<p>By the time I graduate I will have 60 credit hours which is the equivalent to an associates degree. I plan to apply to some ivies, LAC's, womens colleges, and private universities. I'm really hoping for an ivy or a lac. So would they accept transfers? I really don't want to do all four years because wouldn't that mean I would have to retake the courses I already earned credit for? On the up side I would like to be able to experience college fully but taking two years off of undergrad would save me some money and time since i want to go into the medical field. Any advice? Is anyone else in this same dilemma? If I get my associates, although i'm still high school age would that force me to be a transfer anyway? It's so confusing. I heard that most ivies don't or rarely accept transfers.</p>
<p>bump. nobody can give me advice?</p>
<p>Did you get those college credits at a local community college or through AP classes??</p>
<p>I know a girl who had enough credits to be a sophomore in college by the time she graduated high school cause she took classes at a CC while she was in high school and all those credits transferred over to the university she attended and she was considered a sophomore there.</p>
<p>Most of those Ivy’s will accept <em>some</em> AP credit, and <em>ZERO</em> dual credit (college classes taken in HS). It will however look good on your application.</p>
<p>Also, you said you were interested in the medical field… Chances are you will have 4 more years of undergrad no matter what. Most people take 2 years to complete the pre-reqs, then take the MCAT and start applications junior year. All in all, this means that even if you do go to a college that actually accepts all of your credit (which would probably have to be a state school) and graduate early-ish…you would end up having a year off in between and that never turns out well.</p>
<p>The other possible solution - if you have a VERY HIGH GPA and TOP SAT SCORES - you can apply for some special undergrad programs that let you bypass the MCAT, medical admissions, and sometimes a year of undergrad. Most undergrad schools that also have a medical school have a program like this, but keep in mind they are harder to get into than any Ivy and have a VERY low number of slots to fill.</p>
<p>@H20
Yeah, i’m taking courses at a community college</p>
<p>@mdtransfer
I went to a seminar that Harvard attended and I talked to a rep. She said that I would have to stay all 4 years but I would have more free time to do other things or attend clubs/activities. There is a program at USC for medical school. You don’t have to take the MCAT or any of that. You are guranteed a spot in their medical school. I’m going to try for that. But I still have to do all 4 years undergrad and then 4 years medical school. It’s worth a shot though.</p>
<p>@mdtransfer
are there any other programs like the USC one that you know of? So that I won’t have to do the MCAT and all of the admission stuff?</p>
<p>I know this question wasn’t directed at me, but you should also check out HPME:</p>
<p>[HPME</a> Home](<a href=“http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/AWOME/hpme/index.html]HPME”>MD Education: MD Education: Feinberg School of Medicine)</p>
<p>it is an EXHAUSTING program, from what I hear, but if you can get in, definitely worth it.</p>
<p>Here are some off of the top of my head… but a lot of major universities that have medical schools offer programs like that - they just don’t specifically advertise them because of how few students they accept. Call the schools that you intend on applying to and ask if they have an undergraduate early acceptance medical program.</p>
<p>CALTECH–UC SAN DIEGO MEDICAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM: [Preparing</a> for Medical School - Caltech Caltech Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/learning/premed]Preparing”>http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/learning/premed)</p>
<p>WUSTl - USP - [University</a> Scholars Program](<a href=“http://admissions.wustl.edu/usp/Pages/default.aspx]University”>http://admissions.wustl.edu/usp/Pages/default.aspx)</p>
<p>UofR - REMS [University</a> of Rochester : Learning : Combined-Admission Programs](<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/learning/programs.shtm]University”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/learning/programs.shtm)</p>
<p>Tufts - [Early</a> Admission to Tufts’ Professional Schools - Office of Undergraduate Admissions - Tufts University](<a href=“Tufts University”>Tufts University)</p>
<p>Keep in mind that these programs are all long-shots for ANYBODY to get into. They generally accept between 0 - 5% of applicants - and they have SAT Score cutoffs around 2250 - 2300 (any lower and they do not even read your application for the program).</p>
<p>Also, the MAJORITY of undergraduate students who consider themselves to be “pre-med” change their mind.</p>
<p>galaxy,
You don’t need to be on the Transfer forum, you should be looking at regular fr admissions. Also, if you are interested in BA or BS/MD programs, go to the Multiple Degree Programs subforum under the PreMed & Med School forum.</p>
<p>If you do indeed earn your AA, you could apply as a transfer. Whether or not this is useful for you is another story. You should discuss your specific situation with the admissions officers at each of the colleges/universities that you are applying to. In some cases it may be to your advantage to be considered a transfer.</p>