@kirstenm44 thank you! that helps so much because I really want to apply (and get in to) UMass-Amherst but a few of my friends who are pre meds are convincing me not to. I had a meeting with my guidance counselor, and I found out that my school sends a good amount of people to jhu annually, and I fit into the sat/gpa range but my friend who got in 2 years ago regrets it- and I don’t want to have a burn out, i really like Amherst.