Am I good enough? Pre-med at UVA or Upenn?
Can i get into pre-med? UVA or Upenn?
I will be a junior in high school next year. I want to get into upenn or uva. Is it possible if I work very hard my junior and senior year?
current GPA: 3.3 weighted ,3.2 unweighted
i don't play any sports in school
i've been in band ever since elementray school ( only 2 years in HS because i'm quiting)
key club : about 50 hours from freshman and sophmore year
Spanish club
I'm planning on getting pretty well on SAT . I've started classes this summer and taking them until the SATs in the winter or spring.
I'm asian and i live in VA. i'm also planning taking about 4 more AP classes which i plan on getting A's in. That should bring my GPA up as high as 3.7ish.
Answer:
Sorry, but I don't think that you will get into either school, though you have a better chance of being admitted to UVA since you are in-state. I don't see how - even if you do get all A's in your AP courses - you will raise your GPA 0.4
With regards to GPA, I had a 3.3 GPA in junior year and then got really good grades senior year with honors and three AP; that didn't raise my GPA a whole lot. Plus, UVA is hardly going to look at senoior year unless you are wait-listed. If you get 2300 or higher, you have a chance of admission. Also, get an interview. Good luck.
Well being in-state for UVA will help and I don't know how selective they are for that. UPenn may be a bit of a stretch with that GPA unless you get the grades up significantly. Just do well from here on out and you should be good for UVA. Remember, undergrade pre-med is not nearly as important as where you go to med school.
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