Very lost in what to do, can someone please offer some advice?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hello all,
so I am a High School senior who is going to graduate June of this year and have quite a few problems that I am having a very hard time working out.</p>

<p>Stats-
3.83 GPA
1900 SAT
AP credits
200+ Hours of Work Experience
Palestinian
Male
[Just threw in the last two, I know they don't matter]</p>

<p>Basically, I have wanted to be a doctor my whole life- a surgeon being my top choice.
I did very well throughout High School, save for sophomore year in which I made the mistake of biting off much more than I could chew, and coupled with some personal situations, ended up getting only a 3.2 GPA. [still, my overall is now 3.83]
I had planned on going off to Cal Poly SLO, or even a UC right after graduation and begin my premed program.</p>

<p>My problem is- I wasn't accepted into any of the schools I really wanted [aiming too high I guess] and I am now stuck between a rock and a hard place-
I could go to a local community college for 2 years and then transfer out to a UC,
or go to a local "mediocre" university for all 4 years [seeing as to how it is not very easy to transfer out of there whatsoever].</p>

<p>I can basically choose either or, and the way I see it is-</p>

<p>If I choose community college to take care of Gen Ed., I feel as if everything I did in High School was for nothing, and that attending one may jeopardize my chances of getting into one of the more prestigious schools I have always sought after, whereas attending the university means that I go to a school that is nothing special, but still carries the university name- better looking, although much, much less likely to be able to transfer out of.</p>

<p>No matter what happens, I still plan on attending Med School after all is said and done, but I would really, really appreciate any input you guys here may have on this situation-
what do you think would be the best route?
[sorry for the long post :x]</p>

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<p>What do you mean you weren’t accepted to the ones you wanted? The UC decisions are still to come except for Irvine which is on rolling admission right now. Did you take SAT II’s?</p>

<p>I would still have hope and wait for UC decisions before making a decision on a CC.</p>

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<p>Another option is to take a gap year and reapply for fall 2011 to a school you would like to attend for 4 years.</p>

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<p>If you really don’t get in at a UC you’d like to attend, you could do what my friend’s son did: he went to community college at the CC in the same city as the UC he wanted to attend and applied as a transfer for his second year. He lived in an apartment instead of a dorm, as first-years usually do, but he had enough friends in the dorms to take part in much of the normal first-year social life and make for a smooth transition to his second year.</p>