Can I make it to med school with the following in High school?

Question

I have 4.2 GPA weighted
SAT math: 690
SAT writing: 650
SAT reading: 540
SAT Total:1880
Im in Jazz band, took 9 AP classes all A's passed 5 exams (including physics, calc, bio, chem, spanish with 3)
volunteer 130 hours, community service 50 hours, worked 1 year as freshman in a restaurant as busboy. no sports however, Presidents of two clubs (French club twice) that's about it... (Am I a good potential candidate for passing the MCAT and going to med school?) or am i just an average person applying to college and med school?
By the way im shooting for UCLA (2007-2008) pre-med.

Answer 1

Keep up the good work through undergrad, it will do you good. Med schools, while many may look at high school performance, focus a great deal more on your undergraduate work. If you don't do well there, it doesn't matter how well you did in high school.

Answer 2

High school work doesn't usually carry much weight, if any. It is all undergrad work and grades there and on the MCAT.

One last thing, not many people know, but you don't need an undergrad degree to get accepted into medical school. They only require a specific list of courses, MCAT score, and some weigh the interview portion.

With the way you are going, it sounds as if you would be a good candidate.

Answer 3

On paper u appear to be brilliant....U are not an average person.
UCLA is a great school but just don't limit yourself to one
University.. apply to as many as you can handle financially.

Do just as well in your undergrad years and u certainly have a
fighting chance. To do well in you MCATS I recommend u
do a kaplan's tutorial. very helpful

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but the main criteria is liking to help others....are u a people person
or were u too busy with ur studies to notice.?

Answer 4

It all depends on how you do in your bachelor's degree...They aren't going to place much emphasis on your high school accomplishments. If you do well in your bachelor's they'll assume you were fine in high school. Pick a major like biomedical engineering...it'll set you apart from the millions of people who major in biology and chemistry for pre-med.

Answer 5

grad schools dont look at your high school anything. worry about getting into college first. then do well in college. then worry about the MCAT and grad school