<p>Hey guys, first time poser but long time reader.</p>
<p>I am a high school senior who plans on going to med school in the long run. Since I am a Florida resident, and Florida residences get great scholarships for going to in state schools, I am looking at FSU, USF, or UCF.</p>
<p>I currently have a 3.5 weighted GPA; I am also dual enrolling at our local CC. On my SAT, I made a 610 math, 590 crit reading, and 580 on writing. I plan on taking both the SAT and ACT at least once more before I graduate.</p>
<p>I am curious whether these stats are good enough for a pre-med program; and acceptance into a med school there after. My GPA is on the lower end b/c I did not take any AP classes, but rather honors courses. I also had a nearly full time job at a radio station all through high school. Like I said before, I am currently taking 3 classes (12 hours) at our CC, so my GPA should be around a 3.8 weighted at graduation.</p>
<p>I am also curious as to your opinions on USF, FSU, and UCF for pre-med. FSU seems to be a little in my "reach" category, acceptance wise, with USF and UCF in the bucket.</p>
<p>Your high school grades would probably be of little importance as long as you got into a decent university. Once there, however, your university grades would then be vitally important to your goal...as would your choice of major.</p>
<p>The harder majors, like the sciences, are probably an easier path to med school than a non-science major. Your college GPA could be a couple tenths lower with a major in chemistry than in English, for example. These harder majors are also self-limiting, however. They are very tough and require substantial effort and sacrifice. There's no free lunch...at all.</p>
<p>Note too than many kids decide they want to be doctors when entering a university. It's a long and difficult road with intense competition.</p>
<p>APs help prepare you and shorten the path, somewhat. You can accomplish the same goal without APs, however. You can also accomplish the same thing with Junior College, too. Take the route that works for you.</p>
<p>I am biased to Florida State where my older daughter is a biochemistry major. Her goal is med school, too. Her opportunities have been excellent, though quite demanding. It's not an exaggeration to say that sometimes eating and sleeping appear as 'optional' activities to her. It's tough. </p>
<p>Actually what you decide to major in has little to do with your acceptance to medical school. Same goes for where you attend undergrad (unless it's a state medical school they'll favor instate kids). Other than that though major in something you're interested in and attend the university that fits you and you feel like you'll excel in.</p>
<p>I would like to go to FSU, and it seems to be within my reach. My SAT scores are actually in the mid range of the accepted freshman class at FSU according to Fast Webs. I should be able to bring my reading up 20-30 points and my math 30+ points. I was actually weak on the math because it was math I had learned earlier in high school, not the level I was currently doing.</p>
<p>Thanks again for the response; it's nice to have a place to get such useful information from.</p>