<p>I'm currently a freshman in highschool and plan on taking the pre-med track in undergrad to become a pediatrician. My dream schools are either Columbia University or NYU, but last semester I had a ton of stuff going on with my family and let the projects and homework assignments given to improve people's grades hinder me (failed semester 1 of bio because I didn't do my science project and got B's in algebra and English) :/ ... I currently have straight A's, but the first semester left me with a starting GPA of 2.2? I did the math and even if I get all A's for the next 3 years I'll still have an unweighted gpa of 3.7. Is that good enough to get into Columbia or NYU? Realistically? Will taking all AP's give me a better chance at either? What should I aim for on the SAT and ACT? Are there any courses I should be taking? and what are the real odds of getting into either with an unweighted gpa of 3.7 and decent SAT scores? </p>
<p>BUMP</p>
<p>NYU will be possible with a 3.7 but Columbia will be a stretch. If you plan to go along the pre-med track, you will face way more difficult challenges than you were probably facing when you failed your class.</p>
<p>Don’t drive yourself crazy at this point of measuring every success/failure with the prospect of what colleges you need to add/cross off of your list. You should be solidly focused on cementing your current A-level achievement. Let the near term drive you without worrying about the list of colleges you’ll eventually investigate in 2 years. Med school is achieveable from many colleges – not just pricey NYU and CU. Congrats on your recent turnaround. Continued good luck to you</p>