<p>Hello. Please chance me for the following programs.
-Boston University
-Brown PLME
-Northwester HPME
-University of Rochester REMS
-UIC GPPA
-University of Pittsburgh GA
-Case Western
-University of Connecticut
-University of Alabama at Birmingham
-Penn State
-George Washington University</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>-Resident of Illinois
-School: top private school</p>
<p>GPA: 3.95/4.00 (Unweighted. My schools doesn't have weighted)</p>
<p>Rank:
school doesn't rank. Top 5%</p>
<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Math II : 800
Chem : 800
Physics: 800</p>
<p>ACT:
34 (probably going to take it again and aim for a 35)</p>
<p>AP:
AP music theory (5)
AP Chem (5)
AP calc bc (5)</p>
<p>Work:
worked at a day care for a summer</p>
<p>Research:
Have been working in a biomedical lab for 2 years</p>
<p>Volunteer:
Will have 800+ hours of hospital volunteering by the time I apply. I work in the OR watch surgery all that good stuff. This is equivalent to shadowing.</p>
<p>University Course:
Will take a math course at a prestigious university.</p>
<p>Clubs/teams:
Math team (win individually at the state level)
science olympiad (win individually at the state level)
TSA TEAMS (TEAMS is the name of the competition. went to nationals which was last month. I'm not sure if it matters much)
green team
baseball</p>
<p>Recs and essays will be good. Please let me know if there are any other stats you would like to see.</p>
<p>I’m sure you’re tired of hearing this by now, but believe me when I say that to some extent, it is luck. Your stats look great - scores are really high (honestly, if I were you, I wouldn’t retake the ACT but if you want to then do), EC’s look good.</p>
<p>What I want to know is what makes you stand out as a BS/MD applicant? Almost every applicant has high scores, AP’s, research, good EC’s, and hospital volunteering (though maybe not that many hours). In order to get to the interview stage, especially for the top programs, you have to show that you have something that no other applicant has. I only have direct experience with NU HPME, but it looks like all of your programs are top-tier, which means they’re looking for that something special. Write amazing, thorough, and creative essays, and you have a good shot at all of them in my opinion. But it will be your essays and recs which will make or break your app, in my opinion. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you for your response! I agree there will be a lot competition. I recently landed myself a physician shadowing opportunity which will help. Also, is it necessary to do an intel or Siemens science project?</p>
<p>Fifa, it’s definitely not necessary to do a science project, but it may help. But, it probably will not make or break you since you have already dedicated so much time to medically related ECs. Just focus on your essays now and try to figure out a way in which you can obviously display your passion for medicine while also being unique. </p>
<p>Hey guys
I’m currently a rising high school senior and am very interested in applying to a few accelerated premed programs (though not the crazy ones like in Brown). I just wanted to know what my chances are and how I could improve?
GPA - 3.95
Rank - Top 5-10%
SAT - 2250 Reading and Math (800 Math, 660 Reading, 790 Writing) - Will take it again and get at least 700 Reading guaranteed (I took the SAT last March and I’ve significantly improved this summer)
SAT II - Physics 760, US History 750, Math (1) 730, Biology (M) 740 --> planning on taking Math 2
AP’s - World History (4), Biology (4), US History (5), Physics B (5), Psychics C Mechanics (4).
During Senior year I’ll take AP Calc (AB and BC), AP Stats, and AP Lit</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
In-School -
ModelUN,
Mock Trial,
Forensics,
Model Congress,
SGA,
Science Olympiad,
and some sports activities
(in all of these activities I’ll have a leadership positions starting senior year)
I’m also starting a combined Debate and Public Speaking Club as soon as the school year starts</p>
<p>Outside of School -
Volunteer at 2 hospitals, each with 100+ hours,
Shadow 2 doctors in their private practices, one’s a cardiologist and the other a pediatrician (each of them are willing to give a good rec letter)
Shadow a Lab diagnostician
Member of the Youth Committee in my local community center (this committee serves over 1000 underprivileged youth a year with various events and programs), with 250+ hours
Also a teacher at the weekend school for my local community center (I teach children language and religion studies)
Starting an EMT course this fall, probably wont be state certified until January
I also did a 6 week summer program at Carnegie Mellon University after receiving the William Elliot Scholarship (covered around 10k$ in costs)</p>
<p>@thalamus SERIOUSLY STOP POSTING YOUR STATS EVERYWHERE. In the last five minutes I’ve seen your stats on no less than 4 threads, all of which were started by different people. Seriously. You have the stats so go ahead and apply but stop spamming CC. </p>