Chance Me Please? Public Health?

<p>Could you guys please chance me for the School of Arts&Sciences, specifically the Public Health majors (Epidemiology or Health Policy) / Pre-med?</p>

<p>Senior
White
Male
NJ
Private School
UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.3
Top 10-15% of Class of 200
SAT Composite: 1820(590W/620M/610CR) <em>I will take it again this October</em>
AP European History (3) AP US History (2) AP English Language (3)</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
*Oceanography VHS
*Psychology
*AP Literature
*AP Biology
*Seton Hall Spanish (6 College Credits which are transferable to URochester)
*Precalculus
*World Religions (Mandatory)
*Computer Science (Flash, already worked with C++)</p>

<p>ECs:
Volunteering at Hospital (150hrs)
Volunteering at Church (50hrs)
Member of the New Jersey Reefers Club (Marine Fish/Coral Reef Enthusiasts)
Editor of the School Newspaper
Mock Trial Member
Chess Club
Working at a Fish Store & Parent's Bar/Liquor Store
Altar Serving (5 Years)
Piano (10 Years)
Trumpet (2 Years)
Basketball Coach for 5th-8th Graders (3 Years/80 Hours per year)
Raised $5,000 for Operation Smile
Underclassmen Tutoring (1 year, around 20 hrs)</p>

<p>You’re a perfectly good candidate. The part about majors … is that for some other school because UR doesn’t admit to majors, just to the school.</p>

<p>According to the IPEDS data, your SAT score are a bit on the low side for UR. UR’s 25th-75th percentiles in math for accepted students are 630-730. CR percentiles are 600-690.</p>

<p>You should consider UR a reach school.</p>

<p>My D was a duo psych-stat major and kind of kicked herself that she didn’t do health and society at UR. No problem - her UR major got her into some top programs for an MPH. Being a dude may be an advantage - at her MPH graduation about 75% of the graduates were women.</p>

<p>I think you have a good chance. Like someone else said, your sat scores are a bit low, but when they admit students, thy look at more than sat scores. My sat scores were low (honestly, they were lower than yours) and I’m now a freshman here.
Just make sure you show interest in the school. Go visit, have an interview, and keep in contact with the school throughout the application process.
Also when you are admitted to the school, you are not entering your major. You don’t declare your major until you junior or sophomore year. </p>

<p>Public health/pre-med is an awesome combination. (I’m doing public health/pre-pharmacy, so its very similar) :)</p>

<p>Good Luck, and if you have any questions, shoot me a message.</p>