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I am a first year college student and coming in, I already had 30 credits from high school AP classes which technically makes me a sophomore even though I just graduated high school this year. I know I have the option of graduating with my actual class in 2021, but I would rather just graduate in 3 years because my family is already tight on money and I can't really afford to just "enjoy college" by taking that extra year for no reason when I could save tuition money for an entire year. My question is, what can I do in that extra gap year? When should I take the MCAT? I am especially concerned about my gpa, and since I will only be showing medical schools 3 years of college grades instead of 4, am I at more of a disadvantage if I screw up one semester? I really struggled in chemistry this semester since I was placed into a more advanced class than normal first year students so my gpa isn't as high as I wanted it to be. I am overall just really confused about what a 3-year college situation looks like from a pre-med perspective cause the timing for everything just seems more messed up somehow.