Hi everyone. I am currently senior in high school. My college GPA with 75 credits is 3.38, and my science GPA is a lackluster 2.66 . I have taken all of my classes at a community college which is about an hour and a half bus ride from my high school. This was done during my junior and senior year.
Science Classes thus far:
1.5 in Pre-Calculus 1, 3.0 in Calculus, 2.4 in Calculus 2, 3.1 in the second class in the Biology sequence, and a 3.3 in intro to chemistry.
I was recently accepted to the University of Washington for pre-engineering. The University of Washington was my first choice of school, and they have given me a decent sized grant, however in this economy I don't wish to take out the loans needed to pursue an education there. I am also having very large doubts about a major in engineering due to my lack of interest in the subject matter. Lately, I have been having a strong interest in the field of medicine namely: family practice, and internal medicine.
I have had two plans rolling through my mind lately. One would be to move to Seattle next year, switch my major to biology, and do all of my pre-reqs for medical school at the University of Washington. Plan B would be to stay at the community college I have attended for the last two years for one more year to do the biology sequence, chemistry sequence, and algebra based physics sequence there. After doing this, I would reapply to the University of Washington, or I would apply to a four year university in Washington State. This would give me time to do my pre-reqs in a smaller environment (better student to teacher ratio), and would cost less money than it would to go to the University of Washington.
I am open to the idea of applying to both osteopathic, and allopathic medical schools after my bachelor degree. I was just wondering if any of you guys had any advice on which direction I should go with my life. So far, reading through this forum, it appears that generally, medical schools could care less whether I took my pre-reqs at a community college or a university. Thank you guys in advance for any advice you have.
Science Classes thus far:
1.5 in Pre-Calculus 1, 3.0 in Calculus, 2.4 in Calculus 2, 3.1 in the second class in the Biology sequence, and a 3.3 in intro to chemistry.
I was recently accepted to the University of Washington for pre-engineering. The University of Washington was my first choice of school, and they have given me a decent sized grant, however in this economy I don't wish to take out the loans needed to pursue an education there. I am also having very large doubts about a major in engineering due to my lack of interest in the subject matter. Lately, I have been having a strong interest in the field of medicine namely: family practice, and internal medicine.
I have had two plans rolling through my mind lately. One would be to move to Seattle next year, switch my major to biology, and do all of my pre-reqs for medical school at the University of Washington. Plan B would be to stay at the community college I have attended for the last two years for one more year to do the biology sequence, chemistry sequence, and algebra based physics sequence there. After doing this, I would reapply to the University of Washington, or I would apply to a four year university in Washington State. This would give me time to do my pre-reqs in a smaller environment (better student to teacher ratio), and would cost less money than it would to go to the University of Washington.
I am open to the idea of applying to both osteopathic, and allopathic medical schools after my bachelor degree. I was just wondering if any of you guys had any advice on which direction I should go with my life. So far, reading through this forum, it appears that generally, medical schools could care less whether I took my pre-reqs at a community college or a university. Thank you guys in advance for any advice you have.