<p>im just finishing my junior year of highschool and dont know where to apply. my parents dont know much about college admissions and a useless guidance counselor who doesnt seem to be in touch with reality. time is ticking and i just need some sort of direction.</p>
<p>i always wanted to be a doctor when i grew up and would like to know if anyone could direct me to some good colleges that are within my range and can provide me with qualitiy premed classes. i'll list my current academic status below; anyone that responds, i will be truly thankful.</p>
<p>3.1 gpa
2100 on sat's
680 on satII bio. 700 on satII math
5 on the ap bio exam
member of: the cultural diversity club (9,10,11,12), habitat for humanity(9,10,11,12), and model united nations(9,10,11); publicity officer for the science journal (11,12); secretary of students against destructive decisions(10,11,12); secretary of amnesty international (11,12); president/founder of cricket club (11,12). 250+ hrs of community service in the veterans affairs hospital and recipient of presidential bronze award for volunteering (9,10,11,12).</p>
<p>please, if someone can give me more to look to besides rutgers (i live in nj), i would truly appreciate it. thank you.</p>
<p>Duz it matter where u go?? Like.. du u wanna live near home or.. far away?? I think.. colleges like SUNY, maybe bradeis, fordham are pretty good choices for you</p>
<p>Well, obviously you are interested in schools with good biology or biological science majors, or studies related to the health professions.</p>
<p>Ones that spring to mind quickly are John Hopkins and Georgetown, but your low GPA rules those out. Northeastern is also excellent in heath sciences, but it usually takes about a 3.4 or 3.5 GPA to get in there. Truman State in Missouri is great also, but requires about a 3.7 GPA. Illinois Wesleyan is great, but once again requires about a 3.4 GPA or so. You might give one or two of these a shot if you think you can afford to go to these places if accepted.</p>
<p>Schools at which you might have a better chance are SUNY at Stony Brook, or SUNY at Buffalo or SUNY at Purchase College. You have a good shot at Seton Hall, which has a notoriously good nursing program, so maybe they have a good biological sciences program also. Purdue University (in Indiana) also has an excellent sciences programs in lots of areas, including medicine and isn't too difficult to get into. You have to be willing to spend four years in a really rural area where not too much is going on, though. Ohio State is very well know for the biological sciences--and is in the state capital of Ohio, so it's not as rural as Purdue. Also, biology is the #1 choice of majors at this university--which has over 50,000 students--and it has an excellent medical school on site--so obviously this should be one of the first places you think about applying.</p>
<p>Anyway--that's a few suggestions. Good luck with getting into one of them. P.S. I'd also talk to your parents concerning costs if you plan to apply to these places to see if your parents are okay with the costs because while the costs aren't outlandish, any out-of-state school isn't cheap nowadays--and, of course, going all the way through medical school is also really expensive--though eventually being a doctor will result in good pay.</p>
<p>Since I kind of left out the south, I should mention both LSU (Louisiana State) and Guilford College in NC have good biology programs that you have a good shot at getting into.</p>
<p>What about College of New Jersey? How far are you willing to go? You might have a shot at U of Rochester- outstanding school for Premed. Look at Goucher (Towson, MD), Loyola (Baltimore). How about Syracuse? You might have a shot at U Maryland Baltimore County. It is a smaller, suburban, rather new campus.</p>
<p>Look at University of Florida. It's got a beautiful campus (shady oaks dripping with moss, tropical foliage), within day trips to the beaches, forest (Ocala Nat'l), Orlando (the big rat's house). Amazing athletics, student spirit, unparalleled opportunities for extracurricular involvement, and a huge breadth of academic programs. Sunny warm weather, super-friendly students. Mid 50% SAT 1210-1380; avg GPA 3.8 (weighted). Shands Hospital. UF takes a holistic approach to admissions. Look at the agri/bio engineering program, it could lead into environmental, biomedical, civil engineering; or, the program fulfills the requirements for medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry. And who doesn't want a big bad gator for a mascot?</p>