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Transfer undergrad student: what should he do?

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desiplaya4life

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i am attending second yr of junior college and planning to transfer/apply to UT for spring 05/fall .. want to major in either pre-med or pharmacy

here is my current stat

GPA: 3.1+
Hours- 18hr so far (32 by end of fall)
Transfer from : Junior College
Transfer to: these three choice (hardest to get in to EASIEST (3) )
1) University of Texas at Austin (for science they require 3.5 to get in)
2) Texas A&M University College station (for bio-med/biology they require 3.0)
3) Texas Tech University Lubbock (for bio med/biology they require 3.0 and easy!)

what should i do.. i want to get in UT obvisouly should i slip in thru puttin general studies for now in my app or just declare my major? any tips?

thanks guys please help a guy who wants to go to a university:|
 
Originally posted by: desiplaya4life
raise my gpa this fall w/ 3.4
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I think you are in bigger trouble than you think. How is that going to help when you need a 3.5? So much for the math skills.
 
You can major in pre-med? I've never heard of that...

No offense, but constructively, why do you want to be a doctor/pharmacist? A 3.1 from a JC is ok.... but consider the rigor of the classes you have to take in order to fill all the premed requirements. Then consider the difficulty of them at a school like UT Austin, which is very tough.

Do you have the drive in you to study your ass off to be a doctor? If you continue with your current performance, it seems like your GPA will drop, not go up when you transfer, which would make it very very difficult for you to get into ANY med school.

Just a thought.
 
Talk with an advisor at the college/university you want to transfer to. Find out all the requirements needed and follow them. Your JC counselor should also have some idea of what to do.
 
neither premed nor pharmacy are undergrad majors. secondly, you do not have sufficient hours or grades to get into ut. study smarter
 
Best advice I can give is to analyze what you're doing wrong with earning those relatively low grades (considering you want to go med school). If your gpa isn't approaching at least 3.5 by the end of this fall then you need to face the music and choose a career path other than medical school.
 
Were you in the top 10% of your high school class in grades? I think the University of Texas is automatic entrance to Texas high school students in the top 10% of their class, at least it was like that for my sister.
 
whatever classes you take, make sure they not only transfer over, but that they will be counted towards the particular major you choose.
 
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