Need advice... pre-med and such

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Last year, my senior year in high school, I took college classes that counted both toward college and high school (joint-enrollment, not AP) @ KSU. Now I'm at UGA and I want to eventually get into med school, but I have a couple of questions:</p>

<p>The grades I got at KSU show up in my cumulative GPA, but not my UGA GPA. Are med schools going to look at both combined (got a 3.5 last year because I didn't care/ wasn't worried about GPA because I thought it wouldn't count toward med school and I was already accepted to UGA) or or just the UGA GPA? I'm working really really hard this semester and keeping my grades up...</p>

<p>Also, I feel like a sophmore because of the classes I'm taking (Ochem and the last of a few core classes- taking phys in the spring). I'm pretty much a year ahead (28 credit hrs.). Should I treat this year like sophmore year and try to finish in the next 3 years, or should I take it slow, take less hrs/ sem., and graduate in four years?</p>

<p>Last one... I'm taking phys next sem but I don't know if I should take calc-based or non-calc based. I read a thread on here already about that but it didn't help much... I took college calc I & II already and did well, but I really just want to know which is the easier one to get an A in... I like phys alright but its not my strong point, and I'd rather not bring my GPA down because of it.</p>

<p>Just need some advice... Thanks!</p>

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<p>Med schools will look at every college course you have ever taken to calculate your GPA. Doesn’t matter if you took the course during high school - if it was at an accredited college, it counts for your college GPA.</p>

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<p>The typical thinking is that you should take 4 years, even if you can really hurry and graduate in 3 years. This is for a variety of reasons - more opportunity to develop ECs and relationships with professors, etc.</p>

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<p>About Phys - it is personal decision. D. (junior) is taking non-calc merely because all pre-meds at her school are taking non-calc and she does not care much about phys, just another requirement (vs. Chem. that D loves). There are people who prefer one over another for various reasons. I assume that if all pre-meds at D’s school are taking non-calc (was verified with pre-med advisor), then either calc or non-calc will do. Why don’t you confirm with pre-med advisor at your school?</p>