Want to be a Doctor?

Question

Since i was a little kid ive wanted to be a doctor...but hearing all the stories of how many people are rejected from universities kind of freaked me out abit..

Im taking maths, physics, biology and chemistry for A level...but is there anything else other people have done in my situation to make them more likely to get a place at a decent university?

Thanks for your time! =)

Also, if i were to volunteer somewhere i.e. a hospital...what sort of things would i be allowed to do at 16 or 17?

They surely wouldnt be too willing to let someone as young as me to do "practical" things?

Btw all the things people are saying are really useful, thanks alot :)

Answer 1

Colleges (and med schools) look at what courses you have taken and the kinds of grades you've gotten in those courses, and congrats on taking a bunch of challenging classes! But universities also look at extracurriculars (stuff you do outside of school). If you start volunteering at your local hospital now, that would be a great thing to put on a future application. And it will give you practical experience (as well as letting you know whether you truly will enjoy being a doctor or not.)

Answer 2

Yes! Many people have gone to a community college or a junior college, made straight A's and transferrred in to a big name university for their bachelor degree. Once you have 30-60 hours of A's on a college transcript, nobody cares about the SAT or ACT score.