Hello everyone, my name is John, and I am a high school senior, and college sophomore due to my state's dual enrollment program.
My college GPA is currently 3.39. This is mainly due to my Pre-Calculus 1 class in which I earned a 1.5. Besides that class I have not earned a grade less than a 3.0. I emailed my teacher about this grade in order to see what I can do about it considering I am currently taking Calculus 2. My professor informed me that he would be able to audit that class, essentially making it worth 0 credits. This would raise my college GPA from 3.39 to 3.56, but doing this would stop me from receiving my associate of arts by the time I graduate high school. 5 credits short is not anything to snivel about, but whenever I talk to my parents about it, they explain to me the importance of my AA in comparison to GPA. Would making my 1.5 an audit really be worth it to increase my GPA to 3.56?
Another question I had is related to what I should do after High School. I do not have much money, but do to my parents financial situation, I won't receive the amount of financial aid necessary to work my way through school, and get good grades. I have always wanted to serve some time in the military, and even applied to West Point earlier this year. My SAT scores were not good enough however, and I did not apply to ROTC, and it would appear that the ROTC scholarship has already come and past. I was dead set on enlisting as an infantryman in the army, because I've always wanted to jump out of airplanes, but I think I would probably be more at home in a medical setting.
The job I'm currently looking at in the military is 68k, which is medical laboratory specialist. I am also looking at the Air Force's job: 4TOX2, which is Histopathology. I was wondering if medical schools would look highly upon me if I spent a few years doing one of these jobs in the military. I figure it would far surpass the clinical experience needed, and I've heard of some people that it makes up for a lot of volunteer service you need to do to get into a medical school.
After getting out of the military I believe I will be a independent on my FAFSA form which would allow me to receive more financial aid, and I would have the GI bill to help me pay for the rest of college, a tiny bit of medical school.
I was wondering if this is a sound plan for me, and I was also curious if I should audit the class I received a 1.5 in, even though it means that I am 5 credits short of my Associates.
Thank you for any advice, all is appreciated.
My college GPA is currently 3.39. This is mainly due to my Pre-Calculus 1 class in which I earned a 1.5. Besides that class I have not earned a grade less than a 3.0. I emailed my teacher about this grade in order to see what I can do about it considering I am currently taking Calculus 2. My professor informed me that he would be able to audit that class, essentially making it worth 0 credits. This would raise my college GPA from 3.39 to 3.56, but doing this would stop me from receiving my associate of arts by the time I graduate high school. 5 credits short is not anything to snivel about, but whenever I talk to my parents about it, they explain to me the importance of my AA in comparison to GPA. Would making my 1.5 an audit really be worth it to increase my GPA to 3.56?
Another question I had is related to what I should do after High School. I do not have much money, but do to my parents financial situation, I won't receive the amount of financial aid necessary to work my way through school, and get good grades. I have always wanted to serve some time in the military, and even applied to West Point earlier this year. My SAT scores were not good enough however, and I did not apply to ROTC, and it would appear that the ROTC scholarship has already come and past. I was dead set on enlisting as an infantryman in the army, because I've always wanted to jump out of airplanes, but I think I would probably be more at home in a medical setting.
The job I'm currently looking at in the military is 68k, which is medical laboratory specialist. I am also looking at the Air Force's job: 4TOX2, which is Histopathology. I was wondering if medical schools would look highly upon me if I spent a few years doing one of these jobs in the military. I figure it would far surpass the clinical experience needed, and I've heard of some people that it makes up for a lot of volunteer service you need to do to get into a medical school.
After getting out of the military I believe I will be a independent on my FAFSA form which would allow me to receive more financial aid, and I would have the GI bill to help me pay for the rest of college, a tiny bit of medical school.
I was wondering if this is a sound plan for me, and I was also curious if I should audit the class I received a 1.5 in, even though it means that I am 5 credits short of my Associates.
Thank you for any advice, all is appreciated.
