I am currently enrolled as a freshman at a 4 year undergraduate college that is not very competitive. We accept around 80% of our applicants. I chose to come here over some prestigious schools because I was recruited to play a varsity sport here, and I received a $15,000 annual academic scholarship. I saw the school had a Pre Med program, so I figured I'd be fine. My goal is to be a physician or a surgeon. I am interested in neurology and oncology.
I am underwhelmed at how easy some of the classes are (non science classes in particular.) From what I can gather, there is only one girl who is in med school who was an undergrad here, and I think she was at a PA school first before switching to med school.
I currently have a 4.0 GPA after the first semester in 5 classes (Bio, Psych, Philosophy, a humanities class, English). (for whatever it's worth, I also did 5 years of high school, with a post graduate year at a very academically rigorous prep school)
Unfortunately I just learned that the Organic Chemistry class offered here is really just an intro class with no lab. This will obviously not be sufficient for med school admissions. (Some Pre-Med program huh?)
I am currently the only freshman in the school doing research on bacteria with my Biology professor. It is a payed internship. I am also working with my school's Psychology professor with his educational consulting firm, working with local middle and high schools. I plan on getting certified and volunteering as an EMT this summer, as well as shadowing a doctor in my family.
My question is, how much of a disadvantage am I putting myself at by going to such a weak school compared to my competition? Is it s big deal that I will need to take organic chem at a different school? It wold be a huge sacrifice for me to leave this school; I have always wanted to get to this level with my sport and am one level under professional, my team sends a couple guys each year to the minor leagues. However, if I have to, I would consider other options.
Any advice is very appreciated, I am sort of lost as to my next move. Thanks!
I am underwhelmed at how easy some of the classes are (non science classes in particular.) From what I can gather, there is only one girl who is in med school who was an undergrad here, and I think she was at a PA school first before switching to med school.
I currently have a 4.0 GPA after the first semester in 5 classes (Bio, Psych, Philosophy, a humanities class, English). (for whatever it's worth, I also did 5 years of high school, with a post graduate year at a very academically rigorous prep school)
Unfortunately I just learned that the Organic Chemistry class offered here is really just an intro class with no lab. This will obviously not be sufficient for med school admissions. (Some Pre-Med program huh?)
I am currently the only freshman in the school doing research on bacteria with my Biology professor. It is a payed internship. I am also working with my school's Psychology professor with his educational consulting firm, working with local middle and high schools. I plan on getting certified and volunteering as an EMT this summer, as well as shadowing a doctor in my family.
My question is, how much of a disadvantage am I putting myself at by going to such a weak school compared to my competition? Is it s big deal that I will need to take organic chem at a different school? It wold be a huge sacrifice for me to leave this school; I have always wanted to get to this level with my sport and am one level under professional, my team sends a couple guys each year to the minor leagues. However, if I have to, I would consider other options.
Any advice is very appreciated, I am sort of lost as to my next move. Thanks!
