different education style from elsewhere into the US.

He and the female dean have a great rapport; strategically tell students to withdraw if a student shows them the drawbacks in their program. If you can criticize students and defend your shameless Chem faculty who openly cheat in the classroom using ChatGPT, then students have the freedom to criticize your program and show you the minus points too.

The chemistry grading system is inconsistent, with exams weighted differently and unclear policies. When concerns were raised, he dismissed it as faculty is free to do what they want, which felt unfair.

Very easy professor, because you don't learn anything under an unskilled and disrespectful professor. Chemistry professors project ChatGPT solutions on the projector and he supports it by telling student to withdraw if you don't like the way she teaches. Faculty has no shame. Why not fire all faculty and employ AI. Rather AI will help us succeed.

He is setting a wrong example by instilling fear in students' minds by telling them that he would sabotage a student's career through his connections with medical schools in NC. I had to listen to this too and I will say this is awfully unethical and wrong of him to do. Shame on Meredith postbac program.

Great class and professor! Very good at making you starve during class because there are no lunch breaks in his summer classes. Also, he is a GREAT advertiser of coffee. He'll teach you how to increase gastric juice in your stomach by drinking excess coffee to keep yourself up and not eat lunch before class. He teaches humanity through his actions.

He made biochem harder than the course actually is. The course is not difficult if a good teacher teaches it in a way that a student will understand it. But his instruction makes it worse. Not recommended for biochem.

An hour before the exam, he asks if printing the questions would help since they won't appear in continuity with options on screen. With 16 years of mentoring experience, shouldn't he know what's best? Instead of taking students' opinions on trivial things, he should ask why students find the chemistry faculty hard to understand.

He and the dean don't care if you understand courses or not. It's a chain reaction - Students' understanding of the concepts is not ensured by the instructor- do bad/fail the course- retake the course- postbac program makes 2X the money for each course. So it benefits their pockets.

When I explained I'm unable to practice or understand chem before I can produce in tests, he told me a C or D is okay as long as I learn the concepts by the end of the sem. Later, he said I need to do my best to earn a constant A. His guidance feels inconsistent and dismissive. It's disappointing when an advisor can't hear what they're saying.

Literally was never taught to solve passage type questions for mcat although promised before coming to the program. Waste of money, time and energy. Postbac program is deceptive at Meredith college. Please don't apply here or you will waste your money without learning anything useful.

forget about Cs and Ds; I was told not to focus on grades at all! He said in class, just learn the concepts and forget the MCAT for now. He said to focus only on completing the program. Why aren't we focusing on MCAT now, and when are we expected to start MCAT practice? Why were we told on day 1 that there would be a focus on MCAT?

The person below me has no idea what they're talking about. MANY post bacc students AND UNDERGRADS (I know this because I'm an undergrad) had bad experiences with this professor's “teaching” and rote memorization. I earned an A because of my own effort. The professor didn't help me or my classmates. You can do well and still not like the prof.

Reviews are not from a single student. The student who posted that has something up their behind clearly and wants to be nasty on this website for no reason

The person below me is a student who graduated already so they think everyone else on here recently graduated or completed the post bacc too. Should you be applying to med schools instead of thinking your experience should define everyone else's?? You have no right to invalidate MANY people's experiences cause yours was good. Go work on your apps

There's a certain post bacc from the 2024 cohort with no life who comes on here daily to defend Dr. A. Ignore them. As a student from the 2025-26 cohort, he's not kind or understanding at all. It's possible his rules changed because the 2024 cohort was a bunch of failure cheaters who don't belong in med school but he's harsh on us cause of that

“I have never had a bad experience with him“. Gee thanks. Since you didn't have a bad experience, you can just go ahead and invalidate the 90 something other students who did and are currently doing so, right??? Pathetic

“I have never had a bad experience with him.” It's good you're privileged and had money to waste on a scam post bacc, but not everyone can afford Cs and Ds in gen eds. He doesn't teach. Teachers are supposed to teach and test understanding of the material. I agree classes require memorization but he ONLY tests memorization. Not understanding.

Worst professor in the history of professors

All the honest reviews underneath reflect real student experiences. However, it's strange that when criticism appears, it's often met with defensive replies and self-praises, questioning students, instead of accountability.

I experienced DISCRIMINATION and UNEQUAL treatment from him. The professor clearly FAVORS certain students, and it shows in his mentorship. Everyone deserves fair, respectful treatment!!

I'm sharing this so other students can make an informed decision. When I visited campus and asked about the postbac program, even an on-campus employee seemed hesitant and suggested looking elsewhere. I've also heard ongoing concerns about the faculty and program administration, with many students feeling misled.

His advice keeps changing on grades, understanding, and expectations, which creates confusion rather than clarity. We all work hard, but we also need guidance on how to work in the right direction. He lacks practicality, consistency. Anyone can mentor for years, but the quality of that mentorship is the real question.

When students FAIL, he and Dr. O blame us, and when we SUCCEED, the PROGRAM takes ALL THE CREDIT for it! So basically, this fall, I learned that they cannot take honest feedback from students, they wanna hear good things about themselves. But they need to do things in the best interest of a student's learning. Not leave them helpless.