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<p>You sure about that now?</p>
<p>I still would urge you to transfer somewhere you would be happy getting a degree from. If it’s not Morrisville, look elsewhere. If you’re rejected from Cornell, you’ll be practically stuck at Morrisville for your junior year, and it wouldn’t be smart to transfer for just your senior year. The contract they have with Cornell isn’t a guarantee, and your application would look better if you were coming from a higher ranked state school. As I have said many times, Bing has a strong reputation for pre-med, and I personally know two people who have transfered to cornell from binghamton. Also look Buffalo and Stony Brook.</p>
<p>It say that it is guarantee. All you need is a 3.0</p>
<p>Nothing is guaranteed. It is time to wake up to the real world. Heartbreak is unavoidable. And you haven’t mentioned anything amazing that will get you into a better school - you’re looking at minimum GPAs and MCAT scores. Making the minimum won’t get you into medical school. Setting goals to meet the minimum means you’re not ready for a school like Cornell. And you need to realize - a school’s name can mean NOTHING if YOU aren’t an incredibly strong applicant.</p>
<p>This is over</p>
<p>^^it was over the moment you posted something on a forum to get advice and decided not to listen to anything. So…basically, it was over the minute it started.</p>
<p>^ I think you have to be less ignorant. I did take the advice. </p>
<p>Schools I applied to for fall of 2012.</p>
<p>Binghamton
Stony Brook
geneseo
Penn State
Morrisville
Going back and forth on Buffalo</p>
<p>Glad to hear it, let us know how everything works out, and if you need further advice once you receive acceptances</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ll get into SB BU OR Gen my GPA is only a 3.47. And they don’t require ACT scores right since I will have 34 credits at the end of the year.</p>
<p>You only completed one semester of college, correct? Right now is the easiest time to bring up your GPA because you don’t have many credits in. So you could easily raise that 3.47 up if you work hard this semester. It’s much more difficult to raise your GPA when you’re in your 3rd or 4th semester. Plus, when you transfer, you will start over with a clean slate for a GPA - although your previous school’s transcripts will always show your previous GPA.</p>
<p>Yes, most schools won’t look at ACT’s if you have over 30 credits. 3.47 college GPA isn’t horrible, but you could definitely raise it. If not, I think you still have a great shot at most of the schools on your list.</p>
<p>Are you saying you don’t want a civil service job but are going to take a scholarship from the Air Force, which by the way, is extremely to get, and even more so for medical school. You are competing with cadets from the academy and from ROTC units all over the country, who have already completed the requirements to become an officer, and who have handled a pre-med course load while completing physical fitness and other ROTC requirements.</p>
<p>If you are even thinking about trying for an air force scholarship, know that your duty will be first and foremost to the government, and medical school is the second priority.</p>
<p>I have a problem now. Stony Brook e-mailed me saying I only earned 16 credits so they will have to look at my ACT. Now this is the reason why I wanted to apply next year because my ACT score sucks (21). All my other credentials are fair so far I have a 3.47 GPA in college and I had around a 90 GPA for high school. This is going to destroy my chances now. What should I do?</p>
<p>You’ve completed more education now, and since the ACT is a knowledge based test, you should be able to score higher than a 21. Retake it?</p>
<p>A score of 21 on the ACT should be something to consider when you think about pursuing pre med in college. The MCAT exam is very difficult…it makes the ACT look like a 5th grade spelling test. All through medical school there are exams and after medical school there are exams…if this is hard for you now than you are not being realistic about what is involved in pursuing medicine. </p>
<p>I don’t know what pre med classes you are taking now but you might want to think about a major that you will be able to earn a living with. Most students who start out with the pre med sequence never continue on to med school. Either their advisors let them know that they are not acceptable applicants or they figure out on their own that medicine is extremely difficult. Many pre meds make the mistake of majoring in Bio and four years later they realize that bio degree is not going to land them a job. Think hard and seek advice from the school you are enrolled in and ask them to sincerely examine your current situation.</p>
<p>I think ACT isn’t until April. There is an SAT in March. You might get scores in before it’s too late. Just call admissions and ask. Can’t hurt. What if you have a bad semester? Life is full of if this and if that. You can always re-apply later if they reject you. Maybe you can ask if they will hold your app until spring grades are in.</p>
<p>I asked them that and they said that they will only do that if they have room. I really don’t want to retake the test again because I already have a lot of work that I have to dedicate myself to. </p>
<p>@ mamma three I know the MCATs are harder but I really didn’t have a serious attitude when I took the ACTs. I do plan to take prep classes etc, and I’m actually doing very well in my pre med classes (bio and chem). I really can’t see myself majoring in something other then biology.</p>
<p>Getting back to the ACT, I don’t want to retake it. Whats the best option for me to do ? Again I have to transfer this year.</p>
<p>Yea im probably going to deffer the decision</p>
<p>Try to do standby for the ACT on February 11th. I think you’ll improve your score (without additional studying) due to more classes taken, and therefore knowledge gained. If you have just a little bit of time, do one or two practice tests and go over the questions you missed. Shouldn’t take more than a few hours to do a practice test. I know you may not want to retake it, but it really is in your best interests.</p>
<p>Oh I forgot anyway. Stony Brook does not allow you to retake the ACT after h.s</p>