I have a 75 average, I am a junior in Brooklyn Tech high school in NYC, this is a specialized high school though. I want to become a doctor, have I screwed my self too hard to become a doctor?
2007-12-13 11:01:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Well, Im pretty sure I can bring up my average to atleast an 80 by the end of senior year, in freshman year I had like 70s in class, in sophomore I had 80s, now I have 85s-90s. Im taking AP biology next year, will that matter much?
2007-12-13 11:10:31 · update #1
Also, one more thing. I got a 79 percentile on the PSATs, and I expect to get around a 2k on the SATs, I took my first SAT prep test a couple of days ago at a SAT prep program and I got a 18k. Do grades matter as much if I do good/decent on tests? I expect to get into a decent (not the best) college, but I dont expect to go to a community college.
2007-12-13 11:13:58 · update #2
No. Before med school, you have to go to college as an undergrad. If you buckle down and study hard, you've still got a chance. When you're looking at med schools or graduate school in general, your high school education doesn't weigh quite as heavy.
2007-12-13 11:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jenna A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a Junior, you have your Senior year to prove your worth. But that would mean an extraordinary amount of studying. It CAN be done...it depends on YOU.
I went to the 8th grade & left school. About 15 yrs later, I took the GED and went to college. I maintained a 3.75 AVG while working full time and I studied at least 16 hrs every weekend and at least two hours every night. It took seven years. One reason for having to study so hard was that having missed out on high school I never ever had certain subjects, i.e. Chemistry, Biology, Algebra.....so I would have to learn what I might have learned in high school at the same time that I was attending classes in those subjects. It was hard.
But let me tell you this: If I could do it....YOU CAN TOO. Because I am not an overly smart person. I am probably lower average in intelligence. It was the "want" power that propelled me!
Good luck!!
2007-12-13 11:15:24 · answer #2 · answered by Rocky 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, the best thing you can do is run. People underestimate running, and how fast it burns calories. Your a teenager, so you don't really need to worry about a diet, unless you eat mc Donald's every single day. If you drink soda, stop drinking soda. Lay off foods like that. If you can get the chance to start swimming, that's even better then running for burning calories. However you will do a ton of running in the military. So you really need to build yourself up to that. They have videos of Ranger School on YouTube, its not top secret. A large amount of it was intense combat training, that put the soldiers in extremely difficult situations. So see how well you work under stress. Other then that good luck, SOCOM is no joke and you will be making one hell of a commitment.
2016-05-23 10:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Work hard and get a good score on the SATS. When you get into a college, you can pick whatever courses you want to. It's not like if you don't have a 90 average you can't take doctoral courses in college. Did you really think that?
2007-12-13 11:07:33 · answer #4 · answered by Stanislaw V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest, your high school transcript will be taken into consideration. If you still want a chance to get into Medical or Veterinary School though, you will need to maintain a straight
"A" average for all four years until you get your Bachelor's Degree. Then you need to maintain that "A" average once you get your Master's Degree. Medical Schools where I live down South only accept and admit straight "A" average students into Medical School...usually the cream of the crop. However, you may still be able to pull it out if you study really hard. If you get into Medical School, you have to maintain the best passable grades you can so you can pass your Medical Board exam. And be prepared for about 14 years of college!!
2007-12-13 11:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by Gardeniagirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is still possible. You need to start by going to a community college and doing really well, then transferring to a four-year university and doing well there. Then you can go on to medical school and a residency, and can be a doctor. No one will ever know that you screwed up in high school.
2007-12-13 11:06:02 · answer #6 · answered by neniaf 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no you still have to go through the full 4 years of college and get accepted into a medical school. then at least 3 years then internship as a doctor
2007-12-13 11:05:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you havent you can still become a doctor just pick it up for the last report in gr 11 and the first report in gr12
2007-12-13 11:05:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buckle down and try for A's through the rest of your school years and If you can pass the tests you can!!! You won't win a scholarship though, well you could if you really applied yourself!
2007-12-13 11:05:24 · answer #9 · answered by Linda S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had really wanted to be a doctor you would be one by now. You've been telling yourself a terrible lie. Stop driving toward someone else's goals for your own life. Become a professional ball player or a rock star. That's what you were born to do. You know I'm right.
2007-12-13 11:17:23 · answer #10 · answered by Aught 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋