<p>Hello, I'm a High-School junior and I have started looking at colleges. Gettysburg is thus far a pretty serious consideration, but there are a few things I'd like to know.</p>
<p>1)I'm shooting for pre-med, so how is the program there?
2)Could I still get in if I'm missing one required unit of foreign language considering that I have a 2350 (780-R, 770-M, 800-W) SAT and a GPA a little above 4 (weighted scale at our school for honors and AP classes) and have a pretty challenging courseload for senior year (4 APs)?
3)I will be going to the same school as my best friend who has a 1950 SAT and a 3.7ish GPA, but goes to Stuyvesant HS in NYC, so does it look like he could be accepted too?
4)My friend is looking to do something in the realm of business, so how is that program?</p>
<p>I did not take a language in my senior year or a science and was still accepted. But instead I took AP Psychology and AP art history. It all depends what you do instead. I did have a language until my senior year.</p>
<p>Glad you're considering my alma mater. I can't help you with the language requirement, but I think the 'burg is a great place for pre-med. It didn't have a huge pre-med reputation when I was in your shoes (nearly 10 years ago... ugh, I'm old), but with the addition of the new science center, the school is def becoming a really exciting place for people interested in sciences/medicine/etc. </p>
<p>A lot of schools like to tout during the admissions process that "they get people into medical school" or whatever. Gettysburg doesn't do that. No school does that, even though they might advertise as such. The only thing a college can do is provide as supportive an atmosphere as possible for pre-meds, with lots of opportunities for shadowing, research, internships, etc... and Gettysburg certainly does that. </p>
<p>A couple of things that I really liked about Gettysburg are:</p>
<p>1.) There are a lot of non pre-meds. I don't know about you, but I need artsy friends, history friends... friends who just don't want to talk about ribosomal subunits during dinner. </p>
<p>2.) Unlike some schools, Gettysburg doesn't (to my knowledge) refuse to write a pre-med committee letter for someone just because they might not get into school (and therefore screw up their admissions rate statistics). I have a couple of pre-med friends at other colleges and universities that have this very problem, and really it has less to do with the quality of their application and more to do with the selection bias of the college/university's pre-med program. Obviously, if an applicant's stats are on the low side the committee may advise them not to apply solely to top 10s, but they'd never refuse because they thought someone couldn't make it. </p>
<p>3.) Really small classes. I got to know my profs so well during my 4 years there and I think it really helped come letter writing time.</p>
<p>At the end of the day, you have to go wherever you feel most comfortable. Gettysburg has a great reputation and it certainly didn't hurt me when I applied. If you have any more questions about the 'burg or medical school or whatever, feel free to PM me. </p>