<p>OP has this statement:</p>
<p>“I’ll be honest now and say that I didn’t try as I should have in high school (still managed a very respectable GPA that got me in Penn) and therefore I’m not fully aware of my limits (I have an idea of them though), so I’m even more nervous with the pre-med route because I don’t know where’s my breaking point yet.”</p>
<p>If OP only works 75% of the capacity and gets into Penn with average stats, would he/she have a lot of more to bank on when he/she goes to Penn? I would worry more for students who have maxed out their capability to get into a top university for pre-med.</p>