<p>I am a freshman in High School, now a rising Sophomore. I go to a highly renowned private school and is the best in my state. I got my report card in the mail and was disappointed by my final results, A’s and B+'s, a 3.5 GPA. I am the 3rd ranked best singer in my state, I am in a nationally known acappella group, and I am an honors student. I have 100+ hours at a free clinic helping those without medical care. I am in 2 honors classes and an AP, the most that I can take for my year in high school. My goal is to go to a top 20 university, preferably for Music or Premed. I am going into Honors Chem and Honors math, along with AP Music Theory and have 9 years of musical experience. I would really appreciate it if you guys could help me out by telling me my chances of reaching my goals. Thanks.</p>
<p>There’s a lot of HS between you and college applications. Just relax, do your best, and keep your eye on the ball - do not obsess at this point and stay off CC if you wish to keep your sanity.</p>
<p>You have two more years to bring up your GPA. In addition, for premed, it is often a wiser choice to go to a lower tier school (one with a decent reputation, but not in the top 20; plenty of people get into med schools even from lower ranked state colleges). That allows you to spend less money for your undergrad (look in the financial aid threads for schools guaranteeing merit scholarships) so that you have less debt after med school, have a better chance for research and clinical volunteer opportunities, rank towards the top of the class, and know professors better to gain good letters of recommendation. When it comes to admissions to med schools, the name of the undergrad attended is not as important as GPA, MCAT scores, and letters of recommendation.</p>