<p>Medical or Med. school related students preferably please,
here is my short story:
I am about to finish my first spring Sem. and i already have 5 w’s.
Lots of things happened and in fall i had to drop virtually all my classes due to overworking myself/ commuting between 3 colleges. 3 of them were towards my major. Chem, Bio, and Physics. I retook physics this sem and got an A. I average a 4.0 as of right now (29 units)
The reason why I’m posting was that today, i had an appointment with a counselor for the first time. He told me what i already knew, and he said there is no way to dismiss my W’s.
The reason why im worrying so much is because i have high ambitions and i feel things are starting to fall apart because of some choices i made.
After high school i chose not to attend ucr because of family reasons, so i went to a cc. I want to go to UC davis, berkley, irvine, or sand diego for my premed (chem).
Then hopefully try for an ivy league or UC la or sf.
I am told stories from my brother’s friends that people that attend those school normally average 0-3max “withdrawals”
In high school i had a solid 3.5 and i ditched a lot of school. i was ignorant and didn’t pay much attention in class. Now that I am pushing myself i feel i can average a 4.0 maybe 3.8 at the lowest(in a cc at least because there is no +/- system).
so what I’m saying is:
If i get accepted through a TAG program and average a (lets just say worst case scenario) 3.6+ and a 30~35 after premed with 8 W’s (you never know what will happen so i added 3 W’s just in case). Will i still have chances of attending UCLA, SF or any ivy league?
personally i doubt it, but i like to measure myself to worst case scenarios to relief anxiety and help me concentrate more. Since this is anonymous please be truthful and as detailed to your knowing extent.Thank you for reading and replying</p>
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<p>I’m not understanding this. Can you please explain? You shouldn’t be going to 3 colleges…that is just crazy.</p>
<p>You do have quite a lot of W’s and they might raise a red flag to some adcoms, but they aren’t going to completely kill your chances.</p>
<p>UCSF and UCLA med school…yeah there’s not a high chance for that. You can try to apply to these, but don’t be too disappointed if you don’t get in. Ivy Leagues…maybe. Remember that in the medical school world, the Ivy Leagues don’t all have the most prestigious and high ranked med schools.</p>
<p>If you live in California, you’re going to have an incredibly hard time getting into medical schools. Period. Those W’s aren’t look too good, I’m afraid.</p>
<p>For now, all I can recommend you do is to work really hard on maintaining a high GPA, get a killer MCAT score, work on your EC’s, and kill the personal statements. In the meantime, also keep your mind open to other career fields, in case you might find another job you will like. I know you have your hearts set on becoming a doctor, but that doesn’t mean you can’t keep your eye open right? You have quite the battle to face, but at least your GPA is looking good.</p>
<p>Just be ready to write about it in your PS. ( “I was an idiot but look at what I’ve done since then that shows dramatically I am no longer an idiot and have my act together.”) Most will understand. Some will excuse it, and some won’t. Little you can do about that. </p>
<p>Don’t “plan” on 3 more W’s. Don’t “plan” any. </p>
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<li>Stop looking back. What’s done is done. </li>
<li>Stop thinking about any particular med school. Med school itself is the goal. Time enough for selecting app schools later with much better data. Gets in the way of what you need to do today.</li>
<li>Control what you can control. Your attitude. Your effort. Your choices going forward. Everything else is crap.</li>
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