NEED HELP!! Where do i stand.

[kmarsh26]

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I have just graduated from a community college with an AA degree and I will be Transferring to Colorado State University as a pre-med student. As of now my GPA is 3.2. I have about two years of school left before graduating with a BS, so I know I have plenty of time to get my GPA up. My question is, will having to go to community college for my first two years of school hurt my chances of getting into a medical school? Also, my state residency is in Colorado and we only of one Public Med School, that also happens to be very competitive nationally. Does anyone have any recommendations for private medical schools that offer abundant financial aid and a tuition that is not far from a public school? My final concern is that I am now 23 years old and by the time i will be ready to start med school i will be between 26 and 27, is my age going to be a disadvantage?

 

[Polarbare50]

your age is reasonable, if being a physician is your dream don't let anyone stop you (assuming your grades are viable etc)

-make sure you start to do a lot of EC's if you haven't already
- and @ your CC did you take any of the pre med requirements? it would certainly be beneficial if you took them at your state school instead.

I'd write more but im a bit tired so good luck!

I agree with most of what typicalindian said. With regards to age, the typical mean age for a first-year medical school student is about 24 years old with a median of 22-23. Your age puts you at no disadvantage because there are several career-changers, Post-Bacc students, and SMP graduates who will be of similar age. Sometimes, medical schools appreciate students who take a year or more off after college because both college and medical school are serious academic endeavors.

Make sure you do well in all your courses at your state school, especially any prerequisites. In my personal opinion, I believe that doing a "laundry list" of EC's is a bad thing. Make sure you volunteer, get clinical exposure, but participate in a few other EC's that you are very interested in. The quality of the EC is better than quantity. Plus, the more dedicated you are to an EC, the more opportunities you have to find leadership positions.

Good luck!