future premed... not so great gpa...

College Search & Selection
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<p>Well, I'm a highschool junior and I'm planning on going pre-med. Only thing is... i'm not sure what colleges I should be looking at with my grades... I mean, they're not like SUPER BAD, but they're not AMAZING perfect either. </p>

<p>Grades are as follows:
Freshman year: 3.583 GPA
Sophomore year: 3.868 GPA
Currently, as quarter report: 4.0</p>

<p>Keep in mind, however, these are weighted GPA's on a 5.0 scale. My Total Academic GPA (unweighted, 4.0 scale) is 3.39, (weighted, 5.0 scale) is 3.75.</p>

<p>I'm taking all advanced classes. This year, every single class is AP except journalism (which i've done since freshman year). </p>

<p>I do a lot of extra curriculars too, I played water polo fresh/soph years, and I volunteer at the local hospital. </p>

<p>I really would like to go to Stanford, Dartmouth, Cornell, or Penn.... but... i think that's probably reaching a bit... oh, I should probably mention that I live in california... so i'm also considering schools like UC Berkley, and UC Davis. UCLA (maybe) and last resort (UCSB)... but i'm not sure if I even have a shot at berkley... so i could use some help with making the decisions of where to apply. thanks a lot.</p>

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<p>Your grades are not that bad. Try to ace SAT / ACT (get at least 31-32). I would start testing this year (especially ACT), because you can only send your best scores. In any cases Stanford and ivies will be huge reaches for you.</p>

<p>Take a look at some good LACs (if you don't mind small size). You might be able to get into Rice, Emory (excellent for premed).</p>