Some help please

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm currently a high school sophomore</p>

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<li>3.8 Unweighted GPA
-Honors coursework/APs
-taking Chinese honors (have heard it looks good so I'm mentioning but what do you think? im white btw)
-Marching band (quitting, so two years of it total)
-Several things with my instrument, including band and orchestra will be doing all four years
-My current SAT score is 2060 but I expect my real score to be higher after more prep and all that</li>
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<p>Where do you think I should set my sights on? Also, what do you think my chances are at say - Mcgill and NYU?</p>

<p>Also, if I took on a job and did a sport in my last two years, how much would it boost my app at this point?</p>

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<p>it would help if you told us your intended majors. McGill and NYU look very doable for you at this point, however.</p>

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<p>Looking to major in pre-med…focusing my hard classes/APs on math and science, on track for Calculus BC senior year and any science I desire by then. However I’m worried about my ECs. I have enough with my clarinet but I have no sports and a bit comm service though I’m confident I’ll pick up a job.</p>

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<p>Don’t go to NYU for premed. You will be 200k in debt before you hit med school.</p>

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<p>Okay, well where do you think I should go then? I know McGill is very affordable and a great value, so do you think my chances there are good? But yeah if you could give me some ideas on schools to apply for that would be great.</p>

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<p>JHU is #1 for pre-med, though all elite and ivy schools will give you comparable educational experiences.</p>

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<p>Yeah but I very much doubt I could even have a chance at those schools.</p>

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<p>3.8 unweighted is very solid for those schools. get your SAT to around 2200 give or take and you’d be a realistic reach for JHU, Duke, etc.</p>

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<p>I would say look into really good research universities such as Michigan, JHU, Washington, Rutgers, etc. Med school is going to cost you alot of money my friend, so I would save during undergrad to go pricey for med school.</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Pitt’s great for pre-med. It recently has gotten a lot of funding for research and is very affordable.</p>

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<p>what school is the highest doable reach?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>JHU is reportedly a VERY competitive scene for pre-meds. </p>

<p>What state are you in? Is your state flagship honors college a realistic choice? Never forget that you might well change your mind about pre-med…don’t put yourself in a box: choose a school with options.</p>

<p>It sounds as if you are looking for schools in large cities: is that true? You need to narrow it down: the list of “highest doable reaches” would include many good LACs (which are excellent for pre-med, BTW) and Us. And if FA plays a role, it changes everything.</p>