I am a sophmore in high shool I want to go to college to be a pediatrition?

Question

I am trying to get my life in order and right now and school is my first priority because i want to get into a good college so i can start a life of my own and have a good future being paid more than 6.50 an hr.
I was just wondering if there are any classes in high school that can help me get ready to go to collage.
I was also wondering if there is a gpa that you have to get? Or if there are any other things that i can do that will get me a better chance in to going to college.

Answer 1

Well, you need to consider several issues:
1. First, you need to work on your language skills. You have some mis-spelled words (sophmore, pediatrition), which will not impress college admissions offices or professors.
2. In order to get ready for college, you need to do well in challenging courses in high school. Take the toughest courses you can handle in high school, especially in English, science and math. But don't stretch yourself too much, if it means you will get poor grades. Study hard, because you need both good grades and good test scores (ACT and/or SAT).
3. Do try to get into a "good" college ... but it needs to be a college that's a good fit for you. Even if you have to start with a community college, you can still get a good education as long as you study hard.
4. If you want to be a pediatrician, continue to take lots of science (biology and chemistry), math and English courses. You will need all those skills.

Good luck!

Answer 2

So you want to be a pediatrician? That's great!
I would advise you to take math and science in high school.
If you are taking a foreign language, take one that your patient's parents might speak. For example, if you live in an area with Spanish speaking people, take Spanish. Med schools don't seem to care about foreign languages, but if you are going to take a language, it might as well be one you will use.
Some colleges like to admit students who are active in sports, clubs, music, or other activities.
While in high school, it wouldn't hurt to do shadow a doctor or do some volunteer work. Hospitals in some of the bigger cities have separate ERs for kids.
When you get to college, you don't have to major in science, but there are certain classes you have to take, such as organic chemistry. There are a few others. You can major in anything you want, incuding art, music, etc.
There are two types of medical schools in the United States: MD schools are the ones you normally hear about. There is also another type of school, called osteopathic. If you graduate from one of those, you are called a DO instead of MD. DO's and MD's do basically the same things.
Have a back up plan. No matter how smart you are or how good your grades are, you need a back-up just in case. Consider becoming a nurse practitioner or physician assistant if you can't get into med school. You can apply to med school more than once, too.
There's more information you could get by reading a book. Look up medical school on Barnes and Noble or Amazon. Once you find out what books are available, see if your library has them so you can check them out for free.
To get an idea of what people study in medical school, check out a board review book.

Answer 3

You are starting off right by understanding that the foundation for a successful medical career begins early. You should take chemistry, physics and calculus in addition to biology in high school. Getting good grades in those will help you get into a good university and help you develop good study habits that will be needed, not to mention some basic science concepts.

GPA is more important in college because that and MCAT scores are much of the equation that they look at during the application process, to decides who gets into med schools. They also look at other things about your life, though and those should not be neglected. Such as: have you worked while in school? What sort of outside activities are you interested in, and have you developed particular skill in? Have you done any volunteer work? How much hands on exposure do you have in the medical realm?

Many medical schools look favorably on people who have taken a year or four after med school to hold a job and work. That gives you time to save up for med school, and gives you important life skills that will be most helpful in all areas in med school and after.

After medical school, which is four years, you will have either three or four years of postgraduate training (called residency).

Most likely you will be around thirty or beyond before you will set up practice as a PEDIATRICIAN (you might want to learn to spell it early on). It is a long hard road, but so very worth it when you finish. You will not regret your decision and choice. Best wishes.

Answer 4

the higher your GPA the better your chance of getting a scholarship to a university. Take AP classes and join some clubs, colleges like well rounded people. Get involved in student government too. Good luck!

Answer 5

good job.you are of the few very dedicated young students that care about their futures.haha.im a junior and i feel the same way.i really dont think that there are specific classes that will help you that much to get you into a good college..maybe like honors classes and ap classes.i would just say, stay focused and just try to get the best gpa you can.but dont be worried, you will get into a great college, even if its not like a "name brand" college..if that makes sense.haha.sorry for rambling on..but i just know exactly how you feel :]

Answer 6

it's great that your prepping yourself now. that's good. med school is really competitive and the higher your scores (act, sat, sat II, ap, gpa, etc...) in basically everything is going to give you an advantage over other students. take all the advance courses your school offers like pre-ap and ap. if your thinking about med school take advantage of ap bio, ap chem, and ap physics if your school offers them, it'll help once you get to college [undergraduate]. however, although high grades are important colleges want students who are "well rounded" so join some clubs and participate in them, don't just join to have it on your transcript. run for offices like president, vp, secretary, etc... and take leadership roles like heading fundraising events, coordinating club projects, etc...Also get involve with the community not just the school. colleges want students who are active in their communities, so volunteer at places like the hospital, nursing home, etc...also you might want to start looking for scholarship oppurtunities like fastweb.com. it's never too early to start applying for scholarships. anyways, good luck all the best!

Answer 7

My first advice would be to learn spelling and grammar.

Sciences with labs, math to include physics. The higher your GPA and SAT scores are the easier it will be to get into an undergraduate pre med program. Your college GPA and MCAT scores will help getting into medical school.

Answer 8

If you have good enough grades and ACT scores, you might want to see if any of your local universities offer a guaranteed medical school acceptance program. In the Chicago area, both UIC and Northwestern have a program.

Answer 9

go to your counselor or school administrator and see what classes you can take to get yourself prepared. thats good that your thinking about this now instead of the last week of your senior year like some people but anyway... talk to some colleges your interested in and see whats up... apply for scholarships too if you need them.

Answer 10

ask your school counselor for some information on that. also there might be an office at your school that deals with colleges that you could get some information from. Good luck!