<p>Hi,</p>
<p>My name is Brooke. I'm a rising junior, and I plan on attending college here in Florida for two years before transferring to a better college somewhere in New England. Just take a look at my stats, and tell me what you think, because I am still deciding which field I'd like to go into, but I feel that my grades thus far have reduced my chances of going into anything medical-related to almost nothing, should I decide to take that route. I'm mainly interested in law and psychiatry.</p>
<p>Some basic info:</p>
<p>Gender/Race: White female
State: Florida
Type of school: Private Catholic
Projected GPA: 3.7/4.2</p>
<p>And here are my grades thus far:</p>
<p>Freshman-</p>
<p>Honors Biology: B/B
Honors Spanish I: B/B
Honors English I: A/A
Honors American History: A/A
Algebra I: B/B</p>
<p>Sophomore-</p>
<p>Geometry: C/B
Honors Chemistry: B/B
Honors Spanish II: A/A
Honors English II: A/A
Honors World History: A/A
Psychology (Elective): A/A
Religion (required): A/A</p>
<p>Junior (courseload)-</p>
<p>Honors Anatomy and Physiology
Honors Spanish III
Honors British Literature
AP European History
Algebra II</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>
<p>National Honor Society
National Spanish Honor Society
Astronomy club (President)
Fingerstyle guitar (composer)
Classical piano
Local nursing home volunteer (50 hours so far)</p>
<p>I'll do more extracurricular activities very soon. </p>
<p>What do you think? Will I be able to get into FSU or UF? Any other tips are always welcomed. :)</p>
<p>Thank you,
Brooke Taylor</p>
<p>when I read the title, I thought this was actually going to be really bad. relax OP. I know some people on this site take like 4 APs per year, but you don’t necessarily need that much just to get into a decent college.
I don’t know much about FSU or UF, but from what I’ve read, you seem to be on the right track.</p>
<p>and don’t join ECs just to impress colleges. quantity doesn’t mean anything, and colleges see right through resume padders. quality is what’s important</p>
<p>It’s good enough for a Florida school (UF or FSU. UF is harder to get into though.)</p>
<p>Keep in mind that activities done in high school have no bearing on medical school admissions - you don’t even apply to medical school until junior year of undergraduate study. They don’t consider what you did in high school - as long as you show that passion for medicine throughout your college years. What you should do is find some EC’s that really interest you and that will show through on your application. </p>
<p>Also, have you considered directly applying for a school in New England for freshman admission? I know you said you wanted to transfer, but a four year experience at one school is definitely not-to-miss. Starting as a freshman and staying on for four years helps you build and develop relationships with friends and faculty. The latter is essential for medical school admissions, as you need outstanding letters of recommendation from your professors and it may be easier to get research positions with faculty when you’ve known them since freshman year.</p>
<p>Well, my school only offers 9 APS, and I’m not taking 3 of them. (AP Calculus AB because my GC won’t let me skip around on math, AP Chemistry because I wasn’t that great at chemistry due to the fact that it was rather math-heavy, and AP US History because I already took Honors US History in 9th and want to take AP Gov in 12th. Or maybe not…) Yeah that brings a question to mind: </p>
<p>Which AP course would be more beneficial for gaining admission to pre-law? AP US History (keep in mind that I already took Honors US History in 9th) or AP Gov?</p>
<p>No one, even the best students at my school don’t have more than one AP in their junior year. So my courseload is rather heavy in context of my school, with the exception of math because I struggle in that area. But yet I don’t have much trouble with Calculus (I’m self studying it)…I heard that Calculus is more creative or something like that, so maybe that’s why because I am a very creative person.</p>
<p>I struggled in chemistry for the most part last year, except I was really good at Organic chemistry which I took towards the end of the year.</p>
<p>I’m really great at memorizing text, that’s why I always get the highest grades in my history class. So what if I find out that I’m really great at Anatomy and Physiology and Biology over the next two years? Would the fact that I’m not exceptional in chemistry prevent me from gaining admission to college for Pre-Med?</p>
<p>No law school cares if you did prelaw. Unless you want to be a patent lawyer, law schools don’t care about your major. Most law students at T14 majored in liberal arts fields such as philosophy, poly sci, econ, English, etc. These fields typically give the strongest preparation for the LSAT. However, there are plenty of exceptions, since again, you can literally major in anything and go to law school.</p>
<p>^Same for medicine/psychiatry. The same number of English and humanities majors get in as natural science majors.</p>
<p>Don’t forget the importance of SAT/ACT scores. I don’t know much about the schools or field you mentioned specifically, but I did notice that you’re focusing on your (good!) GPA. Ranking within your school (If all Bs is top tenth at your school, for example, then you’re doing great; sometimes rank tells your GPA better than the grades themselves) is also important. 
Best of luck.</p>
<p>Well thank you very much!!! This is very good news, and upon reading it, I have decided that I’ll just major in one of those fields that you listed. I’m a very philosophical person and I absolutely love philosophy, so I might go for that, or maybe economics!!!</p>
<p>And @missmbv: My school doesn’t rank! :). I am honestly not sure at all of my rank. Also, I haven’t taken the ACT yet (I’m not taking the SAT except for the subject tests), but I am taking that this year, (how frightning! I’m not much of a test taker) and I’m preparing for it with Barron’s prep. Thank you very much for the advice!!! I will really try my best on the standardized tests. </p>
<p>If, say, I go to FSU for two years and then decide to apply to Cornell as a transfer, will I need to submit my standardized test scores?</p>
<p>Oh yes, and @ptontiger16: I wanted to apply to a univeristy in New England as a freshman, but my mom wants me to stay in Florida for two more years for financial reasons :).</p>
<p>Here are Cornell’s transfer requirements.
<a href=“http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/transfer-applicants/admission-requirements[/url]”>http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/transfer-applicants/admission-requirements</a>
Don’t get too ahead of yourself though. For all you know, you may end up loving FSU. Btw, apply to both FSU and UF if you’re undecided between the two (or if you love UF but need a safety)</p>
<p>Well thank you very much!!! I just checked that out, and everything looks awesome except for the fact that they’ll need my high school transcripts…lol. If I get straight A’s during my Junior and Senior year and then do really well at FSU for the two years that I’m there, do you think I’ll stand a shot at Cornell as a transfer?!!</p>
<p>And lol, I’ve lived in Florida for 10 years and I absolutely despise it with every fiber of my being LOL, I cannot WAIT to get out of this dreaded state and back up north where I used to live!!! I used to live in Pennsylvania and I miss the fall and winter weather :)</p>
<p>Cornell has great financial aid. If you’re a transfer student (for Cornell) the acceptance rate drops. While transferring from a CC to a school like UF or FSU is a great deal in FL, it’s not a good idea elsewhere. (I know how Florida counselors encourage that if you’re staying instate.)</p>
<p>Ohhhh wow, that’s awful :(. I always thought that it would increase :P.</p>
<p>I mean, even if I do decide to apply to Cornell as a freshman, just for the hell of it, do you think I stand a chance if I participate in more extracurriculars?! And get a good score on the ACT?!!</p>
<p>It’s just that I haven’t really found my passion yet</p>
<p>Most people that apply there have already found their passion…have something that they’re amazing at, whether it be taekwondo, or science, or some kind of sport or SOMETHING…I haven’t really found that yet.</p>
<p>Absolutely. Apply to Cornell and FSU and UF just in case. You never know. You still have time to improve your stats. If you apply to Cornell ED, the acceptance rate goes up to 30%</p>
<p>Wowwwww 30%!!! Well then it looks like I’m going to have to kick it in gear!!! I’m going to do really well these next two years!!! </p>
<p>Do you think that Cornell will forgive my math courses/grades if I decide to go into like Philosophy or English Lit?!!</p>