<p>I am a dual US/Canadian citizen and I currently live in a small city in the state of Washington. However, I attend a small private school in Canada and I do have an address there in case I want to apply as a Canadian citizen.</p>
<p>Right now, my school does not calculate a GPA; it gives just letter grades and the marking scheme. I have calculated my GPA myself and I have around a 3.3.
On my SAT I got a 1820, but I think I can raise my score to around a 2100 this summer.</p>
<p>I have two choices. Either I can redo some courses and raise my GPA or I can study all summer and raise my SAT score. Which one in your opinion should I do, and why?</p>
<p>My overall goal is to go into medicine. As for schools, I am currently looking at University of Washington (In-State), and basically most schools on the west coast.</p>
<p>Have you spoken to the guidance counselor at your current school? Have others gone to UW? How did they compare with you? That's good 1st source of info. Good luck to you</p>
<p>What kind of ECs or other activities do you have? If you don't have any I recommend on doing else over the summer.</p>
<p>Is there any particular school that you wanted to go to on the west coast (names). The reason I ask is that it makes it easier to see what you should do to make yourself competitive for admission.</p>
<p>Also, you should talk to your counselor and see if there are any colleges that are coming to your school or community to talk to you about admissions and their college.</p>
<p>In-state residence rules are determined by each public college/university and/or by the state legislature or board of ed. If the OP's parents live and work in Washington State, it probably won't matter where he/she graduates from high school.</p>