vampyre_angel
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Hello everyone! (Apologies for how neurotic this is gonna sound).
I am a high school junior at a decently competitive public school in Texas, ranked 7/916 as of now, hopefully on track to major in public health with a minor in biology at UT Austin. Unfortunately, due to several factors, including being misinformed about GPA transfers, health issues, and most importantly, my weak study skills, I have a 3.4 GPA as of now in my dual credit associates degree program. (if I get all As the rest of the program, I will have a 3.77 cGPA). I have reached out to both UT admissions officers and my Dual Credit counselor, and I found out that my GPA will transfer along with my credits. I earned 4 Bs and unfortunately 3 of them factor into BCPM GPA: Gen Chem 2, Trigonometry, and Precalculus. The final B was in US History II. I will finish my associates with 70 credits. My science GPA is like a 3.25 right now, hoping to bring it up by the end of dual credit. 3 of the Bs were earned when I was 15, so not a good indicator of how I'll be for med schools.
I spoke with the fairly large group of aspiring high school premeds I know, and all of them told me to go into nursing, PA, or DO school. (nothing against DO schools, Im planning to apply to TCOM as well when its my cycle wayyyy in the future.) My counselor told me to consider a different dream 🙁
Additional: I'm getting my CNA liscence in a month, planning to work 250 hours this summer and 300 more during senior year of high school and the summer after HS graduation. I plan to continue working at the same facility at least 1 summer of undergrad so I can list this experience on my application to med schools. (Also volunteered here all through high school and will continue to do so in undergrad, really hoping for a glowing LOR for both my application to UT Austin and future med schools.)
I also am scheduled to shadow an optometrist, neurologist, and possibly pediatrician this summer.(mainly as EC for app to UT Austin). Also going to work as an EMT through Longhorns EMS program at UT Austin during undergrad if I get in. I haven't done any real research but I took a research oriented college class through dual credit already which hopefully will help me in the long run.
Anyways, the general consensus among my classmates has been: "You're cooked, buddy." Most of them doing associates degrees have perfect 4.0s. However I was a year early in math and unfortunately took a lot of very intense math courses before I was ready for them, negatively affecting my GPA. (Not trying to make excuses, I know this was my own poor decision.)
Just looking for some peace of mind that hope isn't lost because the way some of my classmates are talking about this you would think I had a 1.0 GPA..
I am a high school junior at a decently competitive public school in Texas, ranked 7/916 as of now, hopefully on track to major in public health with a minor in biology at UT Austin. Unfortunately, due to several factors, including being misinformed about GPA transfers, health issues, and most importantly, my weak study skills, I have a 3.4 GPA as of now in my dual credit associates degree program. (if I get all As the rest of the program, I will have a 3.77 cGPA). I have reached out to both UT admissions officers and my Dual Credit counselor, and I found out that my GPA will transfer along with my credits. I earned 4 Bs and unfortunately 3 of them factor into BCPM GPA: Gen Chem 2, Trigonometry, and Precalculus. The final B was in US History II. I will finish my associates with 70 credits. My science GPA is like a 3.25 right now, hoping to bring it up by the end of dual credit. 3 of the Bs were earned when I was 15, so not a good indicator of how I'll be for med schools.
I spoke with the fairly large group of aspiring high school premeds I know, and all of them told me to go into nursing, PA, or DO school. (nothing against DO schools, Im planning to apply to TCOM as well when its my cycle wayyyy in the future.) My counselor told me to consider a different dream 🙁
Additional: I'm getting my CNA liscence in a month, planning to work 250 hours this summer and 300 more during senior year of high school and the summer after HS graduation. I plan to continue working at the same facility at least 1 summer of undergrad so I can list this experience on my application to med schools. (Also volunteered here all through high school and will continue to do so in undergrad, really hoping for a glowing LOR for both my application to UT Austin and future med schools.)
I also am scheduled to shadow an optometrist, neurologist, and possibly pediatrician this summer.(mainly as EC for app to UT Austin). Also going to work as an EMT through Longhorns EMS program at UT Austin during undergrad if I get in. I haven't done any real research but I took a research oriented college class through dual credit already which hopefully will help me in the long run.
Anyways, the general consensus among my classmates has been: "You're cooked, buddy." Most of them doing associates degrees have perfect 4.0s. However I was a year early in math and unfortunately took a lot of very intense math courses before I was ready for them, negatively affecting my GPA. (Not trying to make excuses, I know this was my own poor decision.)
Just looking for some peace of mind that hope isn't lost because the way some of my classmates are talking about this you would think I had a 1.0 GPA..
