You are correct about this. BUT the federally funded aid awarded based on the FAFSA SAI (formerly called EFC) is limited to the Pell grant (if you are eligible), and the federally funded direct loan ($5500 for freshman year). The sum of these two items will NOT pay for JHU, or any other private school or four year residential college I can think of.
JHU requires the CSS Profile and non-custodial parent forms for consideration for institutional need based aid…which is what you would need to pay for JHU. Without that second parent…or a waiver for them…your application for institutional aid will be incomplete…and you won’t get anything but the federally fixed things the FAFSA entitles you to.
I literally misread, it’s actually college algebra foundations and I forgot, I needed another science because I took biology twice technically (different school areas), and they did not count as graduation requirements. My counselor asked what I wanted, and I chose physiology and anatomy.
Okay, that’s very different. Thanks for answering. So, you do have your math class.
Would you consider taking APES? It’s easier than AP Bio but you’d still get the extra weight for an AP. You could take it on top of or instead of A&P. (If A&P Honors is offered, do take it, because it should come with a grade boost too, even if it’s smaller).
RE: MA. If you are MD resident-- Maryland does not require certification or licensure for MAs. If you’re 17 or older and can find a physician willing to train you, you can work as a MA.
However, not all MA jobs are created equal and some jobs will not offer actual clinical experience. (Rooming patients then taking vitals–clinical, giving injections–clinical; working reception–not clinical; doing scheduling–not clinical; handing a patient after visit/discharge notes–not clinical; calling pharmacies or insurance companies–not clinical; cleaning and stocking rooms between patients–not clinical.)
Medical scribing doesn’t require a certificate/license. Scribing companies train their new hires in house. There is usually a short probationary period while the new hire undergoes training. if you successfully pass training, you will be offered a job.
Please be aware that many scribing jobs nowadays are virtual and offer zero clinical exposure.
EMT-Bs must complete a formal course and pass a standardized national licensing exam. Licenses are good for 2 years.
Again, not all EMT-B jobs are clinical. (EMT-Bs are often referred to as “bus drivers” because their primary duty is to drive the ambulance–which is not clinical.)
CNAs are required to complete formal coursework and pass a state licensing exam and pass a criminal background check. In mD, CNA licensure is good for 2 years.
PCTs in MD must first obtain a CNA. Then they must complete formal coursework and pass a standardized national licensing exam.
Phlebotomists must complete formal coursework and obtain a national licensure via standardized exam.
Neither are heritage, I just had an interest in media from China and South Korea.
I have Chinese 1 from a CC.
— They put Chinese 1 on my transcript, and took away my S2 in Chinese 2. Some stuff happening when the transcripts were transposed.
Chinese 2 will be complete by the time I graduate, because I have to re-take it.
Korean 1 will be from DE from a CC connected with my school, I so would say yes.
Plus on my transcript, I took French in 8th and they count that here, so technically 4.
Your coursework will not be considered as completing four years of foreign language. Colleges look for 3 or 4 years of the same language. The progression and ability to handle increasingly complex material is important. Most colleges will view your transcript as having completed 2 years of foreign language.
This is a factor that would make CC a more viable option, or even a public, (please correct me if I am wrong) UMBC (12k) and Towson (14k), I plan on living with my parent and taking public transportation for the time being.
In terms of saving money, perhaps 6 - 7k to cover the half of tuition that might not be too difficult to earn with a part time job over a few months.
And because those schools do not require CSS, I would have no additional issues with financial aid.
As for CNA/PCT, I would not want to clean patients.
My school does not have AP environmental science, and it seems that there is no honors version of physiology and anatomy.
I had a look at the catalog sheet, but did not see any honors indication, however, I will be going to counseling office once school starts to meet my counselor and potentially change some class levels.
Having accompanied everyone from newborns to the aged to doctors/hospitals, I think you may need to rethink the amount of bodily fluids and excretions you can expect to be regularly exposed to. While it is always good advice, I think the advice to you to get some work in the field is a good one to see what you can handle/get used to before you commit to the med school pathway.
Typically, a college semester of foreign language is equivalent to a year of high school foreign language, so it looks like you would be considered to have level 2 in Chinese and level 1 in Korean and maybe French. There are some variations specific to the college and high school, so you may want to check the college you took Chinese and Korean at.
You should not have to retake Chinese 2 if you completed it at a college – it will be on your college transcript from that college, and you can take Chinese 3 if you want.
A favorite task to assign to new residents is digital bowel disimpaction–which is using your fingers to removing fecal material from a patient’s anus and lower colon. In fact, it something that even attending physicians may do occasionally.
I can guarantee that as a med student, resident, fellow and attending physician, you will get some other person’s bodily fluids on you at least once a week–saliva, blood, mucus, vomit, urine, feces, bile, pus, semen, amniotic fluid, bacterial discharge, lymph, ichor, putrefaction, plus all sorts of other byproducts of the human body. It’s just part of the job.
My older D was thrilled when her medical group decided doctors should wear navy blue scrubs because navy blue doesn’t show stains as much as lighter colors do.
wrt catalog.
Too bad for APES - Do mention an interest to your GC just in case.
Other “easier” AP classes you could take for the GPA boost are AP Psychology, AP Computer science principles, AP Statistics, AP Human Geography.
Okay, so your schedule includes
AVID
AP Lit
College Algebra Foundations
A&P (honors???)
US gov/Chinese 2
1 semester: health
You must take a semester class in social science (sociology…) or a full year history class, or AP Human Geography if your school offers it. You will need it for college.
I would add an extra academic class.
Even if you finish at 2pm you still have a shot at a solid part time job.
In the meantime, use Khan Academy to prep for the SAT. Complete tasks every day until you can easily recognize the pattern and you get through them without a mistake. The higher your score, the better - and this can only be accomplished by finding your mistakes and fixing them till you no longer get them wrong. It’s tedious but it’s the only way.
The following MD colleges will only use the FAFSA and are good targets for you:
UMBC
Towson
St Mary’s MD (reachier)
Morgan State
Private colleges where you may want to run the NPC (type the name of the college and “NPC” or “net price calculator” )
Goucher
LaSalle
St Joe’s
Washington College MD
McDaniel
Mount St Mary’s
Sweet Briar
Virginia Wesleyan
Elon (reach)
OP- have you spent any time speaking with medical students or physicians, observing (not sure what/if allowed), volunteering etc? This is not clear to me.
I would put medical school on the shelf for now. I would focus on finding an affordable and realistic school- several have been recommended.
Once you are in college you can shadow, volunteer in underserved communities….and hopefully get a more realistic sense as to what medicine entails.
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