Chances at pre-med?

Marioandluigi
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 01:56:02 +0000

As junior year progresses, that GPA/rank may (probably will) change. Also, if you’re getting a record high GPA then getting 4’s on most of your AP exams the admission officers will take your GPA less and less seriously because that signals some slight grade inflation. The only thing that is quite astounding is the 2350 SAT (I had work my tail off and pray to every mainstream god to get my 2350) before junior year. I would forget about standardized tests for a while.

The only advice I could possibly give you is to don’t listen to anyones advice (yet). Seriously, use this time to develop your interests and sense of self. Challenge yourself junior year with difficult courses. Put passion and fun into your extracurriculars. THEN come back late junior/early senior year to gain insight into the admissions process.

(Also, most prospective pre-meds usually change majors once in college and don’t think twice about becoming doctors. Do you want to become a physician because you truly are fascinated by the human body and want to help people or does the lucrative money/career prestige fuel your high school academic forays?)