First generation (your parents don’t have a 4 year degree)
Low income (generally, under 65-75k a year)
LoRs aren’t necessarily about the most talkative students. Quiet and intense works, too! 
You’ll need to prepare a “brag sheet” - something to help techers write sth genuine and unique about you. You will write why you love their subject - a book you’ve read, a concept from their class… that blew your mind - moments that struck you, where you really appreciated their teaching, their choices in making you learn in a specific way or a specific part of the class, a memory you’ll never forget from their class -what you hope to become and how the class ties in with that goal or makes you a better person -the hardest part of the class for you and how you overcame it - a situation when you helped others…
If you’re eligible for fee waivers, you can apply to 7 SUNYs for free.
You can also apply to 20 CommonApp colleges.
And of course there’s Questbridge -a program for lower income high achievers (the fact you got into a NYC exam bsed HS means you’re a high achiever) that is equivalent to 12 ED chances at once.
Does your working parent have a pay stub or w2? Do they pay taxes? ( you do not need to answer here but you’ll need the information.)
It’s very likely your parents don’t want you to worry about the cost of college and their ability to pay. They may not know how much college in thr US costs, too.
Borrow a "Princeton Review’s best colleges " (2022, 2023, 2024 issues are all ok). Use Questbridge colleges as a starting point and look up those colleges. Can you find 10 you hadn’t heard of that sound perfect for you?
Read the descriptions in that book or in Fiske Guide: can you pick up details that help you distinguish Brandeis and Bucknell?
Bucknell is rural and has a vibrant Greek life well-suited for extroverts, boisterous kids who love parties, what is called work hard-play hard.
Just as good but better for quiet students, you have Brandeis.
You don’t need to major in biology to go to med school. Biochemistry, biostatistics, bioinformatics, biophysics… exist and have better ROI.
But you could major in anything. The only issue is that at some universities (especially public/oversubscribed) if you’re not a science major it’s hard for you to register in science courses for majors. At many universities anyone can take any course.
Look at the Medical Humanities minor.
Look at open curricula: Amherst College, Connecticut College, URochester, have a version of that. Is it appealing to you?