I’m wondering if I can skip community college, so I’ll have more research opportunities and won’t have to worry about transferring credits. I place strong emphasis on the research aspect.
I’m going to be working at a doctor’s clinic or hospital as a CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) and do the other typical Pre-Med extracurriculars (for a head start) that I can do for now. What are other things that will help me get into a well respected university of my desire?
I plan on starting Pre-Med in 2 years due to my age, 16, so I have plenty of time to get things done.
Before you go to Med school you have to compete this required coursework
Satisfactory completion of the following courses:
General Biology or Zoology with lab (2 semesters)
General Chemistry with lab (2 semesters)
Organic Chemistry with lab (1 semester)
Biochemistry (1 semester) (lab recommended, but not required)
General Physics with lab (2 semesters)
I’ve already researched the requirements.
There is no such thing as a “Pre-Med university”. Any college or university that offers the basic requirements is suitable.
I haven’t even started Pre-Med, my thread explicitly says so. Universities with good research opportunities would be considered a good “Pre-Med” university; research is important. Prestige and respect of the university is minimally helpful, nevertheless it is helpful.
Why not go to community college, take some of the requirements
Doing research shows that you have some experience with the investigative method. Many different kinds of research can suffice. And, I know lots of people admitted to medical school who didn’t do any.
Just about any accredited college or university has the prestige and respect to get someone into medical school. It’s all about you and what you do and not about where you went.
What is your budget? How much will your parents pay?
Getting accepted is rather easy…paying can be another story.
What is your home state?
What are your test scores and GPA? (include SAT breakdown - don’t superscore))
My unweighted in high school (before I dropped out) was a little above 3.6 and my weighted was about 3.8. I never took the SAT. Concerning my financial situation, my parents are barely able to pay anything, since they struggle. My home state is Florida. Thank you for your time 
Well, sounds like “paying for college” will be your biggest hurdle. Doesn’t sound like you’ll qualify for Bright Futures.
Are your parents low income?
Sounds like you’ll need to find a public univ or CC that you can commute from home.
What univs are close to your home? What CCs are close to your home?
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plan on starting Pre-Med in 2 years due to my age, 16, so I have plenty of time to get things done.
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You are 16 now? If so, finish high school, so you can qualify for Bright Futures.
OP, dropped out of high school
"My unweighted in high school (before I dropped out) was a little above 3.6 and my weighted was about 3.8. "
I’ll be working with a reasonable wage for a year before I go to university and so will my father. Hopefully by then, I will be able to afford to go. And yes, I dropped out of high school and received my GED.
Very few colleges or universities in the country refuse to admit students with GEDs. So run the college-matching search engines with your pre-drop-out GPA, and check the admissions policies of the places that turn up in the results. You also could read through the list of test-optional institutions for more ideas. http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional
But considering that med school admissions is primarily numbers-driven, provided you can earn the GPA required, and can do well on the MCAT, your own home state public Us are perfectly fine for pre-med. Starting at a CC then transferring can work too.
Money looks to be your biggest issue. Run the Net Price Calculator (NPC) at the website of each of the CCs and public Us that you can easily commute to, and see what those places are likely to cost you. Then run the NPC at a few other places from your other lists.
However, someone who dropped out of high school may not have completed the required or recommended college-prep curriculum (e.g. 4 years of English and 4 years of math at the algebra 1 level or higher seem to be required by all Florida public universities) even though s/he got a GED. That may be real hurdle with getting into a selective college as a frosh.
Your best option is to go to community college, and take all the remedial courses.
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I’ll be working with a reasonable wage for a year before I go to university and so will my father. Hopefully by then, I will be able to afford to go. And yes, I dropped out of high school and received my GED.
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Working for a year will mean that you will have saved how much?
Ask your dad how much he’ll put towards your college costs next year.
