Am I Aiming too High, just Right or too Low??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>Anyway, having a down day so hoping someone can tell me my chances for these colleges. I am a rising junior .. and interested in premed. Details will come in future chance threads. </p>

<p>Ethnicity:South Asian.. not Indian .. from Bangladesh</p>

<p>I go to a competitive IB school in Canada </p>

<p><<rank>>~4/85 making that Top 5%</rank></p>

<p>The Ranking System is Different in Canada because an A here is 80+. Do not be fooled because that is not easy to get, esp. at my school.</p>

<p><<courseload>>Hard... IB</courseload></p>

<p><<grades>>A=80+</grades></p>

<p>Freshman Year: (82,90,87,87,86,85) </p>

<p>Sophomore (80,81,90,92,87,85,86)</p>

<p>As you can see, i have all As in Canada but i do not know if that transfers into 4.0 GPA in the States. Probably not. If i had to GUESS, i would guess my GPA is between 3.65-3.85. for Chancing Purposes.. assume it is like a 3.7.</p>

<p>I have not done junior year yet, but the courseload is hard and i will do very well i am hoping.</p>

<p><<sats>>
Math:720
Writing:720
Critical Reading:680
Total:2120.. Aiming for 2150+</sats></p>

<p><<sat subject="" tests="">>
I have not taken them yet.. but i took a the math 1 as a practice at home when i was in grade 10 and i got a mere 630... that should go way up!</sat></p>

<p>I plan on taking the following:
Biology-->Aiming for 680+
Math II--> Aiming for 720+
Chemistry--->Aiming for 710+</p>

<p>These are just my aims but i think i can do better.</p>

<p><<volunteering>>
(~400 Hours)
-Bridge Point Hospital(~150 Hours)
-Canadian Red Cross(~40 Hours)
-Muscular Dystrophy Canada(~50 Hours)
-Youth Assisting Youth(~100 Hours)
-Senior's Care(~50 Hours)</volunteering></p>

<p><<extra curriculars="">>
-President of Health Awareness Club
-President of Cultural Club
-Secretary of Asian Club
-Sophomore Class Rep.
-Empowered Student Partnership Member
-Tech. Crew
-Good Soccer and Ping Pong(School Semifinalist.. so like 4th) Player</extra></p>

<p><<awards>>
I lack good awards .. not big on competitions.
-Some In-school Math Bronze, Silver Medals/Certificates
-One Silver Art Medal... got an 80 when class average was 50(yea..)
-Predicted Ontario Scholar(All As in High School)
-Honor Roll For Past Two years</awards></p>

<p><<<<some things="" that="" may="" help="" me="" during="" admissions="">>>>
-I do not require Financial Aid.
-I am good at writing Essays so that should be fine!
-Will probably have good/very good recommendations.
-Hard, hard Course Load.</some></p>

<p>The Following are Schools that i am aiming for . Please Chance me and leave a percentage chance of getting in.</p>

<p>The Following are my school choices IN ORDER:</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins(Early Decision)
Cornell
University of Michigan
Rice U.
UCSD
University of Virginia
University of Chicago
NYU
Williams College
Vanderbilt
Emory</p>

<p>I realize i do not have safeties.. but i will add them later.. These are just my Reaches/matches i am assuming?
Thanks a lot in advance. I Will return the favour if you would like!:)</p>

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<p>comon anyone?!?!?? pleasee</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins(Early Decision) - high match
Cornell - reach
University of Michigan - match
Rice U. - reach
UCSD - low reach/reach
University of Virginia - match
University of Chicago - high match/low reach
NYU - low reach
Williams College - match
Vanderbilt - match
Emory - match/high match</p>

<p>[thread=546604]If you want...[/thread]</p>

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<p>what>!>!>1 is my title that bad?!?!? comon guys and girls!</p>

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<p>Could you tell us your courses? For those of us who are OCD.</p>

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<p>Psh, aigiqinf, like you chance people anyways. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>Anik: For premed, have you looked into accelerated med programs? These programs guarantee you a seat into the school's med school -- you don't even have to take the MCAT or apply separately. (It's just a matter of whether or not you want to spend 6-8 years in one place. ;)) Northwestern's HPME and Brown's PLME are great but ridiculously hard to get into, and some less selective but still well-respected ones include Boston University's, Drexel's, Penn State's, Case Western's, and GWU's. </p>

<p>Your volunteering is really impressive, and you've got a clear focus on medicine, which will be looked upon favorably. As it stands, you've got a good chance at every school on your list, and after retaking the SAT you'll have an even better chance (I don't know the stats, but I expect that JHU, Cornell, Rice, and Williams have pretty high average SATs.)</p>

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<p>Hey, I'm learning! Canadians are harder so I was going to see what an excellent Canadian schedule was.</p>

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<p>i dont think a lot of ppl realize williams is #1 liberal arts college...its ivy too...lol. unless theres a williams college that i dunno about. hah.</p>

<p>you definitely need some awards there, seems like the only thing ur lacking majorly. other stuff r decent. not ivy status tho =( just like me. lol.</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins(Early Decision)- reach
Cornell-low reach
University of Michigan-low reach
Rice U.-high match/low reach
UCSD-low reach/reach becuz ur OOS...
University of Virginia-no clue.
University of Chicago-low reach/reach
NYU-high match
Williams College-if its williams that i know of...reach/high reach.
Vanderbilt-high match/low reach
Emory-high match/low reach</p>

<p>could you chance me too?
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<p>Thanks guys.. i really really hope i get into JHU.. i will show my passion and sincerity in my essays. Hopefully they see that. More chances:)</p>

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<p>Like i said, in my previous most... your stats are similar to mine so i hope i get into JHU too.. maybe we shall see each other!</p>

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<p>thanks wow, good luck to you too.</p>

<p>!!!Percentage Chances please!!!!</p>

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<p>rice is probably a low reach :(</p>

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<p>haha i think so too.... rice and jhu have holistic approaches so that should help me...</p>

<p>What else do people think about my chances?? any more thoughs</p>

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<p>In school awards like Honor Roll and math stuff won't really matter when it comes down to it, but your focus on medical ECs does stand out. I think when paired with your courseload, you shouldn't have to worry too much about lacking ECs. And GPA-wise, I don't know how that will be converted for the admissions process, but because of your rank that shouldn't be a problem.</p>

<p>You also have a really long list of schools, and that's without safeties! I'd definitely pare this down!</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins(Early Decision)- ED will give you a boost. I'd say high match.
Cornell- High match
University of Michigan- Match
Rice U.- Match
UCSD- Can't say
University of Virginia- OOS is pretty competitive, reach.
University of Chicago- Low Reach (counts on essays!)
NYU- Match
Williams College- Reach, it's super-competitive.
Vanderbilt- Match
Emory- Low match</p>