Chance Me please: BA/MD programs

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>Ok, so I was wondering if y'all could chance me. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.93 UW/4.41 W
SAT: 2240 (800M,680CR,760W)
ACT: 34 (34E,36M,32R,35S,11 Essay)
SAT II: 2280 (800 Math IIC,760 Chem,720 Biology M)
PSAT: 223 (Will be NMSF Guaranteed)
AP: Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), Music Theory (5), Psychology (5), Biology (5), English Language (4), US History (4), Chemistry (4)
National AP Scholar After Junior Year</p>

<p>EC's:
-3 Years Varsity Swimming
-Played violin for 12 years
-7th chair violinist in one of top youth orchestras in the world
-Private violin teacher for 3 years
-Middle School Tutor for 3 years
-Research at Oregon Health Sciences University(OHSU) for 2 years (i have one published paper and am currently doing top level research on inner ear hair cell bundles)
-Volunteer at hospital for ~100 hrs.</p>

<p>Activities:
-National Honor Society (3 yrs.)
-Science Bowl (3 yrs.)
-Medical Teams International (founder, so yeah.)
-Youth Orchestra (8 years)
-Health Occupation Services of America (HOSA, 2 yrs.)</p>

<p>Leadership:
-Founded Medical Teams International Club at School (President)
-President of Science Bowl Team</p>

<p>Awards:
-Scientific Inquiry Scholar at OHSU
-District Swimming Finalist 3 years in a row (state swimmer for 2 years)
-Won like 12 violin competitions (regional, state level)
-Red Cross Professional Rescuer and Red Cross Certification
-Performed with Oregon Symphony
-Top 10 finishes in multiple math competitions
-2nd at my school in AMC 12.....</p>

<p>Recs:
-Great all around. Will get a killer rec form my boss at OHSU, and he is well known in the field. </p>

<p>So yeah. could i get some chances at these schools please?</p>

<p>NU HPME
Brown PLME
USC BA/MD
Rice/Baylor
Case PPSP</p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>I am assuming you are aware that the programs you are applying to are the most competitive of the bunch. That being said, I think getting in will be an upward battle for you. Your SAT I is actually on the lower side for programs like PLME. Your EC are not spectacular. You definitely should apply, but I don't think you should get your hopes up to be honest. You're a good candidate, but not a great one.</p>

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<p>You might try PSU-Jeff.
If you get in, you get to see Joe-Pa !!!</p>

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<p>^unless he dies in the nex year- you have great chances, just try and improve med related ec's by application time.</p>

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<p>You have great chances. However, I would include broader range of programs at state schools that are not as known as the ones that you have listed. My D. was top of her class, GPA=4.0uw - she did not get into PPSP. We were happy that she applied to other programs and had a choice of 3 (all at state schools). She is currently in BS/MD at state school and is very happy with her choice overall.</p>

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<p>what the hell. you have great chances at all those programs. </p>

<p>you should add caltech/ucsd's program too. youre a strong applicant for that since you have many math and science activities/awards.</p>

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<p>whats ur 50 time? Better then 22.6?</p>

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<p>Swimmer 23, i'm not that great in swimming. my 50 is like 24.8, but i don't ever swim that event. so yeah.</p>

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<p>oh, i didn't put that i'm gonna be swim team captain next year.</p>

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<p>youre a liar. im going to be swim captain next year.</p>

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<p>I think you have some killer stats, but the problem is that there's really nothing that makes you stand out. Like the poster somewhere above said, you're a good candidate, but not a great one. Are you applying to other schools that aren't BA/MD?</p>

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<p>The above posters are greatly overstating your chances. Raw numbers only mean so much. As I said earlier, your SAT I is actually low for PLME. Your EC are rather ordinary when compared to other applicants in these programs. Look at the admission statistics for these programs; they are extremely competitive.</p>

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<p>you have a good shot, remember to emphasize med related ecs and make yourself stand out...
:)</p>

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<p>Ok, thanks for all the feedback guys. I really appreciate it. Any suggestions on things I could do to improve (besides ACT and SAT score improvement)? Oh, and my class rank is 2/651.</p>

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<p>Any other posts? please help me out :)</p>

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<p>It really is pretty much too late to really "improve" in a matter of speaking.....but your stats r pretty good so u should be fine, jus write killer essays and let the process take its course :)</p>

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<p>nice whats your event?</p>

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<p>so yeah, I swim mainly 100 back and relays. although i will swim 200 free and 200IM occasionally.</p>

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<p>yea the im can kill</p>

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<p>Very good chances at some pretty competitive programs.</p>