<p>Ok I want to in the end go to med school, so that will factor into my decision. But my freshman year I really f**k up. Like a 1.39 gpa....but ever since then 4.0 so my gpa is between 3.1 and 3.3 not sure. I have scored a 30 on my act. I think 31 in English, 32 in reading, 28 in math and 29 in science. My home state is Illinois. 2 years of youth in gov. 2 years of volunteer work at local hospital. What type of school could I get in? U of Illinois? What are some colleges that grade maybe easier to help get in med school? I need a good enough school to get into med school. My dream school is ucla but ya I screwed that up my freshman year...</p>
<p>Jellybelly1996 -</p>
<p>Well, this is certainly something you should elaborate on in the “additional information” section. I am not sure of your circumstances, but a 1.39 needs to be explained to adcoms. Having said that, you clearly have an upward trend, to say the least. You might want to choose many lower tier schools just to be safe, though. Having said that, almost every school sends many students to medical schools. If you go to a state college you will not be limited to the med schools you can apply to (assuming everything else aligns too, and many things do need to align…). </p>
<p>I would advise for you to look on college search websites (including the search feature on CC) and plug in your criteria. With the information you gave, there is little anyone could do in recommending specific schools, so you might benefit from the aforementioned websites.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you,
- Mike</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins doesn’t factor in Freshman year.</p>
<p> Beat once again by Mike…I must be quicker! I can not lose! </p>
<p>What are some other Schools that don’t count freshman year?</p>
<p>Umm, UCs don’t count freshman year, and since UCs place a lot of emphasis on GPA and you have a 4.0, you’re golden for UCLA if you get your SAT up a little (to 32 or so).</p>
<p>So ucla would just look over my freshman year? It wouldn’t hurt my chances at all?</p>
<p>Correct, unless the UCs have changed their policy for the upcoming application year or something.</p>