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Pre-Med & Medical School High School Student Topics
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<p>My high school is currently number two in the nation. It is a non-selective charter school.
I am currently a freshman. My classes: AP Economics (Macro and Micro), Precalculus AB, Honors Chemistry, French II, AP US Government and Politics, Honors English Language, Honors English Literature, and PE. I am not on a block schedule.
My GPA for trimester one was a 3.25 and my GPA for trimester 2 was a 3.14. After punching numbers for a few hours, I figured out that after finals and APs these next three weeks, my GPA will be somewhere between a 3.30 and a 3.68.
My classes for next year: AP Comparative Government, AP Calculus BC (I will be skipping AP Calculus AB), AP Chemistry, AP English Language, AP European History, Honors Physics, French III, and PE (once again not on a block schedule). I know that next year, as a sophomore, my GPA will be higher than that of this year because of the way AP scores are used.
This year, I am confident I will get 5s on both the AP Macroeconomics as well as the AP Microeconomics. I will probably get a 4 on the AP US Government but maybe even a 5.</p>

<p>My question: because of the school's ranking and my classes, do I have any sort of chance to get into a top college? I want to either pursue a degree in neuroscience and become a neurosurgeon or a degree in economics in hopes of working for a hedge fund. Right now, I think becoming a neurosurgeon is a better fit for me as well as being the more realistic choice for myself.
I want to go to either Harvard, Yale, or Princeton. I COMPLETELY understand how hard these colleges are to get in to. Do I have any sort of chance? What steps can I take to improve these chances? Thank you.</p>

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<p>ask this in the chances section, I don’t think any of the pre-med people deal with that stuff. Those high school rankings are often BS though especially since many exclude private schools.</p>

<p>Where have the recent graduates from your high school gone, particularly ones with academic records like yours? That will be your best barometer.</p>

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<p>as of this particular moment, sorry - no. A 3.1-3.2 isn’t good enough. </p>

<p>BUT PLEASE remember, you are a freshman and you have A LOT of time to raise it. Don’t be discouraged. Put in work for the highs (like i’m talking 3.8 cumulative) and you have a much much better shot. And just so you know, your test scores will be a much better indicator of if you have a good chance. But anyway, good luck!</p>