<p>Hello all, I am relatively new to these forums. I have finished my Common Application and I am now stuck deciding who I want to apply to. I have a few colleges in mind but I am fairly sure I won’t even get accepted (UMich, UMiami). Nobody in my family has experience with this so, naturally, I have only the slightest idea how to choose a college. There are plenty I would apply to only if I got a higher ACT score, but since I am not retaking it until December or thereabouts, I am stuck with this score. </p>
<p>I want to be a Pediatrician or Physician (Major in Biology)
I have a 3.7 GPA right now
Took AP Bio, taking AP Physics and AP Gov now
I live in Michigan and don’t want to travel to the West for College (South is fine)</p>
<p>So based on my major, GPA/ACT what colleges should I be considering? Thanks a ton!</p>
<p>What’s your ACT score?
If you want to go to med school, you should go to the best school for the money.
As a first gen applicant and depending on that score, look into Hamilton college since they are seeking out first gen students and they have excellent need-based financial aid (should you need it).
What do you like about a college: the idea of famous football team and tailgating with thousands of people? the idea of staying up late talking about how to make the world a better place? the idea of small, interactive classes? the idea of a large lecture hall where the professor is famous althoughs/he doesn’t know your name? the idea of a common core curriculum? The idea of total freedom to pick whatever strikes your fancy? studying abroad or in Washington DC or in Chicago or NY City? Staying close to home in case you get homesick?</p>
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I would turn that around to you should go to the school where you will do best in grades and save your $ for med school. Med school admission is generally focused on GPA and MCAT scores.</p>
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If you want to go to med school, you should go to the best school for the money
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<p>Not exactly.</p>
<p>If you’re premed, you should go where your stats are well-within the top 25%.</p>
<p>There’s a premed freshman student who recently posted that he thinks his med school chances are doomed. He’s attending a top school where his stats are very average…about at the 50th percentile. His grades just aren’t med school worthy. While he may turn things around, it’s harder to do when your premed classmates are stronger students than you are.</p>