<p>I left the small private college I had been attending since I was 16 in October due to a combination of working 60 hour weeks, clinical depression and severe iron deficiency. I had been studying there for more than a year with a less than stellar track record; I dropped more courses than I ever took. I aced all the courses I took, but the 'W's affected my GPA. (2.7 with dropped courses 3.6 w/o). Majoring in Business, btw. </p>
<p>I begin my first semester @ Miami Dade majoring in Chemical Engineering next week. I plan on pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering.</p>
<p>My HS GPA was a 3.8. I used materials from Hippocampus, MIT OCW and Yale Open Courses. After arriving back in Miami my credits transferred to a private high school and I got my diploma. I still feel that I should submit my school portfolio because the courses transferred into the schools equivalent. Not cool compared to the coursework I did. </p>
<p>I never took the ACT/SAT while I was being home schooled due to financial difficulty and never being in one city for too long due to my mom's health. </p>
<p>Th last day to sign up for the June ACT or SAT is coming up.</p>
<p>I've been keeping track of colleges that don't require these scores for transfers (U of Miami, FIU, FSU), but the list is pretty short and I'd like to apply somewhere in the top 45-ish. </p>
<p>Would it seem redundant to take it now? It's been more than 2 years since I graduated from high school.</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend that you take the SAT. It would not be redundant at all. It would be prudent. Personally, I didn’t take them until I was 19 and I couldn’t have gotten away with not taking them before transferring. </p>
<p>It is better to have the scores and the option of sending them as opposed to not being able to apply to schools that require them. It should only help you further down the line to have the scores. If you don’t feel prepared to take the test next month, then wait until the fall.</p>
<p>Thank You. I think I might take it in the fall then. Juggling 4 summer courses and being summoned for jury duty, there’s not much time for June testing.</p>
<p>I’ve been doing Chem eng @ MDC for over a year and I also plan to transfer. I suggest you take either test. Better to have it than not. </p>
<p>Some advice since you’re just starting out @ MDC:
Speak directly to your departmental advisers when it comes to choosing courses. The people at Advisement are always busy and don’t always help you as thoroughly as they should. </p>
<p>BTW, aim higher than FIU or FSU. Don’t settle.</p>
<p>Also, have you considered CLEP-ing the preparatory courses? College Algebra, Precalc…things like that which won’t transfer into your major.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. 
I may have fallen in love with the curriculum @ Columbia…and quite possibly the Pinkberry across the street. </p>
<p>I do plan on taking the CLEP for courses that aren’t required for my major once I transfer. U.S. History, Am. Gov., College Algebra and Pre calculus. They’re just courses I have to take for the A.A… Honestly, they should make it more of an A.S. program. Not many schools offer a B.A. in BME, just a B.S. Less liberal arts courses would allow us to complete the basic “Pre-Engineering” requirements without having to stick around for more than 4 semesters.</p>
<p>u can always get out of jury duty by explaining your current situation or something</p>
<p>I tried that, twice already. I had already rescheduled while I was in NYC. The semester starts next week, I can probably get out of it with a letter from my dean.</p>
<p>You know, 12 months ago I couldn’t wait to turn 18. Not so I could vote…it’s not an election year, but so that I could be eligible for jury duty. Now, I want to study medicine, not law. Send me on a field trip to the local OR and I’ll be happier than a tornado in a trailer park.</p>