<p>My situation is rather unique; I'm currently a junior in high school but am attending a nationally ranked state-funded public boarding school where I take college classes on campus. By the time I graduate, I will have around 80 college credit hours. I am currently engaged in research with one of the professors and am seeking advice to find the right college for me. I ended up screwing up and received a C in Chem I my first semester.. I was able to pull it up to a B this semester but I'm very worried that this will ruin my chances of getting into some colleges I was considering. If you could please help me out, I would really appreciate it!</p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>ACT Composites: 35 (super score), 34 (one-sitting), 12 Writing section
PSAT: (high enough to be NMSQT)
SAT II's: Math II: 730 (will be taking again this June), Chemistry: 690 (will be taking again this June)
Unweighted GPA: 3.79, Weighted GPA: 4.73</p>
<p>11th grade courses: (These are all college courses)
Computer Science I (worked with JAVA)
Advanced Computational Problem Solving (worked with Mathematica)
Chemistry I (got a C which hurt my GPA quite a bit) & II (was able to bump it up to a B)
German II
Intro to Psychology
United States History Since 1865
Calculus I and II
Research Writing</p>
<p>In 12th grade, I will be taking the following: (These are all college courses)
English 300 and 400
German III
Biology/ Lab
Physics/ Lab
Differential Equations
Probability and Statistics
Discrete Math
Multivariable Calculus</p>
<p>EC's:
State semifinalist Speech and Debate (3 yrs)
Research (1 summer (10 weeks) research and 1 school year research)
I am very heavily involved with research
Will be interning this summer as well
Piano (+10 yrs); won composition awards
Taught piano for 4 years
Odyssey of the Mind (1 yr)
Regional Student Advisory Council (1 yr)
Principal's Advisory Council (1 yr)
NHS (2 yrs)</p>
<p>Volunteering: Likely to have +300 hours by graduation
250 hrs from various places
Major ones are from volunteering at the hospital and participating in a service learning community project.</p>
<p>Major awards:
State science fair - 1st place in Medical Health and Sciences Category, Surgeon's General Award
Likely to be National Merit Finalist
Odyssey of the Mind - State Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award
PTA Reflections State - Award of Excellence
And many minor awards</p>
<p>I want to double major in biomedical engineering and math. My future goal is to become a medical doctor, emphasizing in research and teaching. </p>
<p>Because my GPA is a 3.79, I'm worried about some of the schools I've been initially considering.</p>
<p>Some schools I'm looking at:
Duke
Johns Hopkins
Cornell
Vanderbilt
MIT
University of Michigan
Georgia Tech
Case Western
Brown
Northwestern</p>
<p>BS/MD Combined Program schools:
Case Western
Boston U
University of Rochester
University of Kentucky
University of Cincinnati
Penn State
George Washington
Rensselaer</p>
<p>I would really appreciate any help you can offer! </p>
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