Hi, I’m a High School Junior in New Jersey. I just started my college search and have found a couple of college I like, but I have no real grasp on my college preferences yet, so they are subject to change. I have a 4.1W/3.64UW GPA and am 32/233 kids in my class (13.7%). I took a PSAT and scored at 1210, and al taking my SAT in 3 months, with the goal of a 1400 (currently taking SAT classes). I have had a difficult curriculum throughout high school, 11 Honors, 2 of which being AP, 1 being CP. In my 3 years I’ve played hs boys soccer for 2 years, have volunteered at my local hospital for 4 months and counting, just started coaching youth basketball, have been a member of key club for a year, and am looking to bring JSA to my school (our teachers are in strike which makes it VERY difficult to do). I will most likely get into NHS as well in March/May. A couple of the schools that I have interest in are UW Madison and Syracuse. I was just hoping I could get a couple of ballpark chances for each, with my grades and EC’s going up as well. Thanks!
I’m hoping to go pre-med and major in bio. And so far, I have taken 2 of the 3 possible AP’s given to Junior and younger. Next year I hope to take an AP Science, English, and History, possibly 2 sciences as well. This is out of an AP in the 4 main courses, and multiple per course, (AP Language & Comp, AP Lit etc.)
I think you have really good chances for Syracuse. UW Madison on the other hand is harder to get into so I would say you definitely have a chance, but it would be harder than Syracuse. At the end of the day you honestly don’t know what will happen. Where ever you end up will be the right place for you. Good luck!
“I’m hoping to go pre-med and major in bio.”
If you are seriously considering medical school, then you need to budget for 8 years. The last four are going to be expensive. As such you need to find out what your budget is, and you should try to save as much as you can for medical school. You also should attend a university where you can expect to maintain a very high GPA.
Most students who start off as pre-med change their mind at some point, or fail to get into medical school. However, you don’t want to end your chances before you even show up for your freshman year of university.
You have great public schools in-state in New Jersey.