<p>Hi, so I'm a sophomore at Virginia Wesleyan College and I want to transfer.
I would like to major in Neuroscience/Psychology and go to med school.
I'm looking for some good colleges to transfer to in order to pursue this.
And suggestions?
Stats:
2.9 gpa
Will be much high by the end of spring semester
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<p>How much higher will your GPA be? Right now it is too low to make it into med school, and with three of your likely 8 total college semester completed, you have a tough path to improve it enough to be competitive.</p>
<p>Why do you want to transfer (what are you looking for that you don’t have in your current school)?</p>
<p>This semester I’m taking Inorganic Chemistry, Psychology 2, Abnormal Psychology and Calculus 2. So, If I get an A in every class, probably a 3.2? I’m not quite sure…
I’m transferring because I would like to study the brain and concentrate on ADHD and disorders alike.
That being said, I would also like to dabble in stem cell research/ Biomedical Engineering.
My college is quite basic and only offers your basic courses. They have yet to even get a physics department set up.
Also, I’m currently working 2 jobs on campus to pay for college and I quit tennis to concentrate on academics.
I’m looking for a real course load that interest me and a student body full of students that would also like to explore the many facets of Science as a whole.
And with a interested student body, the resources for research opportunities become available.</p>
<p>This college isn’t a good place to prepare for medical school. Its mainly for athletics and marine Biology. On-top of that, the workload is hardly existent.</p>
<p>Well… a 2.9 GPA does not indicate a “hardly existent” workload. Just saying…</p>
<p>So it sounds like finances are an issue. You need to come out of undergrad with a minimum of debt if you plan to attend medical school. What is your state of residence (where did you go to high school/where do your parents live)? My advice would be to look at transferring to an in-state university.</p>
<p>I don’t do very well when my course load is light. Its a problem of my own.
This school is way to expensive and I definitely want to go to medical school with the least amount of debt. I went to high school in Va.
Do you think Vt would be a good match?
I was thinking…
UMW
VT
UVA(very unlikely)
JMU
GMU
Drexel</p>
<p>Can anyone give me chances? And possibly some advice?</p>