chance me pleaseee!

Colleges and Universities A-Z George Washington University
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<p>Hi all,
I plan on going into medicine. I am interested in perhaps biomedical engineering, biochemistry, and economics as an undergraduate major. So far I have applied ED to Brown University's program in liberal medical education. I am looking for some other schools with good medical school acceptance rates and great science programs. Here are my stats:
Student:</p>

<p>User Name: rappasani
Gender: M
Location: Massachusetts
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 0.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.58 out of 5
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 395</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 650
SAT I Critical Reading: 550
SAT I Writing: 600
ACT: 28
SAT II U.S. History: 680
SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 600
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 570
SAT II Biology - M: 630</p>

<p>APs: Biology, US History, Microeconomics, Chemistry, Calculus BC, Physics, Macroeconomics</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: National Honors Society (2007-2008)
Junior State of America/ Debate Club, President & Founder (2006-2008)
Biology-Chemistry Club (2004-2008)
Spanish Club (2006-2008)
National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine
Waltham High School Show Band-guitar (2004-2006)
Waltham High School Jazz Band-guitar (2004-2007)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bhangra Club (2003-2006)
Waltham School Orchestra- violin player (1999-2005)</p>

<p>Leadership positions: Class President (2006-2007)
President & Founder of Debate Club (Junior State of America)
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Waltham High School Varsity Tennis (2004-2008)
Waltham High School Indoor Track (2004-2005)
Volunteer/Service Work: -Tutor for Biology at Waltham High (2007-2008)
-Tutor for elementary school students (2007-2008)
-Volunteer at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2005-2006)
-Volunteer in Department of Medicine, Beth-I
Honors and Awards: CollegeBoard AP: AP Scholar Award (2007)
Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award/University of Rochester Book Award (2007)
Also, submitted a research project to Intel STS
College Summer programs: Massachusetts Institute of Technology High School Studies Program</p>

<p>Work Experience:
•Children’s Hospital/Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Dr. Laurie Jackson-Grusby Laboratory
Student (2006-current) Boston, MA
• GeneExpression Systems, Inc. Waltham, MA
- Webmaster, Data Entry, Server management, Graphic Designer (2002-current)
•Columbia University Medical School, Nobel Laureate Dr. Eric Kandel Laboratory
Research Assistant/ Student (July 2006-September 2006) New York City, NY
•Columbia University Medical School, Dr. Jingyuge Ju’s Lab
Research Assistant/ Student (July 2006-September 2006) New York City, NY
• Children’s Hospital, Dr. Michael Greenberg’s Neurobiology Laboratory
Research Assistant (August 2005) Boston, MA
All Check Lists.com 2004-2005 Newton, MA
Database Management</p>

<p>I know that my test scores are low, but I am just very bad at taking standardized tests. Also with ACTs is it possible to mix the scores because than I would have a 30-31ish...or should I just send both reports to all my colleges?</p>

<p>Thank you,
-Raghu
<a href="mailto:rappasani@gmail.com">rappasani@gmail.com</a></p>

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<p>you will get in no doubt..
trust me you can get in. but i sugest going for a better school
you are worth more than GW></p>

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<p>arite sweet..well gwu is pretty good..im applying to the ivies too..so i will so how it goes...thank you</p>

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<p>hi rappasani, if i would say one thing about your application its raise your standardized test scores. GW doesn't superscore with the ACT however I believe they do it with the SAT. you have interesting work experiences and seem devoted to medicine. one of my good friends here is pre-med track and he loves what hes doing. the hospital is fantastic and the med-school program as well as the public health program are both top notch. try to raise your test scores a bit and id say youre a definite match.</p>

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<p>arite sounds good..i had actually looked at GWs ACT 50% middle score and its about 26-30..so i thought a 28 would be good enough to be a match</p>

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<p>right but dont just assume youre in because youre a match. gw has an interesting tendency to waitlist/reject a lot of kids who dont show enough interest or look like they are trying to use gw as a safety school. show interest and dont blow off gw because you think youre a match. remember to take test scores with a grain of salt as well because while it would seem to say youre in the 50th percentile it also means that half the students entering gw that took the act test scored above you. so its important to show interest and if possible raise your scores because 50 percentile doesnt guarantee admission. i know a couple kids that thought they were matches at gw with similar scores but were waitlisted and let in off of the waitlist after they showed more interest.</p>

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<p>okay..thank you so much for the advice..ill definitly be keeping in touch with the admissions office more then...im not going to be taking anymore tests tho</p>