I am currently a senior in high school and my GPA is about a 4.3-4.5 (depending on which semesters you count). I might attend UCSB, UCLA, UCB, UCD, UCI, USC, or UCSD. I am just very scared because I have heard many of my intelligent friends in college saying that it is impossible to maintain a high GPA in college and to get into medical school. Is this true? What college would offer the best chances of getting a high GPA/getting accepted to med school? and do I have a chance?
2007-02-23 19:46:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
A UC school would accept any students who are in their top 10% HS years. I think if you've done well in HS, you wouldn't find a lot of problems in college. The students that don't do well in college are usually students who don't take their studies seriously. To get accepted into a med school, you need a very strong GPA and MCAT score. In Berkeley, a lot of students who plan to pursue MD's after usually would major in pre-med courses like Molecular Cell Biology. If you are strong in science and math, coupled with good GPA and MCAT, you'd most likely get into a med-school.
As for which college would give you the best chance of a high GPA, that'd be the lower ranked UC's, since the students who go to Berkeley and UCLA are usually top ranked in HS and thus are more competitive.
Seriously, have faith in yourself, and don't choose an easy major or school to get the high GPA, choose a school because of its programs, student body , faculty, and all around college environment.
2007-02-23 21:10:42 · answer #1 · answered by economiss 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not true that colleges like to see you handle failure. However some schools don't use test scores. And of those that do if you're GPA is really good they are often inclined to overlook less than stellar test scores. Get a 3 GPA and you will get into a good college for sure. Your college performance will determine if you get into medical school or not - it will have nothing to do with HS. Also a medical education is frightfully expensive. Think about going to a CC first to save money. Thanks Bill
2016-03-28 21:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johns Hopkins, or maybe Harvard, or University of Chicago (basically anywhere with a good rep that isn't a party school)
You need to take entrance exams (GMATS I think they are in the USA), like a second SAT.
Oh, and university can be hard to adapt to, you need to have your own initiative. You spend about 12-15 hours a week in class, but have like 30 hours or more of homework. Most people don't study that much, that's why they have trouble.
Also, health goes down hill. No parents, no school lunches, nobody to tell you to have a balanced diet or go to bed on time. You've got to make your own schedule, and be careful not to gain or loose weight or get ill.
No boss or teacher to tell you if you're not working hard enough, you don't find out until the papers and exams are marked (sometimes at the end of the semester).
What makes it so hard is that it seems so easy. It's like a trojan horse with a lot of temptations.
And remember, the people at parties and in the dorm rooms aren't all there for pre-med. Many of them are just there to have a good time without mommy and daddy watching.
The teachers have hundreds of papers to mark, you're just a statistic. You gotta be your own person and motivate yourself.
As they say in Spiderman: With great freedom, comes great responsibility. That's what growing up is like, and that's why university is so hard.
2007-02-23 20:31:58 · answer #3 · answered by dude 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
At the university I'm currently attending, I've heard some interesting stories from pre-med students. They have lists of volunteer activities a mile long, GPAs of 3.9 (out of 4.0), unbelievably high MCAT scores, and they are still rejected. Its best to line yourself up with a degree that you can use incase you do not get in.
2007-02-23 19:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's very, very hard.Its not impossible. My moms friends' daughter is on the deans list. and a sophomore in pre med. You will need 4 years of some kind of other schooling/degree also.
2007-02-23 19:50:02 · answer #5 · answered by KelBean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha...i dun no..but so far..my college...every year there will be people fail the exams...and they have to repeat the whole year...but anyway,good luck!
2007-02-23 19:49:53 · answer #6 · answered by shizuka 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as you don't smoke away your college years or become a dirty butt slutt. you will do fine.
2007-02-23 19:49:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋