<p>I'm currently a senior in high school and I decided a year or two ago that I wanted to do pre-med in college and have found a few wonderful colleges that I love, but when I looked further into them and their incoming class statistics, I found that my test scores did not exactly match up, which in all honesty sent me into a panic.</p>
<p>I took my SATs twice, resulting in scores of 1590 and 1670, respectively. I also took the ACT once, with a score of 26.</p>
<p>The schools I've been looking at are:
1.) University of Pennsylvania
2.) Temple University
3.) Penn State University Park
4.) West Chester University of Pennsylvania
5.) University of Delaware
6.) Saint Joseph's University
7.) University of Pittsburgh</p>
<p>I understand it's quite a long list but I hope to narrow it down and eliminate a few before I apply in the fall. I actively participate in multiple sports and have a part-time job, which only gives me a little bit of time to volunteer. This leads me to believe my test scores will be important when applying, and I don't believe they are that great for a student that wants to be a surgeon sometime in the future. :-S </p>
<p>I have kept nursing in the back of my head as well if pre-med fell through because I would like to stay in the medical field. So my ultimate question is what are my chances with these schools with both nursing and pre-med? Thank you so much!!</p>
<p>Current GPA - 3.5
Class Rank - 136 of 529
Honors and AP - Honors Chem Junior year, Honors history and english senior year, AP Bio and Stat senior year</p>
<p>Right now, your scores are at a state university level, and not at a selective school level. However, medicine is a career that requires graduate school, and you can get to med school from any four year college. Figure out what you can afford, and keep in mind that you’ll be in school for about eight years. Can you make that commitment?</p>
<p>If not, consider Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner programs. The best place to find these is your local state university. Often, you can get your Bachelor’s and Master’s in Nursing in 5 or 6 years.</p>
<p>Would it be a better option for me to go to a state university for 2 years, work my butt off to maintain high grades, and then try transferring to somewhere selective?</p>
<p>If you are truly looking to be a doctor, you will need to go to Med School (trust me it gets better). What I would suggest, from what some of my older friends have done, is to go to a less selective undergraduate and work your butt off for 4 years. At the end of 4 years, aim towards graduating at the top of your class, which would greatly help in getting you into a selective Med School. If I’m not wrong, I think that strategy would be best for someone with fairly low scores with very high aspirations. I wish you the best of luck</p>