<p>With a 2.7, quite honestly, your options as a freshman are going to be quite limited in terms of those “name” schools you’re talking about. That’s not the kind of GPA that’s going to knock the socks off of admissions officers. It’s more like the kind of GPA that gets tossed on the first cut.</p>
<p>In fact, Oregon State’s Web site says the school has a 3.0 minimum GPA for entering freshmen. So you can consider it a safety, etc. if you like, but the fact is that with your academic credentials, any other schools of even OSU’s caliber are going to look at your transcript with a great deal of skepticism.</p>
<p>You don’t have to go to a “name” school to have a great college experience and end up in a great career. If your goal is medical school, you need to attend the college best suited for you and get the highest GPA you possibly can.</p>