@scvannah Did you consider ECU? It sounds like you just don’t want to go to UNCC; I get it, but it’s 2 years. Coincidently, I have a neighbor in the same position with the same 2 schools and also wants to go the med school path. They too were hoping for a more “prestigious” school, but since they only have one year in at UNCA, they don’t have enough college track record (half of their credits are DE credits) to be considered without taking their high school stats into account. Unfortunately, they are now realizing the long-lasting effects of their good-but-not-great high school stats. UNCC has access to two large health systems: Atrium and Novant plus many independent labs and outreach non-profits doing clinical research, so there are a lot of research opportunities. The most important things for you moving forward are internship/shadowing/research, community service, building relationships for LORs and getting a high GPA and mcat score. Med school means big $; if you are local and can commute, even better. Save the $, get good grades, study for the mcat, get lots of time in at the health systems in Charlotte (or Greenville/ECU) and make yourself the best applicant you can for med school.