Chance Me @ Dartmouth, UChicago, Northwestern, and Duke

Chance Me / Match Me!
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BACKGROUND:

Race - Asian

Gender - Male

Sexuality (not sure if it matters, but some like summer applications etc request them) - Queer

Upper Middle Class

Competitive High School, California

STATS:

Gpa - 3.96 UW (2 Bs), Unsure of weighted

Standardized Tests - 1560 SAT (790 Math, 770 English)

SAT IIs: Math II-800, Bio-780 (Planning on taking Physics)

APs/Weighted Courses: Precalc H, AP CALC BC, AP PHYSICS 1, AP BIO, English H; Planned Courses/Tests: AP LIT, AP STATS, AP HUMAN GEO, AP PHYSICS C, AP MACRO/MICRO, AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, AP PSYCHOLOGY (unsure of all)

AWARDS:

Presidential Service

Many Band Awards (Group, but some of it is international)

MUN Awards

AP Scholars (Hopefully)

Some type of research award/exposure etc. (Doubtful, but also futuristic)

ECS:

Marching Band/Band - Section Leader

Volunteer Organizations - Director of Communications for two organizations, one student led and the other pertaining to the homeless/veterans (the student-led one I have a higher role, and I manage about 100 people)

School Clubs - MUN (won multiple regional awards), VP of a future career/guest speaker planning club, Officer in a Medicine-themed club, and Peer Editor for a Writing Club

Online Presence - Write own content on current events, founded/run two larger blogs, one more in the opinionated medicine field and the other regarding compiling stories in our community. Have minute roles at a few national organizations as a volunteer writer. Have also been involved in local community newspapers/letters. Have also been involved in the running of a student-created clothing brand

Medicine Related Volunteering - Voluntary Biology Tutor, Hospital Volunteer (Front Desk, Gift Shop)

Summer Enrichment Camps/Research - Have attended a few, one in UCHICAGO and one at UCSB (both are fairly selective). Will be carrying out an internship this summer.

Futuristic: A group of friends and I are currently working on some research related work, hopefully aiming to successfully speak at a conference and partake in competitions

INTENTIONS:

Major: Public/Global Health OR Hospital Management OR Sociology/Biology/Environmental Sciences (depends upon what colleges offer etc., but first priority is Public/Global Health)

Colleges: Dartmouth, UChicago, Northwestern, Duke, UC System, WUSTL, and I really am unsure about where else I should apply.

CONCLUSION:

Thank you all. I will be down for “reverse chances” anytime, and I just want to say happy holidays to all of you!

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I might add Johns Hopkins or Tufts to your list if Public Health is a potential major.

Assuming that you are a junior since you have no AP scores listed yet.

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Yep, JHU and Tufts are two schools that I have looked into for their amazing public health programs, but I just am not sure if they are the right school for me to apply early too. And yes, I am a junior!

Thanks for recommendations/help @Hamurtle

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I would advise that if there is any school that looks good to you and is affordable, then ED to it. Your GPA/test scores will certainly merit a look from an adcom. Plus not too many Asians are going into public health/public policy so that may be a plus.

Obviously make sure you have safeties/matches.

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You might want to consider Emory as well. It doesn’t have an undergraduate public health major, but there are programs that combine an undergraduate science major and a master’s in public health (one of the best grad schools for the major). Plus you have the CDC headquarters in Atlanta which could afford internship possibilities.

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Try Washington University in St. Louis

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Thanks again @Hamurtle and thanks to you too @yamwhatyam

I definitely have read about Emory and WUSTL, and they are, well, very respectable and successful universities when it comes to policy, MPH, biology, and more. Appreciate all the help!!

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And your ECs seem well suited for public policy/international relations so Georgetown and Princeton Woody Woo might be reaches worth targeting. And since Georgetown suggests 3 SAT subject tests and you have 2 done/planning a third one, it should be on your list.

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I would also advise possibly taking an SAT subject test in a history class. Just to add more of a balance.

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One late bump :).

Appreciate all the help by the way.