COLUMBIA/NYU

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<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>

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<p>You should look at an UC if you can afford one… they will look past that freshman failure because they do not count freshman year.</p>

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<p>you will not go to an ivy league school if you took algebra in 9th grade, especially if you failed it. </p>

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<p>Well colleges rarely ask for acedemic resume for 1-8 grade so if you can maintain good grades yeah you have a chance. Get leadership positions.
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<p>Don’t panic. Ending GPA may hurt a little, but they also see your transcript. Definitely challenge yourself with APs, and do your best to continue with the straight As. A constant upward movement (improvement) of your grades is huge for them, because they really only care how you are going to be when you enter their school. </p>

<p>They know high school transitioning is tough, but if you improve and your grades become near-perfect, it will be like the first semester didn’t even happen.</p>

<p>Regardless Columbia is a hit or miss for almost everyone… so don’t have high hopes. If you are now a straight A student, NYU is extremely manageable. Good luck!</p>