Chance for Northwestern HPME

<p>Male</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.91
Weighted GPA: 4.61
ACT Scores (My weakness):</p>

<p>34 Math
33 English
32 Science
30 Reading</p>

<p>Composite: 32</p>

<p>Writing score: 9</p>

<p>Subject Test Scores:</p>

<p>Math I: 780
Math II: 750
Chemistry: 760
Biology: 650</p>

<p>AP Scores and Future Courses:</p>

<p>Junior Year:</p>

<p>AP Psychology: 4
AP Statistics: 4
AP Chemistry: 4</p>

<p>Senior Year
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
AP Physics B
AP MicroEconomics</p>

<p>Awards
7th Grade: $5,000 to University of Cincinnati (State Science Fair)
9th Grade (Regional, International Science Fair (Vancouver Canada)
10th Grade: $25000 Scholarship to Case Western, $2500 Scholarship to University of Cincinnati
11th Grade: $1250 Scholarship to University of Cincinnati</p>

<p>Lab Experience
10th Grade: Materials Engineering State, National Science Fair (Chicago, Illinois)
11th Grade: Biological Sciences, State Science Fair
12th Grade: Cardiovascular Research, Will go to State again</p>

<p>EC</p>

<p>Eagle Scout (6 Time Patrol Leader and first Venture Patrol Leader)</p>

<p>President & CoFounder of Science National Honor Society (11th and 12th Grade)
Vice President & CoFounder of Six Sigma Club (11th and 12th Grade)
Technology & Advertising Chair Spanish National Honor Society (11th and 12th Grade)
Active Member of Student Leadership Advisory Council
Member of NHS(11th and 12th), Build On (11th and 12th) , Outdoor Club (9th and 10th) , paintball club (9th and 10th) , and Science Olympiad (9th and 10th)
Ballboyed at a ATP for 4 years in a row
Admitted into very selective medical programs (5-Week, paid) </p>

<p>Sports
Tennis (best tennis program in state by far) (JV letter 4 years, JV co-captain )
Baseball (for fun, 7 years)</p>

<p>Essay Quality: Could be better, but pretty solid
Recommendations: Fantastic, couldn't be better</p>

<p>Volunteer Hours by grade
9th grade: 10 hours
10th grade: 30 hours additional
11th grade: 500 hours additional (My Eagle Scout project consisted of 450 of those)
12th grade so far: 45 hours additional</p>

<p>Shadowing Hours: 24 hours, 7 different fields
Hospital Volunteer: 22 hours (this is where I lack. I spent most of my summer doing research and other community service activities)</p>

<p>Please tell me my chances for this highly selective BS/MD program. Also, if you have recommendations for other, better-suited, programs please inform me.</p>

<p>Cut the 7th grade award, since NWU does not take in account middle school achievements.</p>

<p>NWU HPME (ED or no ED): Reach</p>

<p>How did you get 25k scholarship to Case western?</p>

<p>Try Case Western regular…</p>

<p>I think you’ll get the application card. To score an interview? That all goes down to your essay. Gotta make sure you nail down your reasons for wanting to go into medicine.
BTW I’m applying to HPME as well.</p>