<p>I strongly recommend looking at some test-optional colleges. Unfortunately, South Asians are considered “over-represented” minorities in American college admissions, and it can be extremely competitive for them. Almost every 4-year college can provide you with the curriculum you need to qualify for medical school admission. </p>
<p>Ok, but what about non-med 4 year private colleges (2-3 years with transfer credit)? Have you run the NPCs on any?</p>
<p>Sadly, no. I had my mind set on the acc. med program schools mostly. However, I have applied to in-state schools and the cost of attendance is $4,000 roughly per year. If I do not get accepted into any of the schools I want to attend, I hope to finish my AA before I graduate, then, my BA/BS will be cut down to 2 years if I study locally (most likely 3 as I will have to take any required pre-med courses). After receiving my AA, I will attend NYU (hopefully) and receive my MD in about 5-7 years. I just feel that the acc. med programs would be better for me because the courses I take will transfer as opposed to my credits I earn in Florida. Also, in some med. programs, direct/ guaranteed entry into med school is offered. I do have a lot of options but I’m really hoping to get into the acc. med programs. </p>
<p>There’s a good chance that you will be assessed higher than as a 28 ACT student, with that R18. Schools might see that score as an aberration when they look at your SAT. </p>
<p>UF and FSU are matches for you, when your whole profile is considered. As you say, one of your best options is to get that AA and transfer the credit to UF/FSU, then take it from there.</p>
<p>You could also consider applying to a few schools that are Test Flexible/Optional (FairTest), as other posters have said. You can cross-check those schools with the ones that accept AICE transfer credits. Then cross-check affordability. </p>
<p>The accelerated med options might not work out for it. You need to wrap your head around that possibility. You have a good plan B with your Florida unis.</p>
<p>Are you open to the possibility of applying to a few wealthier, test-flexible, out-of-state privates?</p>
<p>Name a few of the test-flexible schools.</p>
<p>All of these schools are test-flexible and accept AICE credit… </p>
<p>Smith College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College. These are women’s colleges, and they meet 100% financial need. </p>
<p>Colorado College meets about 99% need. Dickinson College meets 97% need.</p>
<p>All of these schools would ordinarily be reaches/high matches for you, but their test flexibility might make them more accessible because your whole profile is quite good. Of course, fit counts a lot, and you’d have to run the NPCs at each of these schools to see if they are affordable. This is a potential plan C, anyway.</p>
<p>Your scores for SAT and ACT are horrible for ivy leagues. Save the time and money: don’t apply to really good schools. They will automatically reject you for your scores and not care about your personal life so much.</p>
<p>@whuffy @blargenshmargen The way you presented that seemed quite rude, but I understand. I have considered retesting. I am only applying to Ivies to test my chances of getting in; I’m not expecting to get in with these standardized test scores anyway. Harvard’s regular decision deadline is January 1st and that’s for everything except the test scores. I have until February to improve those. The Ivies are not my main goal; the accelerated med. programs are. Please try to understand that admissions are not strictly based on test scores. I have contacted schools like Harvard directly and they look at essays and strong letters of rec. more than anything else. I know of people with test scores not far from mine being accepted to the Ivies. It seems feasible to get into Harvard and Princeton than into some of the undergraduate med. programs I’ve applied to.</p>
<p>One thing to look at is the difference in Ivy League schools. By far the hardest schools to get into are Harvard, Princeton and Stanford. The other Ivies are not quite so difficult and you might have more success getting into those. Also, most schools will not say upfront that test scores are super important. Schools will say they always do holistic evaluations and that they want the most well-rounded students. However, this is not really the case. Many schools will do an automatic cutoff for certain test scores, then judge the remaining applicants based on other factors. If you really want the accelerated med programs, only apply to the Ivy League schools you really want to get into, not all of them or the really far shots.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Could someone tell me my chances of getting into Cornell vs. Harvard?</p>
<p>What are my chances at state universities vs. accelerated med. programs vs. Ivy League schools with my given statistics?</p>
<p>I dont want to be rude, but I think you should stop considering ivy league schools for now, atleast until you get your scores up. And as far as i know, you have a pretty decent chance of getting into a state school.
And btw, my school has a british system of education 
namely, Cambridge</p>
<p>@NadiaAbdullah Alrighty! Thank you. </p>
<p>Rejected by UMKC’s BA/MD program. Accepted to FSU and USF. Hoping to get into at least one of these acc. med programs.</p>
@shyamalee
Hope things turn out well for you either way. Your obvious deficiencies are your standardized test scores. We all have excuses but at the end of the day, if you don’t have the score, you don’t have the score, and so schools will choose those who have the scores and have the ECs. I would also take care of your procrastination habit and any mental health issues (you said you were depressed due to your personal life, family life, and coursework) as in undergrad and more importantly, med school, the work load is much much greater than high school.
I also wouldn’t be 100% committed to any specialty right now, much less a competitive one like Neurosurgery. You have no idea how competitive you will be by the time you apply and you run a great risk of being completely depressed if you don’t get it. Your dreams are very pie in the sky based on your description: not pursuing medicine for money and how it’s barely a motive, loving to help people, and conduct your own research for incurable diseases, etc. That’s great for essays, but real life is quite different.
Hello,
I see you understand that accelerated medical programs are among the hardest to attend in the nation; however, I DEEPLY advise you not to attend a Carribean school for medicine, not even for medical school. After getting into those schools, it’s EXTREMELY difficult to get into medical school in the U.S. A majority of the students who attend those schools either wanted to take the “speedy” route or did not get a high enough MCAT score for a medical school in the US. Therefore, those students MUST score extremely well on their USMLE steps. The “speedy” route is not worth it, because the steps are hard and scoring in the 90th percentile and above is going to take months of studying, typically even more than a year, depending on the type of student you are. I understand your need to an accelerated medical program and how you would not need to score high on the MCAT and how it’s cheaper, but not getting accepted should not lead you into attending a Carribean school. I applied to NEOMED’s program early and was deferred. Instead, I’m attending the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. Also, for accelerated medical programs, your GPA must be kept at a high level, which is difficult with the amount of time given and courseload. I hope that I shined light on the situation and that this did not seem offensive to you. It’s just better to take the long route in the long run.
Thank you to everyone for commenting. I have decided to go to a state HBCU on full scholarship and am hoping to get into medical school from there.
If you explain circumstances colleges will most likely understand, but do not make your explanation a therapy session; just own up to your current problems.