@Gabby2001:
My advice as a parent:
- Stay off College Confidential until end of Junior year.
- Strive to do your best in all your classes, take a rigorous course schedule but also take classes that interest you.
- Do EC’s that you enjoy and not just because you think they look good for colleges.
- Have the money talk with your parents since Medical school will be expensive and you want to keep your undergrad costs low. Have your parents give you $ budget and stick to it.
- Do not fall in love in schools that are unaffordable and forget the notion of a “dream school”.
You are a Freshman and have a long to time to go before you need to worry about college so relax and be a HS student.
Admissions to top schools are just not about GPA. Test scores, EC’s, Essays and Letters of Recommendation will all contribute your chances.
Applicants with perfect 4.0 GPA are rejected from top schools,so you want to stand out from the rest of the applicants. There are no guarantees in life and no guarantees that getting into a top 20 university will get you into Medical school. Do your best and rest will fall into place. Good Luck.