NYU also has a 2% acceptance rate and the highest average GPA/MCAT in the country. (3.9 GPA and 522 MCAT–which is a score above the 98th percentile)
Beside NYU is only tuition-free. Students are still on the hook for the $30+K it costs to live in Manhattan.
I really like math, but I can’t really see myself pursuing a career in it, but I can see myself pursuing a career in chemistry as it is something I find very interesting. I feel like I could do well in both majors. So would either be a good pick then?
I’m biased–my DH was a research physicist (which involves tons of math), both my daughters were math majors and my SIL is a theoretical mathematician/physicist. (My sister however is a chemist.) But math offers more, and more diverse, career pathways than chemistry.
But pick whichever you like better.
Also, what could I do to make myself look interesting in college?
Just be yourself. Follow your interests–whether it’s singing and dancing in the chorus line in a musical, entering baking competitions, playing Quidditch, solo hiking the John Muir Trail, being rush chair for your fraternity/sorority, or winning your expert title in chess.
Med schools are looking for well rounded, interesting people. Students need to pass “the lunch test”–which means the adcomm interviewers are thinking–would I mind having lunch every day with this person when they’re on my service?–when they interview you.
So, for right now your job is to finish high school, and be accepted into a college where you can do well and be happy.
There are over 4000 colleges and universities in the US. You can get into med school from just about any of them. (Just like med school adcomms don’t care about your major, they really don’t place much weight on where you go to college either.)
Good luck on your journey.