Chance Me Possibly (for Ivies and similar such schools)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Some schools BS/MD programs I’m looking at:
University of Miami HPM
Brown PLME
Northwestern HPME

Some other colleges I’m looking at:
Johns-Hopkins
Harvard
Vanderbilt
Duke
Yale
Princeton
UPenn LSM
Columbia

Safety Schools:
University of Florida
Florida State University

Statistics:
3.97 GPA (5.27 Weighted on a scale of 6.0)
ACT: 36
SAT: 1560 Superscore (won’t submit on app)
SAT IIs: Math II: 800 Bio: 770
12th Grade
Rank: 5 (Top 1%)

College Credit Classes:
9th: AP World History (3)
10th: AP Statistics (5), AP Literature (3), AP Psychology (5), AP Calculus AB (5)
11th: AP US History (3), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Language (5), AP Spanish (3), AP Biology (5), AP Chemistry (4)
12th: IB SL Anthropology, IB SL Spanish, IB HL English, IB HL Biology, IB HL Chemistry, IB HL Mathematics (Courses i will take)
Dual Enrollment: Anatomy and Physiology I, Microeconomics, Philosophy, Biotechnology (Plan to take Physics and Macroeconomics this summer) (All As as well)
My coursework in general is just about the hardest available at my school

Major Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, 2 time State Champion Drumline , 2 time Brain Bowl winner for SECME, 2nd Place at FBLA Global Business district comp, most likely National Merit commended

Extracurriculars (What they will be by the time I apply to college)
4 years of Marching Band (Drumline Section Leader)
3 years of SECME (1 year Vice President)(1 year President) (2 time Brain Bowl champion)
3 years Mu Alpha Theta
2 years FBLA (2nd place at district competition in Global Business event)
320 hours of volunteering at local hospital
100+ hours doctor shadowing (in America and overseas in India)
National Honor Society (Vice President 1 year)
Spanish National Honor Society
Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society
Most likely will be founder and president of a Global Politics club
Extensive tutoring for lower grade kids within school
Also produce (write) music (hip-hop beats and stuff) and post online for people to use and rap over

Other Info:
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
State: Florida
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
Intended Major: Bio for BSMD schools, International relations for everything else, potentially a double major/minor in Music as well depending on where I go

Any feedback is much appreciated! If you want me to chance you as well, feel free to leave a request below!

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The thing with BS/MD programs for various colleges is that their acceptance rates are literally around 2 or 3%. With that being said, your GPA and ACT score should impress them, and your extracurriculars are strong. I think you have a good chance at all of these schools. Good luck! Maybe chance me back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/2006193-chance-me-please.html#latest

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I think you have a good chance at any of the schools regular program wise. The high ivies (Harvard, Princeton) are always a crapshoot. You’re certainly qualified but it’s almost random sometimes. I knew a girl with a 100 unweighted GPA who was captain of two Varsity sports, President of several clubs, a childhood cancer survivor, and ran her own charity who didn’t get into Princeton. I think you are a strong competitor at the U Miami HPM program. The other two are worth applying to definitely, but it’s just so hard to get into them in general.

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@thalaya @sparkykoolkat Thank you both for you responses, I really appreciate them! I think you both hit the analysis spot on with you responses!

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@lihas99 Penn LSM has a level of admissions difficulty similar to Harvard/Stanford – it is beyond a crapshoot. But when you apply you can designate as your second choice one of the schools at Penn. So if you do not get into LSM, you will be considered for admission to just Penn CAS or Wharton (depending on which one you choose).

You definitely are competitive enough for all of these schools but given that they are pretty much the top schools in the country, you can never be too sure of the outcome.

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Amazing academics and strong ecs. I think that if you have good essay and recs you are definately competitve for all those schools! Just make sure to add some safer ones in your list, just in case. Good luck! Maybe chance me back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/2005601-how-can-i-have-an-actual-chance-please-enter.html#latest

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You’ve got a good shot at getting into at least one of those schools if not several. A good as shot as any. Coming from Vanderbilt 2020

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You should be okay. Your medical ECs are strong (the others are weak and fluffy) but otherwise I think you’ll be looked upon favorably

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Academically you’ve done well and EC’s aren’t bad but the HYPSM/HPME/PLME tier programs will be tough. You should be a decent shape for the JHU/Vandy/HPM level. I think it’s a good strategy to highlight non-math/science interests since there will be enough of your demographic represented in science majors.