<p>I have a bad GPA (3.4) and was wondering if I should change my AP classes to Honors or CP for a better GPA? My weighted GPA is a 3.8 because of AP classes. (Does weighted matter at all</p>
<p>Next year, I'm in 7 APs (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Language and Composition, Chemistry, Psychology, US History, Human Geography??) and I am 100% sure that my GPA will drop (I'm expecting an unweighted 3.2 highest). Should I switch my classes over from AP to CP, where I'd get a guaranteed 4.0? (Or all honors, which will probably land me around 3.8? I don't even try in my honors classes) I'm going to be a junior.</p>
<p>I want to go to at least a University of California/University of Texas level school, though I prefer smaller campuses over larger. No privates though, because that'll be too tough to pay for.</p>
<p>I plan on becoming a doctor, meaning that my Undergrad school shouldn't matter as much. (Medical school matters more)</p>
<p>Edit:
I have been told that colleges don't care about whether you took AP or not, they care more about the grade, thus having a Honors class with a higher grade is worth more than an AP with a lower one.</p>
<p>I'm sure I scored Fives on all my AP this year. The AP tests themselves weren't difficult at all. Just the AP classes in my school are notorious as Valedictorian-killers.</p>
<p>“I want to go to at least a University of California/University of Texas level school”</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>The UCs are about $50,000 each year for OOS students. Can your family afford that?</p>
<p>Med schools barely notice where you went to college. What matters more are your GPA in the pre-med courses, your overall GPA, your MCAT score, your letters of recommendation, and medical-related ECs. You can get the pre-med coursework just about anywhere, do don’t worry about that.</p>
<p>Med school is obscenely expensive, and there are very few scholarships (most go to top candidates who are pursuing joint MD/PHD programs). Med student normally pay for their educations with student loans. This means that the cheaper you can make your undergrad degree the better. Med school will most likely leave you with $200,000 to $300,000 of debt. Try your best to finish undergrad with no debt at all.</p>
<p>Observations:
7 AP classes is a lot - Even college students only take about 5 classes at a time. It will be nice I’m sure to start college as a Sophomore in terms of credit, but particularly with Science classes, realize that you may be making it harder in the long run - Taking an AP class in something like Chemistry is great, but when you get to college, some will give you the credit, but still require you to take ‘their’ Chemistry - If you don’t, you run the risk of not being prepared for their Chem II or Organic Chem classes. While I admire AP classes as a whole, and think they are great in terms of saving money and preparing you for college, I’m always wary of thinking that just because you get a 5 on something that you are prepared for the upper level classes when you get to college - And particularly if you are going to Medical School where they are going to want a solid background in the Sciences.</p>
<p>Have you looked at schools where they have “3+” programs for Medical School?</p>