What time is it?

What time is it? College time! How fast time has flown by! I cannot believe it is already time to be looking at colleges! I’ve anticipated this time for so long but now I’m wishing it could be pushed back just a little! Nevertheless, this is a time of stress and anticipation as I apply for college and scholarships.  

Colleges I plan to apply to…

1.      Emory University- Atlanta, GA; www.emory.edu

2.      Wake Forest University- Winston-Salem, NC; www.wfu.edu

3.      Elon University- Elon, NC; www.elon.edu

4.      Vanderbilt University- Nashville, TN; www.vanderbilt.edu

5.      University of Georgia- Athens, GA; www.uga.edu

6.      Oglethorpe University- Atlanta, GA; www.oglethorpe.edu

7.      Georgia Institute of Technology- Atlanta, GA; www.gatech.edu

Degree Program: Biological Sciences (but I’m toying with the idea of double majoring in Biology and Spanish)

Somethings I use to distinguish between colleges I am interested in are size of the program, percent of students in Biology, and medical school acceptance rates. Right now all of the schools I am applying to meet my criteria with the exception of UGA which I am using as my “fall back” school. However, the only criterion not met is size which is something I think I could learn to live with. Thankfully, there are no extra requirements for Biology. Location and size are definitely criteria for my ranking of colleges. I don’t want to live TOO close but don’t want to live very far away.

Rankings:

·         Emory: #20

·         Wake Forest: #27

·         Elon: #2 in the South

·         Vanderbilt: #17

·         UGA: #63

·         Oglethorpe: #164

·         GA Tech: #36

Many factors go into these rankings including average standardized scores, GPAs, retention rate, etc. There are professional associations once I become a doctor including the AMA and many “Boards”.

Potential Scholarships:
Coca-Cola Scholar

Interact Scholarship

Teen Volunteer Scholarship