<p>I am a junior Indian male on Long Island that wants to do pre-med</p>
<p>I have taken 7 AP's(all 5's)
World History
Statistics
Biology
Computer Science
US History
Physics
English Lit</p>
<p>will be taking (and expect to get 5's on)
Calc BC
Chem
US gov and politics
Macroeconomic</p>
<p>I have a 3.9 unweighted GPA (4.2 weighted)</p>
<p>Test Scores:
PSAT:240(80m,80cr,80w,)
SAT: 2360 (800m,780,cr,780w)
ACT:34(dont remember breakdown)
SAT II's: Bio(m)- 800 Math I- 800 World History:800 Chem- 780</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/achievements:</p>
<p>Starting middle linebacker and captain of Varsity Football(11/12)
Varsity Basketball(11/12)
Award for top 2% in SAT in 8th grade(dont remember name of the award)
Made AIME for AMC 10
Gold medal for Congressional Award: Congress' Award for youth
National Merit Scholar
Shadow an orthopedic surgeon at SUNY: Stony Brook
Shadow my aunt who is an attending surgeon at Washington in St. Louis
Have 500+ hours volunteering at a the local nursing home
Make sandwiches for a soup kitchen in NYC 2 times a month
Perform dances at Gold Water hospital in NYC
Worked at FONAR as a construction worker summer into 10th grade(dont know if it helps)</p>
<p>Recommendations:
Great rec from bio and geometry teacher
great counselor rec</p>
<p>If you’re applying to Berkeley, (and all UCs/CSUs but Berkeley in particular) it’s much much harder to get accepted if you’re from out of state.</p>
<p>And plus, UCs are looking for money, so it’s easier for OOS students to gain acceptance now than it was before. </p>
<p>The nursing home/soup kitchen thing is really overdone…and often the motives for volunteering are transparent. But your application will probably get though on academic strength alone.</p>
<p>Actually, that has NEVER been true. Look up the stats on UC Statfinder and you’ll find only a marginal difference in gpa & test score between in-state and OOS matriculants. But once you adjust for income levels - the difference in test scores disappears.</p>
<p>Moreover, the UCs are now ■■■■■■■■ for OOS students – who are rich and full pay. Thus, it has never been easier to get in OOS!</p>
<p>OP has a high likelihood of admission to any UC campus, as long as s/he doesn’t forget the VAPA requirement. (Of course, OP could also qualify by testing alone.) That being said, I think paying OOS prices for a UC is foolish and a total waste of good cash. If a New York resident, OP should give serious consideration Cornell-CALS ED. Or, if money is no object, WashU ED, or another Ivy ED.</p>
<p>Stanford is always a crap shoot. Test scores aren’t as important as at the other, eastern schools.</p>
In that case, you should spend some time on Med School application fora. Once your GPA/SAT are within a range (2300+ SAT/35 or 36 ACT) and both overagll GPA and GPA in AP (if offered) science/math courses are almost all As, then you make the first cut (assume 50% are cut at this point). Making the second cut (perhaps 20% make the second cut) is all about the quality of your resume in volunteering, research, and the clarity and poignancy of your statement about your desire to be a physician. That’ll get you the interview, after which is the 3rd cut. Assume 30-50% make it through the third cut and into the program.</p>