Good Enough List?

If you are premed, then you need to realistically think about how to improve your chances for medical school.

Your SAT score is very good. Compared to other premed students that I have met, it is only slightly above average. You have a very strong uptrend. However, your overall high school GPA is lower than average for students that I have known who thought they were premed. Most students who go to university thinking that they are premed don’t make it to medical school. As such, personally I don’t believe that trying to barely get into an academically challenging school where you will be in the bottom 1/2 of admitted students is the right way to maximize your chances.

Also, if you can save money for medical school, then it is a good idea to do so. You should try to avoid any debt for undergrad, and try to leave money sitting in your college fund if you have one and if it is possible.

With this I would drop UCLA, and drop Chicago and probably Michigan.

Premed classes are going to be a lot more challenging than you think. If you attend U.Mass or UVM or Binghamton or ASU then premed is going to be plenty difficult.

I originally missed the fact that you are from NJ. I think that you should apply to Rutgers and possibly one of your other in-state public universities.