Hi, I am a junior in High School and have a cumulative GPA of about 3.6 so far and I believe I can get that GPA to about a 3.75 by graduation. I have taken about 10 practice tests and have scored a 2130(I think i can get that on my actual test and since the exam isn't for three months and I study about 2 hours everyday that I can raise it to a 2200). I have 3 clubs and will be shadowing a doctor at my local hospital for the entire summer. I am also going to my local community college to get a credit in Pre-Calculus so I can take BC Calculus in 12th grade. I want to get into Columbia, NYU, or other ivy league schools( I know NYU isn't an ivy league school, but it is still great😀). Do you guys think I have a chance of getting into those school. Thanks first time poster 🙂
Seeing as you're a first time poster, I'll give you a little advice
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For next time, use the search bar because people usually post similar stats.
As for you, I think mostly everyone on these forums will give you the same exact advice.
They will tell you to:
1. Go to a school where you will be a better student than most
2. Go to a school where you feel you will excel academically without too much strenuous work (i.e. no Ivy's, no Elite Private Schools)
3. Go where you will have the least debt.
4. Go to your state school or your state research university,
ranking is irrelevant and it does not matter. Go somewhere that you will excel, not because of the prestige or the difficult academics because it will lower your chances of successfully getting into medical school which is the MAIN PRIORITY. NOT UNDERGRAD STUDIES.
5. Enjoy college and don't fret.
There are many great schools. Every college isn't a "great" school, but every college will get you to where you need to go.
I recommend going to your state school, or at least try it for a year or two before maybe transferring otherwise
My brother who is a PGY-4 resident (or 3, can't remember) went to my state school, Rutgers for 3 years and then transferred to Columbia (only because his girlfriend started working in New York.) He had a 3.8 GPA and went to medical school and he is perfectly O.K. However he said he wished he had went to NYU instead of Columbia because he had to study way more to receive the same GPA on the same exact material taught.
My cousin didn't go to Rutgers... She went to William Patterson University for free., which is ranked in the 100's in regional universities north on US News. She graduated summa cum Laude and had a 3.92 , with amazing extra curricular activities and she absolutely loved college. She is now a 2nd year Medical Student at Cornell.
